| The Christmas season is just around the | | | | stanza. |
| corner. Because of that, the airwaves are | | | | |
| filled with joyous Christmas carols that | | | | 4. Up On The House Top. |
| everybody enjoys. And one good selection of | | | | |
| Christmas carols are those classified as | | | | This song is yet another song that Alvin and |
| funny or laughingly infectious. | | | | the Chipmunks made their own. This piece is |
| | | | part of Chipmunk's Greatest Christmas Hits. |
| Good examples of this are the carols sung by | | | | The album is released in 1998 and had soon |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks. They have quite a | | | | become a season's favorite, especially by the |
| selection of funny Christmas carols and | | | | younger generations. |
| lyrics that would appeal to both young and | | | | |
| old alike. More specifically, these songs | | | | 5. It's Beginning to look a lot Like |
| are: | | | | Christmas. |
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| 1. The Chipmunk Song. | | | | This is an example of a song sung by Alvin, |
| | | | Theodore, and Simon that includes their |
| This song has a subtitle of "Christmas Don't | | | | comrade Dave. Like "All I Want for Christmas |
| Be Late". The famous group, Alvin and the | | | | Is My Two Front Teeth", this piece was also |
| Chipmunks sung this song together with their | | | | sung by singing greats like Johnny Mathis, |
| human confidant, David Seville. It was Ross | | | | Perry Como, and The Fontaine Sisters. |
| Bagdasarian, Sr. who wrote this piece. | | | | |
| Consequently though, he is the same person as | | | | 6. Hang Up Your Stockin'. |
| David Seville. This is quite a short | | | | |
| Christmas song, composed of only two | | | | This is one more funny Christmas song |
| paragraphs. But it did hit the charts and | | | | favorite. The song is a part of the Christmas |
| became number one during its release in 1958. | | | | with the Chipmunks Volume 2 CD under Capitol |
| | | | Records. The CD was originally released in |
| 2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front | | | | 1963 and was reissued in 1991. |
| Teeth. | | | | |
| | | | 7. Twelve Days of Christmas. |
| Donald Yetter Gardner wrote this song in | | | | |
| 1944. He was then a music teacher in | | | | Alvin and the Chipmunks have their own |
| Smithtown in New York. The song was written | | | | version of the famous "12 Days of Christmas" |
| in about 30 minutes at most but it did become | | | | Christmas Carol. You would be amazed, and |
| a certified hit. Gardner had described this | | | | would actually smile at the twists in the |
| particular song to be a rather silly one. But | | | | Chipmunk's rendition of this particular song. |
| then again it was picked up by carolers of | | | | |
| all ages. Aside from Alvin and the Chipmunks, | | | | 8. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. |
| Nat King Cole, The Platters, and Mariah Carey | | | | |
| have all recorded this song. | | | | Kids of all ages surely knew this one. It is |
| | | | a simple song of a child asking for a gift |
| 3. Here Comes Santa Claus. | | | | from Santa Claus, who is fondly referred to |
| | | | as Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. |
| Gene Autry wrote the song and placed the | | | | |
| necessary melody for it. This is a long song, | | | | These are the most popular funny Christmas |
| which is composed of four paragraphs in all. | | | | songs and lyrics as rendered by the equally |
| The refrain that goes "Here comes Santa | | | | famous Alvin and the Chipmunks. So the next |
| Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down | | | | time you are looking for these kinds of |
| Santa Claus lane" is repeated after every | | | | songs, you now know which artist to select. |