“The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” is credited to Alvin and the Chipmunks along with David Seville, the adoptive father of the Chipmunks. Burl Ives has a deep connection to Christmas after playing Sam the Snowman in the classic stop-motion Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, as well as leading the classic Christmas single “A Holly Jolly Christmas.” But over the years, Christmas music fans have become less holly and jolly about the song. The song was originally released in the 1940s for the movie Neptune’s Daughter and even won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1950.
Author: Jenny Cohen
Published at: 2025-12-07 23:21:00
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