Mariah Carey told PEOPLE during her recent profile interview that Alvin and the Chipmunks' 'The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)' is one of her favorite classic Christmas hits.

This Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas song was a major hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and even winning three Grammys. Not bad for a band of soprano cartoon chipmunks!

With the holiday season just around the corner, Christmas hits like "Feliz Navidad" and "All I Want For Christmas Is You" have soared to the top of the Billboard charts.

Christmas with The Chipmunks is the name given to four different Christmas music albums by Alvin and the Chipmunks. These albums were released individually in 1962, 1963, 2007 and 2008.

Anonymous CNN Staffer input: “Having grown up with two much younger brothers, anything on the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas album makes me run screaming.

Specifically: the music. It simply isn't a Christmas with the McKenzies until the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas album is playing. We always put it on before trimming the tree over Thanksgiving.

Bagdasarian Prods, owner of the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" franchise, is suing EMI Music for allegedly failing to pay appropriate royalties on a boxed set of Chipmunks music featuring 24 songs.