Wednesday, 12 December 2012

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

written by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (a.k.a. David Seville) in 1958. Although it was written and sung by Bagdasarian (in the form of a high-pitched chipmunk voice), the singing credits are given to The Chipmunks, a fictitious singing group consisting of three chipmunks by the names of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. The song won three Grammy Awards in 1958: Best Comedy Performance, Best Children's Recording, and Best Engineered Record (non-classical).

G                   G6            D7
Christmas, Christmas time is near,
                                G6
Time for toys and time for cheer.
Am7                D7         Am7         D7
We’ve been good, but we can’t last,
Am7       D7             G      G6
Hurry, Christmas, hurry fast!

G           G6              G              G6
Want a plane that loops the loop;
G7                  C
Me, I want a hula hoop.
C            Cm       G              E7
We can hardly stand the wait,
              Am7            D7          G
Please Christmas, don’t be late.

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