Christmas drew a new image of "Santa Claus" annually, beginning in 1863. By the 1880s, Nast's Santa had evolved into the modern vision of the figure, perhaps based on the English figure of Father Christmas. The image was standardized by advertisers in the 1920s and continues through the present day. Father Christmas, a jolly, stout, bearded man who typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, predates the Santa Claus character. He is first recorded in early 17th century England, but was associated with holiday merrymaking and drunkenness rather than the bringing of gifts. In Victorian Britain, his image was remade
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