Thomas Nast Dutch hundreds of years before Nast was born. Thomas Nast Thomas Nast (; ; September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was the scourge of Democratic Representative "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Sankt Nikolaus and Weihnachtsmann) and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party (GOP). Contrary to popular belief, Nast did not create
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