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Christmas in the Aire is the third Christmas album and twenty-first studio album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 1995, and was the biggest-selling holiday album in the United States that year with sales of 1,844,000 according to Nielsen/SoundScan.[2]
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| Released | September 12, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-1995 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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"Christmas Lullaby" was the only track from this album included in the group's 2004 compilation Christmas Celebration. The song was re-recorded in lyrical form for the 2007 album Christmas Song with vocals by Olivia Newton-John.
On December 15, 1997, Christmas in the Aire was certified Quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of four million copies in the United States.[3]
As of November 2014, Christmas in the Aire is the fifth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 3,740,000 copies according to SoundScan.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Joy to the World" | George Frideric Handel | 3:36 | |
| 2. | "Joseph Dear Oh Joseph Mine" | Traditional | 3:08 | |
| 3. | "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 3:12 | |
| 4. | "Herbei, oh ihr Gläubigen (O Come All Ye Faithful)" | Joseph Hermann Mohr | Traditional | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Pat a Pan" | Bernard de la Monnoye | 4:48 | |
| 6. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Lewis Redner | 3:55 | |
| 7. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Traditional | 3:53 | |
| 8. | "Gagliarda" | Johann Hermann Schein | 3:00 | |
| 9. | "Los Peces en el Rio" | Traditional | 3:50 | |
| 10. | "Christmas Lullaby" | Chip Davis | 4:06 | |
| 11. | "Kling, Glöckchen" | Karl Enslin | Benedikt Widmann | 1:46 |
| 12. | "Jingle Bells" | James Lord Pierpont | 4:28 |
References
- Allmusic review
- Paul Grein. "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Yahoo Chart Watch. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-11-29.[permanent dead link]
- "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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