Christmas [White w/ Red & Green Splatters Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive]

by Mannheim Steamroller

Overview

Christmas 1984 is the first holiday album the Mannheim Steamroller released, and it remains their definitive work. Chip Davis never strayed from the clean, airy instrumental style that he exhibits here (and earlier perfected on his Fresh Aire albums), but it is here where it all sounded fresh. It's also where he had his best selection of songs, tackling a variety of classic carols like "Deck the Halls," "We Three Kings," "Good King Wenceslas," "Wassail, Wassail," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "I Saw Three Ships." Some listeners never found the Mannheim formula that engaging, but anyone who his been captured by one of their holiday records should investigate Christmas 1984, which is where it all began. ~ Rodney Batdorf

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2019
Label:	Bmg Special Products
UPC:	0012805198516

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mannheim Steamroller   Primary Artist
Richard Altenbach   Strings
Chip Davis   Bells,Drums,Vocals,Crumhorn,Recorder,Conductor,Percussion,Hammer Dulcimer,Soprano Dulcian
Bobby Jenkins   Oboe
Jackson Berkey   Bells,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Toy Piano,Clavichord,Harpsichord,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Eric Hansen   Bass,Lute
Ron Cooley   Guitar,Guitar (12 String)
David Low   Cello
Michelle Brill   Strings
Michael Strauss   Strings
David Kappy   French Horn
Mary Walter   Harp
Roxanne Adams   Strings
Ron Dabbs   Bells
Grace Granata   Strings
Wayne Anderson   Strings
Steve Shipps   Violin
Willis Ann Ross   Flute
Bill Ritchie   Strings
Richard Lohmann   Strings
Ron Darbs   Bells

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Chip Davis   Arranger,Producer
Jackson Berkey   Production Assistant
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering
Carol Davis   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Franz Gruber   Composer
John Boyd   Mixing,Engineer
Mannheim Steamroller   Composer
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.   Composer
John Hopkins   Composer
John Mason Neale   Composer