A Very Merry Chipmunk

Infobox Album |
Name =A Very Merry Chipmunk
Type = Album
Artist = Alvin and the Chipmunks


Released = December 1994
Recorded = November 1993
Genre = Children's/Adult Contemporary/Alternative
Length = 45:31
Label = Chipmunk Records
Producer = The Chipmunks
Last album = "Chipmunks in Low Places"
(1992)
This album = "A Very Merry Chipmunk"
(1994)
Next album = "When You Wish Upon A Chipmunk"
(1995)

A Very Merry Chipmunk is a 1994 music album by "Alvin and the Chipmunks", released by Sony Wonder. It is their fourth Christmas album. The album reached #147 on the Billboard 200. It was the first in a series of 25 Christmas compilation albums put forth by Turner Broadcasting company. The fact that it appeared on the Billboard 200, caused Sony to print 5,000 more copies, resulting in a sudden decline in pricing. Wal-Mart put a special on it for 97 cents shortly after Christmas 1994.

Track listing

# Here Comes Christmas (Thomas Chase/Steve Rucker/Jill H.Roberts) – 2:40
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::Jai Winding—keyboards
#::Ron Hicklin—singing voice of Alvin
#::Gene Morford—singing voice of Simon
#::Randy Crenshaw—singing voice of Theodore
#:Production Crew
#::Guy DeFazio—engineer
# The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (w/Kenny G) (Ross Bagdasarian, Sr) – 5:33
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::Kenny G—saxophone
#::Dean Parks—guitar
#::Nathan East—bass
#::John Capek—keyboards
#::Michael Botts—drums and percussion
#::Gerry Beckley—singing voice of Alvin
#::Andrew Gold—singing voice of Simon
#::Jeff Foskett—singing voice of Theodore
#:Production Crew
#::John Boylan—co-producer
#::Bob Wartinbee—recording engineer
#::Steve Shepherd—recording engineer
#::Guy DeFazio—recording engineer
#::Duane Seykora—assistant recording engineer
#::Jerry Finn—assistant recording engineer
#::Paul Grupp—mixing engineer
#::Roland Alvarez—mixing engineer
# Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (w/Patty Loveless) (Johnny Marks) – 3:37
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::Patty Loveless—lead vocal
#::B. James Lowry—lead guitar
#::Dan Dugmore—steel guitar
#::Gordon Kennedy—rhythm guitar
#::Mike Brignardello—bass
#::Paul Leim—drums
#::Wayne Kirkpatrick—singing voice of Alvin
#::Bergen White—singing voice of Simon
#::Chris Harris—singing voice of Theodore
#:Production Crew
#::John Boylan—co-producer
#::Steve Bishir—recording engineer
#::Martin Woodley—assistant recording engineer
#::Paul Grupp—mixing engineer
#::Roland Alvarez—mixing engineer
# Christmas Time Uptown (w/The Boys Choir of Harlem) (Paul Espel/Karmyn Lott/Malcom Dodds) – 4:45
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::The Boys Choir of Harlem—vocals
#::Ross Bagdasarian—Chipmunk Vocals and all instruments
#:Production Crew
#::Dr. Walter J. Turnbull—choir director
#::M. Roger Holland—vocal arrangement
#::Darren "Nitro" Clowers—co-producer
#::Bob Friedrich—recording engineer
#::Mark Agostino—recording engineer
#::Coney Abrams—mixing engineer
# A Comes Before B (Janice Karman) – 2:13
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::Jai Winding—keyboards
#::Ross Bagdasarian—in the role of Alvin Chipmunk
#::Andrew Gold—in the role of Alvin Seville
#:Production Crew
#::Guy DeFazio—engineer
# Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (w/Gene Autry) (Johnny Marks) – 2:44
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::Gene Autry—lead vocal
#::John Capek—keyboards and programming
#::Nick Brown—guitar
#::Bob Glaub—bass
#::Michael Botts—drums
#::Ron Hicklin—singing voice of Alvin
#::John Andrew Parks—singing voice of Simon
#::Randy Crenshaw—singing voice of Theodore
#:Production Crew
#::John Boylan—co-producer
#::Ian Gardiner—recording engineer
#::Guy DeFazio—recording engineer
#::Bob Loftus—assistant recording engineer
#::Naoki Taya—assistant recording engineer
#::Paul Grupp—mixing engineer
#::Roland Alvarez—mixing engineer
# Petit Papa Noel (w/Celine Dion) (Raymond Vinci/Henry Martinet) – 5:29
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::Celine Dion—lead vocals
#::Andrew Gold—keyboards/guitar/keyboard programming
#::Ron Hicklin—singing voice of Alvin
#::Gene Morford—singing voice of Simon
#::Randy Crenshaw—singing voice of Theodore
#:Production Crew
#::John Boylan—co-producer
#::Andrew Gold—co-producer/recording engineer
#::Umberto Gatica—recording engineer
#::Guy DeFazio—recording engineer
#::Stephen Harrison—assistant recording engineer
#::Bob Loftus—assistant recording engineer
#::Naoki Taya—assistant recording engineer
#::Paul Grupp—mixing engineer
#::Roland Alvarez—mixing engineer
# Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck (w/Alan Jackson) (Don Rich/Red Simpson) – 4:13
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::Alan Jackson—lead vocal
#::Eddie Bayers—drums
#::Brent Mason—electric guitar
#::Roy Husky—bass
#::Hargus "Pig" Robbins—piano
#::Stuart Duncan—fiddle
#::Bruce Watkins—acoustic guitar
#::Paul Franklin—steel guitar
#::Wayne Kirkpatrick—singing voice of Alvin
#::Bergen White—singing voice of Simon
#::Chris Harris—singing voice of Theodore
#:Production Crew
#::Keith Stegall—co-producer
#::Steve Bishir—recording engineer
#::Guy DeFazio—mixing engineer
# The Little Drummer Boy (w/The UCLA Chamber Singers) (Katherine Davis/Henry Onorati/Harry Simeone) – 4:18
#:Musicians and Vocalists
#::The UCLA Chamber Singers—principal vocals
#::John Capek—keyboards and programming
#::Michael Botts—drums
#::Ron Hicklin—singing voice of Alvin
#::Gene Morford—singing voice of Simon
#::Randy Crenshaw—singing voice of Theodore
#:Production Crew
#::John Boylan—co-producer
#::Ian Gardiner—recording engineer
#::Paul Grupp—recording engineer/mixing engineer
#::Guy DeFazio—recording engineer
#::Roland Alvarez—assistant recording engineer/mixing engineer
# I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas (Unless I'm Alone with You) [not performed by the Chipmunks, see "for all tracks" for details] (Steve Lindsey) – 6:32
# The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (Reprise) (w/Kenny G) (Ross Bagdasarian, Sr) – 3:27—same credits as track 2

=For all tracks=

Musicians and Vocalists

Ross Bagdasarian—spoken voices of Alvin, Simon and David Seville Jr.
Janice Karman—spoken voices of Theodore and Brittany

On "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas (Unless I'm Alone with You)"

Performed by James Ingram
Robbie Buchanan—keyboards and drum programming
Brandon Fields—sax

Production Crew

Ross Bagdasarian—producer
Janice Karman—writer/producer
Marc Rashba—marketing and promotion
Denice Ferguson: production coordinator
Teri Wegel: production coordinator
Traci Sterling: production coordinator (on Patty Loveless and Alan Jackson vocals)

On "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas (Unless I'm Alone with You)"

Steve Lindsey—producer
Gabe Veltri—recording engineer
John Hendrickson—assistant recording engineer
Jim Champagne—assistant recording engineer
Bill Schnee—mixing engineer