Tuesday, December 15, 2009

25 Days or Less of Christmas Songs - #15: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

Grammy award winning "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" was first released in 1958. Written and sung by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., the track was credited to Dave Seville and the Chipmunks. Though initially created as a novelty record, the Chipmunks would go on to become a multi-faceted "musical" entertainment property that has lasted more than fifty years (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel opens on December 23rd, 2009). I'm guessing it must have been a lot harder to annoy people in the 1950's, I'm gonna go ahead and blame that on the red menace. 

Rating: Nuts% 

(Image from amazon.com)
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4 comments:

  1. BelabrasDecember 15, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    If you have not already heard it, I require you to listen to the Patton Oswalt bit on the Chipmunks.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7smyIP7TplM

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  2. I.J.December 16, 2009 at 2:25 PM

    I hate the goddamn fucking chipmunks sooooooo much.

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  3. QuammyDecember 17, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    @ Belabras

    I had heard Patton's bit about the song before, but I'd never seen that particular clip. I like that someone actually took the time to edit in the slowed down version of the original song.

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  4. BelabrasDecember 17, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Yeah, slowed down the guy (guys?) doing the chipmunk voices sounds like he's dead inside.

    I have to admit, I prefer Patton's version of the slowed down David Seville voice to the actual one though.

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