music.wikisort.org - CompositionChristmas[2] (also known as Mannheim Steamroller Christmas[3]) is the first Christmas album and sixth studio album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. It was the band's first album to chart on the Billboard 200 album chart, peaking at No. 50.
1984 studio album by Mannheim Steamroller
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Released | September 15, 1984 |
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Recorded | 1984 |
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Genre | Christmas music, synthpop, new wave |
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Length | 33:01 |
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Label | American Gramaphone |
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Producer | Chip Davis |
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On June 21, 2004, the album was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of six million copies in the United States since its 1984 release, making it one of the best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in the U.S.[4]
Seven of the album's 11 tracks were included in the group's 2004 compilation Christmas Celebration.
As of November 2014, it was the seventh best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold a total of 3,500,000 copies during that period according to SoundScan.[5]
2019 marked the 35th anniversary of the album, which was celebrated with special-edition vinyl and compact disc releases.[3]
Track listing
Christmas track listingTitle | Music |
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1. | "Deck the Halls" | Traditional (Welsh ayre) | 3:43 |
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2. | "We Three Kings" | John Hopkins | 3:45 |
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3. | "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" | Traditional (17th century French) | 2:32 |
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4. | "Coventry Carol" | Traditional (16th century English) | 2:38 |
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5. | "Good King Wenceslas" | Traditional (English carol) | 3:29 |
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6. | "Wassail, Wassail" | Traditional (Ancient English carol) | 2:20 |
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7. | "Carol of the Birds" | Traditional (Bas-Quercy) | 2:03 |
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8. | "I Saw Three Ships" | Traditional (15th century legend) | 1:28 |
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9. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Renaissance version[lower-alpha 1]) | Traditional (English carol) | 1:38 |
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10. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (rock version) | Traditional (English carol) | 4:19 |
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11. | "Stille Nacht" | Franz Gruber | 5:26 |
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- Tracks 6–9 comprise the "Christmas Sweet."
Personnel
- Louis F. "Chip" Davis Jr. - drums, percussion (including camel bells), recorder, bells, dulcimer, crumhorn, vocals, pencil, dry ice
- Eric Hansen - bass, lute
- Jackson Berkey - Baldwin S-10 piano, Davis harpsichord, clavichord, toy piano, Prophet 5 synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, camel bells, vocals
- Ron Cooley - 6 and 12-string guitars
- Willis Ann Ross - flute and recorder
- David "High D" Kappy - French horn
- Mary Walter - harp
- String section includes Steve Shipps (concertmaster), Richard Lohmann, Richard Altenbach, Grace Granata, Deborah Fuller, Scott Shoemaker (violins), Michelle Brill, Michael Strauss, Roxanne Adams (violas), David Low, Kim Rockshaw, Greg Clinton (cellos), Wayne Anderson, and Bill Ritchie (double basses)
- Ron Dabbs - camel bells, sound effects engineer
- Louis Davis Sr. - keyboard technician
References
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Fresh Aire series | |
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- Fresh Aire Interludes (1981)
- American Gramaphone Sampler III (1984)
- American Gramaphone Sampler (1987)
- American Gramaphone Sampler 2 (1990)
- Fresh Aire Music Motivator (1993)
- Huskers Musik (1996)
- A Mannheim Massage (1997)
- 25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller (1999)
- Romantic Melodies (2003)
- Exclusive Collection (2004)
- Romantic Themes (2005)
- The Fresh Aire Music of Mannheim Steamroller (2007)
- Safari (Saving the Wildlife reissue, 2012)
- Snapshot (2013)
- 30/40 (2014)
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Christmas albums | |
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Christmas compilations | |
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Halloween albums | |
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Chip Davis albums |
- Sunday Morning Coffee (1991)
- Dinner (1992)
- Party: Music That Cooks (1992)
- Romance (1993)
- Impressions (1993)
- Sunday Morning Coffee II (1994)
- Party: Music That Cooks 2 (1995)
- Holiday Musik (1996)
- Holiday Musik II (1997)
- Renaissance Holiday (1998)
- Romance II (1998)
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