(Spoiler: the track's revenue can buy Alvin a lot of hula hoops.) By Steve Knopper Exactly 65 years ago, Ross Bagdasarian‘s “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” — a novelty song ...

Alvin and the Chipmunks. The animated trio of singing chipmunks has since gone on to lead a wildly popular media franchise. A ...

There had been Christmas hits after “Rudolph ... In it, Seville coaxes a holiday ditty from his childlike chipmunk trio of Alvin, Simon and Theodore. The song, which had been released ...

"THE CHIPMUNK SONG (CHRISTMAS DON'T BE LATE)") ROSS BAGDASARIAN: (As Dave) All right, you chipmunks. Ready to sing your song? (As Alvin) I'd say we are. (As Theodore) Yeah, let's sing it now.

Exactly 65 years ago, Ross Bagdasarian‘s “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late ... what would become the multimillion-dollar Alvin and the Chipmunks brand.