Christmas Symphony (Mannheim Steamroller album): Difference between revisions

Christmas Symphony
Christmas Symphony
Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller
Released	October 11, 2011
Recorded	1984, 1988, and 1995, and orchestra overdubs in 2011
Genre	Christmas music
Length	51:18
Label	American Gramaphone
Producer	Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 04:51, 18 April 2021

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Christmas Symphony is the twelfth Christmas music album overall released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 2011. Recorded in Prague, the album features members of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, performing new recordings of previously released Mannheim Steamroller arrangements.

Track listing

Deck the Halls - 3:40
Greensleeves - 3:27
Little Drummer Boy - 4:02
The Holly and the Ivy - 3:03
Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) - 5:26
Hark! The Herald Trumpets Sing Fanfare - 1:27
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - 3:30
Gagliarda - 2:32
In Dulci Jubilo - 2:46
Wassail, Wassail - 2:20
Carol of the Birds - 2:03
I Saw Three Ships - 1:28
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - 1:41
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (Rock) - 4:38
Angels We Have Heard on High - 4:04
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) - 5:11

Tracks 8-13 are grouped on the cover as 'Renaissance Suite'

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	19
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[3]	3
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[6]	20

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	166
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[8]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	17

References

^ Allmusic review
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Classical Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Classical Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Independent Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[1] Allmusic review

[ac_Billboard200_Mannheim_Steamroller-2] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardClassical_Mannheim_Steamroller-3] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardHoliday_Mannheim_Steamroller-4] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Mannheim_Steamroller-5] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[6] "Classical Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[8] "Classical Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[9] "Independent Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 '''''Christmas Symphony''''' is the twelfth Christmas music album overall released by American musical group [[Mannheim Steamroller]]. The album was originally released in 2011. Recorded in Prague, the album features members of the [[Czech Philharmonic|Czech Philharmonic Orchestra]], performing new recordings of previously released Mannheim Steamroller arrangements.
-== Track listing ==
+==Track listing==
 # [[Deck the Halls]] - 3:40
 # [[Greensleeves]] - 3:27
@@ Line 60: / Line 60: @@
 ==Charts==
+{{col-start}}
-{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 |-
 ! scope="col"| Chart (2011)
-! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Mannheim Steamroller|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardClassical|3|artist=Mannheim Steamroller|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardHoliday|2|artist=Mannheim Steamroller|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
+|-
+{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=Mannheim Steamroller|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
+|}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (2011)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top Classical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/classical-albums|title=Classical Albums – Year-End 2011|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
+| 20
+|}
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
+| 166
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top Classical Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/classical-albums|title=Classical Albums – Year-End 2012|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
+| 3
 |-
+! scope="row" | US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/independent-albums|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2012|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
-|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
+| 17
-| style="text-align:center;"|19
 |}
+{{col-end}}
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}

v t e Mannheim Steamroller
Chip Davis (percussion) Roxanne Layton (percussion, woodwinds) Former members Bobby Jenkins (oboe) Jackson Berkey (keyboards) Almeda Berkey (keyboards) Ron Cooley (guitar, bass) Arnie Roth (strings) Chuck Penington (orchestra conductor)
Fresh Aire series	Fresh Aire (1975) Fresh Aire II (1977) Fresh Aire III (1979) Fresh Aire IV (1981) Fresh Aire V (1983) Fresh Aire VI (1986) Fresh Aire 7 (1990) Fresh Aire 8 (2000)
Albums	Saving the Wildlife (1986) Classical Gas (1987) Yellowstone: The Music of Nature (1989) To Russia with Love (1994) Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse (1999) Bird Song (2000) Summer Song (2001) Autumn Song (2003) American Spirit (2003)
Compilations	Fresh Aire Interludes (1981) 25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller (1999)
Christmas albums	Christmas (1984) A Fresh Aire Christmas (1988) Christmas in the Aire (1995) Christmas Live (1997) The Christmas Angel: A Family Story (1998) Christmas Extraordinaire (2001) Christmas Song (2007) Christmasville (2008) Christmas Symphony (2011) Christmas Symphony II (2013)
Christmas compilations	Christmas Celebration (2004) Trimming the Tree (2007) Christmas 25th Anniversary Collection (2009)
Halloween albums	Halloween (2003) Halloween: Monster Mix (compilation, 2004) Halloween 2 Creatures Collection (2006) Halloween: Sweet Tooth (compilation, 2007)
Chip Davis albums	Renaissance Holiday (1998)