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Christmasville Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller Released October 7, 2008 Genre New Age Length 30:38 Label American Gramaphone Producer Chip Davis Mannheim Steamroller chronology Christmas Song
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(2008)Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology Christmas Song
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(2009)Christmasville is Mannheim Steamroller's ninth Christmas album overall. It was released in 2008 on CD by American Gramaphone and features 13 Christmas songs. It contains a series of songs made for Universal Studios Florida for their "Grinchmas" event.
Track listing
- "Christmasville Fanfare" - 0:39
- Composed by Arnie Roth
- "Messengers of Christmas" - 3:29
- Composed by Chip Davis
- "Welcome Christmas"* - 2:33
- "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"* - 2:16
- "Where Are You, Christmas?" - 3:57
- From the year 2000 movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
- Written by James Horner, Will Jennings, and Mariah Carey
- "(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag" - 2:30
- Written by Harold Stanley, Irving Taylor, and Dudley Brooks
- Originally performed by Kay Starr in 1950.[1]
- "Something You Should Know" - 3:46
- Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Ed Wilson
- "Humbugs" - 1:48
- Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Bill Fries
- "The Fruitcake Song" - 1:00
- Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Michael Roddy
- "The Sign of Love" - 3:59
- Composed by Chip Davis, Words by Ed Wilson
- "Trim Up the Tree"* - 1:30
- "Welcome Christmas (Reprise)"* - 3:11
* These are covers from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which were written by Albert Hague (music) and Dr. Seuss (lyrics).
Musicians
- Chip Davis: recorders and drums
References
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmasville compact disc on Amazon.com [2]
- Album entry on Mannheim Steamroller's shop
- Actual CD
Chip Davis (percussion) · Bobby Jenkins (oboe) · Jackson Berkey (keyboards) · Almeda Berkey (keyboards) · Roxanne Layton (percussion, woodwinds) · 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 (1991) · Fresh Aire 8 (2000)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 compilations Christmas Celebration (2004) · Christmas Sweet Memories (?) · Trimming the Tree (2007) · Morning Frost (2008) · Christmas 25th Anniversary Collection (2009)Halloween albums Halloween (2003) · Halloween: Monster Mix (2004) · Halloween, Vol. 2: Creatures Collection (2006) · Halloween: Sweet Tooth (2007)Ambience albums Bird Song (2000) · Summer Song (2001) · Autumn Song (2003) · Ocean Song (?) · Night Song (?) · Desert Song (?)Other albums Saving the Wildlife (1986) · Yellowstone: The Music of Nature (1989) · Day Parts: Sunday Morning Coffee (1991) · Day Parts: Dinner (1992) · Day Parts: Party: Music that Cooks (1992) · Day Parts: Romance (1992) · Day Parts: Sunday Morning Coffee II (1993) · To Russia with Love (1994) · Day Parts: Party 2: Music that Cooks (1995) · Huskers Musik (1996) · Day Parts: Romance II (1998) · Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse (1999) · 25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller (1999) · Romantic Melodies (2001) · American Spirit (2003)Categories:- 2008 Christmas albums
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums
- New Age album stubs
- "Christmasville Fanfare" - 0:39
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