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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.
| A Very Merry Chipmunk | ||||
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| Released | December 1994 | |||
| Recorded | November 1993 | |||
| Studio | Chipmunk | |||
| Length | 45:31 | |||
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| Producer | The Chipmunks | |||
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Track listing edit
- "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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (with 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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (with Patty Loveless) (Johnny Marks) – 3:37
- Musicians and vocalists
- Patty Loveless — lead vocals
- 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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "Christmas Time Uptown" (with 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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "A Comes Before B" (Janice Karman) – 2:13
- Musicians and vocalists
- Jai Winding — keyboards
- Ross Bagdasarian — Alvin (speaking voice)
- Andrew Gold — Alvin (singing voice)
- Production crew
- Guy DeFazio — engineer
- Musicians and vocalists
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (with Gene Autry) (Johnny Marks) – 2:44
- Musicians and vocalists
- Gene Autry — lead vocal
- John Capek — keyboards, programming
- Nick Brown — guitar
- Bob Mann — 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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "Petit Papa Noël" (with 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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" (with 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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "The Little Drummer Boy" (with 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
- Musicians and vocalists
- "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas (Unless I'm Alone with You)" (performed by James Ingram) (Steve Lindsey) – 6:32
- Musicians and vocalists
- James Ingram — vocals
- Robbie Buchanan — keyboards/drum programming
- Brandon Fields — saxophone
- Production crew
- Steve Lindsey — producer
- Gabe Veltri — recording engineer
- John Hendrickson — assistant recording engineer
- Jim Champagne — assistant recording engineer
- Bill Schnee — mixing engineer
- Musicians and vocalists
- "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (Reprise) (with Kenny G) (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) – 3:27 — same credits as track 2
For all tracks edit
Musicians and vocalists
- Ross Bagdasarian Jr. — spoken voices of Alvin, Simon and David Seville
- Janice Karman — spoken voices of Theodore and Brittany
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's vocals)