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