Xmas Don't Be Late

Originally by Alvin and the Chipmunks. For the MeFiMu December challenge.

Enjoy!

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posted by self (9 comments total)

note to self: great selection and great version. Welcome to Mefi Music!
posted by micayetoca at 3:49 PM on December 5, 2008

Outstanding! And I can understand the words for the first time!
posted by doubtfulpalace at 6:42 PM on December 5, 2008

How inspired. Great job.
Burtonesque.
posted by chococat at 8:38 PM on December 5, 2008

This is really neat! It sounds like a murder ballad. Saddest chipmunks ever!

My wife says: "This is really awesome! It sounds like something they should play in [Disneyland's] Haunted Mansion -- in the anteroom, over the holidays."

Is it just you playing on this, or what?

(Also! If you add the "mefimusicchallenge" tag, the song will show up on the playlist over on this page.)

(Also! Post more songs!)
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 11:08 PM on December 5, 2008

Thanks to all!

Karlos yeah it's just me. I recently discovered the Xpand! plug-in for Pro Tools and wanted to play with it the other day, and this was the result. An outstanding package considering it's free.
posted by self at 11:08 AM on December 7, 2008

Very nice rendition, well done.
posted by ageispolis at 1:56 PM on December 7, 2008

This is so fantastic. The arrangement is spot-on.
posted by isopraxis at 5:17 PM on December 7, 2008

Straight out of the Tim Burton version of the Chipmunk Movie. Or maybe The Nightmare Before Christmas. Very nice!
posted by sambosambo at 8:06 AM on December 11, 2008

Having listened to this a bunch now, "Still want that hula hoop!" is still cracking me up. Just brilliant.
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 6:45 PM on December 23, 2008