Christmas Symphony (Mannheim Steamroller album)
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| 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, Arnie Roth | |||
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Christmas Symphony is the twelfth Christmas music album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 2011. Recorded in Prague, the album features the Czech Philharmonic, performing new recordings of previously released Mannheim Steamroller arrangements.[2]
Track listing
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All tracks are traditional Christmas carols with unknown writers, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Deck the Halls" | 3:40 | |
| 2. | "Greensleeves" | 3:27 | |
| 3. | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine Kennicott Davis | 4:02 |
| 4. | "The Holly and the Ivy" | 3:03 | |
| 5. | "Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)" | Adolphe Adam | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Hark! The Herald Trumpets Sing Fanfare" | Chip Davis | 1:27 |
| 7. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | Charles Wesley / George Whitefield | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Gagliarda" | Johann Hermann Schein | 2:32 |
| 9. | "In dulci jubilo" | 2:46 | |
| 10. | "Wassail, Wassail" | Davis | 2:20 |
| 11. | "Carol of the Birds" | Davis | 2:03 |
| 12. | "I Saw Three Ships" | 1:28 | |
| 13. | "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" | 1:41 | |
| 14. | "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" (Rock) | 4:38 | |
| 15. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Music: Edward Shippen Barnes / Lyrics: James Chadwick | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Stille Nacht (Silent Night)" | Music: Franz Xaver Gruber / Lyrics: Joseph Mohr | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 51:18 | ||
- Tracks 8-13 are grouped on the cover as 'Renaissance Suite'
Personnel
[edit]- Chip Davis – Liner Notes, Executive Producer, Arranged By, Recorder, Design, Other (Creator)
- Brian Ackley – Mixing
- Jackson Berkey – Piano, Harpsichord
- Ron Cooley – Lute, Acoustic guitar
- Dave Cwirko – Mastered by
- Jeffrey Handley – Timpani, Percussion
- Cenda Kotzmann – Pro Tools Recording Engineer
- Rex Martin – Tuba
- Petr Pycha – Contractor
- Evan Rea – Piano (tracks: 7)
- Arnie Roth – Producer, Orchestral arrangement, Violin, Soloist
- Eric Roth – Associate Producer, Orchestral arrangement, Digital Sequence Programming
- Judy Stone – Cello (tracks: 16)
- Chris Szuberia – Digital Sequence Programming
- George Vosburgh – Trumpet (tracks: 6)
- French Horn – David Kappy, Jonathan Boen, Norman Schweikert
- Percussion – Doug Waddell, Russ Knutson
- Trombone – Charles Vernon, Ed Kocher
- Trumpet (Piccolo) – Barbara Butler, George Vosburgh (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 15)
- Engineers – Mathew Prock, Stephen Baum
- Members Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ James Christopher Monger. "Christmas Symphony Review". AllMusic.
- ^ "Christmas Symphony". Manheim Steamroller Official Website.
- ^ "Christmas Symphony". Discogs.
- ^ "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.
