A Chipmunk Christmas is an animated Christmas television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. Produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Chuck Jones Enterprises, it aired on the NBC television network in 1981, nine years after the death of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian (also known as David Seville). This was the first time that Alvin, Simon and David Seville were voiced by Ross Bagdasarian and the first time that Theodore was voiced by Janice Karman.