Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas Symphony
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Personnel: Ron Cooley (acoustic guitar, lute); Arnie Roth (violin); Chip Davis (recorder); Jackson Berkey (piano, harpsichord); Jeff Handley (timpani, percussion); Chris Szuberla, Eric Roth (programming).
Audio Mixer: Brian Ackley.
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Artist: Mannheim Steamroller
- Description:
- Personnel: Ron Cooley (acoustic guitar, lute); Arnie Roth (violin); Chip Davis (recorder); Jackson Berkey (piano, harpsichord); Jeff Handley (timpani, percussion); Chris Szuberla, Eric Roth (programming). Audio Mixer: Brian Ackley. Recording information: American Gramaphone Studios, Omaha, NE; AWR Studio, Chicago, IL; CNSO Studios, Prague, Czech Republic; WQED, Pittsburgh, PA. Creator: Chip Davis. Arrangers: Chip Davis; Eric Roth; Arnie Roth. It just wouldn't feel like a proper Christmas without something new from Mannheim Steamroller to ring in the yuletide cheer. American Gramaphone's Christmas Symphony collects familiar Steamroller holiday classics and expands them with the help of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Listeners looking for something new from the popular new age-pop/classical crossover/electro-prog outfit may come away from the project a tad disappointed, as the 16 featured tracks are essentially just orchestral versions (with electronic and percussive flourishes) of previous Christmas offerings like "Deck the Halls," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Stille Nacht," and "Carol of the Birds," but the increased presence of more organic textures does manage to liven up some of the more dated-sounding keyboard patches and unnecessary drum fills, resulting in a solid, if still a bit corny, collection of seasonal splendor that's been updated for the 21st century. ~ James Christopher Monger
- See Also:
- Christmas Collection, Fresh Aire II, Christmas 1984, Fresh Aire, 25 Year Celebration Mannheim Steamroller
- See Influences:
- Renaissance, Jean-Jacques Perrey, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Kraftwerk, Jade Warrior, Wendy Carlos, Tomita, Dick Hyman, T.O.N.T.O.'s Expanding Head Band, Beaver & Krause, The Moody Blues, Mason Williams, Tangerine Dream
- See Contemporaries:
- Jean Michel Jarre, Yanni, Rick Wakeman, James Horner, Shadowfax, John Williams (Guitar), Cusco, Synergy, Deuter, Harold Budd, Mars Lasar, George Winston, Checkfield, Clannad, Oregon, Giorgio Moroder, Andreas Vollenweider, Richard Searles, Stomu Yamashta, Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Ed Van Fleet, Kitaro, James Newton Howard, Suzanne Ciani
- Track Listing:
- Disc 1:
- 1 Deck the Halls
- 2 Greensleeves
- 3 Little Drummer Boy
- 4 Holly and the Ivy, The
- 5 Cantique de No?l [O Holy Night]
- 6 Hark! The Herald Trumpets Sing Fanfare
- 7 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- 8 Gagliarda
- 9 In Dulci Jubilo
- 10 Wassail, Wassail
- 11 Carol of the Birds
- 12 I Saw Three Ships
- 13 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- 14 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [Rock]
- 15 Angels We Have Heard on High
- 16 Stille Nacht [Silent Night]
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- Rock & Pop
- Subgenre:
- Christmas
- Label:
- American Gramaphone Records
- Producer:
- Arnie Roth
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Format:
- Compact Disc
- Mono or Stereo:
- Stereo
- SPARS Coding:
- n/a
- Runtime:
- 51 : 18
- UPC:
- 012805301220
- 5 Stars 2
- 4 Stars 1
- 3 Stars 0
- 2 Stars 0
- 1 Stars 0
Overall Rating: 4.7
Most Recent Reviews
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Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas Symphony
We enjoy this instrumental music and this edition is another example of their wonderful brand of renditions of old favorite Christmas music
- How did the image on site compare with the actual product? Twas exact replication
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Accurate per the description
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. Tis the always-splendid style of Mannheim Steamroller ...
- Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes
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The music is wonderful I would recommend it to anyone that likes Mannheim Steamroller.
- How did the image on site compare with the actual product? good
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? good
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. product arrived quickly
- Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes
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They sent the wrong CD the 1st time.
This was a gift for someone who loved it except the inconvenience of having to return the original product and get the new one in time for Christmas.
- How did the image on site compare with the actual product? Wrong item sent
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? fine
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. Good
- Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes
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