Christmas in the Aire

Christmas in the Aire
Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller
Released	1995
Genre	New Age
Length	43:11
Label	American Gramaphone
Producer	Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
To Russia with Love (1994) Christmas in the Aire (1995) Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live (1997)
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology
A Fresh Aire Christmas (1988) Christmas in the Aire (1995) Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Christmas in the Aire was the third Christmas album released by new age musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 1995, and was the biggest-selling holiday album in the United States that year according to Nielsen/SoundScan.^[2]

On December 15, 1997, Christmas in the Aire was certified Quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of four million copies in the United States.^[3]

As of October 16, 2011, Christmas in the Aire was the fifth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the Nielsen/SoundScan era of music sales (March 1991-present), having sold a total of 3,730,000 copies according to SoundScan.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Joy to the World" – 3:36
2. "Joseph Dear, Oh Joseph Mine" – 3:08
3. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 3:11
4. "Herbei, oh ihr Gläubigen (Oh Come All Ye Faithful)" – 3:30
5. "Pat-A-Pan" – 4:48
6. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" – 3:55
7. "Angels We Have Heard on High" – 3:53
8. "Gagliarda" – 3:00
9. "Los Peces en el Rio" – 3:50
10. "Christmas Lullaby" – 4:06
11. "Kling, Glöckchen" – 1:46
12. "Jingle Bells" – 4:28

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Billboard. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/43185/chart-watch-extra-bring-on-christmas/. Retrieved 2009-12-4. 
3. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Christmas_In_The_Aire&artist=Mannheim_Steamroller&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=GROUP&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&awardDescription=Multi_Platinum&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=12&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-11-29. 
4. ^ "Ask Billboard: What Are The Best-Selling Holiday Albums?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2011-10-16. http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-what-are-the-best-selling-1005413232.story. Retrieved 2011-11-04.