Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exactly 65 years ago, Ross Bagdasarian‘s “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” — a novelty song featuring weird, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1958, Ross Bagdasarian Sr. used the last $200 he had to purchase a state-of-the-art tape recorder and crafted the blend of sped ...

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Before Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" dominated the charts since its release in 1994, this holiday classic was the star of the show. 67 years ago, David Seville's "The Chipmunk Song ...

Carey, known to many as the Queen of Christmas, told PEOPLE why she even loves sad Christmas songs Kevin Mazur/Getty Images All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is Alvin and the Chipmunks! The "All I ...

Is there a music genre less respected than novelty music? Well, disco, but we weep not for the dead. The novelty song, which for our purposes here is defined as "a comical or nonsensical song," is ...

The persistence of “Alvin and the Chipmunks” as a cultural text is rather baffling. The mischievous singing rodents were created in 1958 for a novelty record, which makes them 57 years old. You’re ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year - especially if you love Christmas music. "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano cracked the top ten in the Billboard charts for the first time since being released ...

The critters first small screen foray in 20 years is expected to premiere in 2015. By Elizabeth Guider Alvinnn! and the Chipmunks Cover - H 2013 Paris-based brand manager PGS Entertainment has ...

The chase was on, as it had been for years. After the tale of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was put to music and sold in a frenzy in 1949, each yuletide brought a bumper crop of sonic delights (or ...

Before Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" dominated the charts since its release in 1994, this holiday classic was the star of the show. Seville, whose real name was Ross Bagdasarian Sr.