A Chipmunk Christmas
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| Soundtrack album by The Chipmunks | ||||
| Released | 1981 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
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Christmas Children's music |
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| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer |
Janice Karman Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. |
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A Chipmunk Christmas is an animated Christmas television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. Produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Chuck Jones Enterprises, it aired on the NBC television network in 1981, nine years after the death of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (also known as David Seville). This was the first time that Alvin, Simon and David Seville were voiced by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and the first time that Theodore was voiced by Janice Karman.
A soundtrack album based on the television special was released in 1981. The album serves as the group's third Christmas album and their twelfth album overall.
The album peaked at number 72 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, becoming the group's third and final gold album.
Between 1992 and 2001, the album, which was originally released as an LP, was re-released in cassette and Compact Disc formats.
The special starts out with a doctor visiting the family of a sick boy named Tommy. He admits that the chance of Tommy recovering before Christmas is bleak.
Meanwhile, the Chipmunks have a recording session. Alvin is not very happy about having to work on Christmas, but after Dave tells him that he can play his prized Golden Echo harmonica, he suggests that Dave can get everything set up in the studio while he and his brothers go window shopping. Dave agrees to this, and tells them not to be late.
At the music store, Alvin sees another Golden Echo harmonica, and tells his own harmonica that it's the best harmonica in the world. At that moment, Tommy's mother and sister arrive at the store, and he overhears Tommy's sister tell her mother that if Tommy had the Golden Echo harmonica, it would make him feel better. Alvin feels bad about Tommy's illness, so much that during the recording session, he can't sing in tune with the others. Dave gives the Chipmunks a break, so Alvin goes to Tommy's house and presents him with his (Alvin's) own harmonica, returning in time to finish the session.
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