ToplineTwo iconic holiday songs are set for a fierce battle on the Billboard Hot 100 next week, as Billboard reports Mariah Carey’s yearly chart-topper “All I Want for Christmas Is You” may rank second to Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” for the first time—and the 78-year-old Lee,

In this week's The Contenders, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" may be closer than ever to besting Mariah Carey for the most popular holiday song.

Move over, Mariah. Nashville's own Brenda Lee is vying to take her Christmas anthem to the top of the charts this year. Driving the news: Lee's 1958 recording of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has been a holiday classic for decades,