Christmas in the American Civil War had a drawing in the Christmas 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly depicting the heads of several Confederate generals at Ulysses S. Grant's feet in an image that centered on Santa. After the war Nast purposely made the North Pole the home of Saint Nick so that no one else could use him for nationalistic propaganda like Nast himself did. Christmas in the American Civil War Christmas in the American Civil War (1861–1865) was celebrated in both the United States and the Confederate States of America although the day did not become an official holiday until five years after the war
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