A Chipmunk Christmas is an animated christmas television special, featuring characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It aired on NBC in 1981, nine years after the death of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian (also known as David Seville). This is one of the first television specials and/or television show in which Ross Bagdasarian's son, Ross Bagdasarian Jr. does the voices of Alvin, Simon and Dave Seville and also the first special in which Janice Karman voices Theodore. Shepard Menken returns as Clyde Crashcup, who originally appeared in The Alvin Show. An album based on the television special was released in 1981. The album serves as the group's third Christmas album and their twelfth album overall. The album managed to peak at #72 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified Gold by RIAA, becoming the group's third and final gold album. Between 1992-2001, the album, which was originally released on LP, was re-released on cassette and compact disc formats.