Christmas century, Saint Nicholas was well known in the Netherlands, and the practice of gift-giving in his name spread to other parts of central and southern Europe. At the Reformation in 16th–17th-century Europe, many Protestants changed the gift bringer to the Christ Child or "Christkindl", corrupted in English to Kris Kringle, and the date of giving gifts changed from December 6 to Christmas Eve. The modern popular image of Santa Claus, however, was created in the United States, and in particular in New York. The transformation was accomplished with the aid of notable contributors including Washington Irving and the German-American cartoonist
Christmas with The Chipmunks albums have been combined and reissued several times since their original release, making the songs the most well known in the Chipmunk canon. The most current version available is a 2012 re-release "Chipmunks Christmas". = originally issued on "Around the World with The Chipmunks"<br> Christmas with The Chipmunks Vol. 2 was released in 1963 and contains 12 tracks. Like "Christmas with The Chipmunks", this volume contained 11 traditional holiday songs and one original composition by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. ("Wonderful Day"). Christmas with the Chipmunks (reissue) was released in 2007. The songs in this collection were all 24 songs from "Christmas