| Christmasville | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, symphonic pop | |||
| Length | 30:38 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
| Mannheim Steamroller chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology | ||||
| ||||
Christmasville is Mannheim Steamroller's tenth Christmas album. 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.[1][2]
Track listing[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Christmasville Fanfare" | Arnie Roth | 0:39 |
| 2. | "Messengers of Christmas" (Originally released on Christmas Celebration) | Chip Davis | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Welcome Christmas" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers) | Albert Hague (music), Dr. Seuss (lyrics) | 2:33 |
| 4. | "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) | Hague, Dr. Seuss | 2:16 |
| 5. | "Where Are You, Christmas?" (From the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas) | James Horner, Will Jennings, Mariah Carey | 3:57 |
| 6. | "(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag" (Originally performed by Kay Starr in 1950[4]) | Harold Stanley, Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Something You Should Know" | Davis, Ed Wilson | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Humbugs" | Davis, Bill Fries | 1:48 |
| 9. | "The Fruitcake Song" (Featuring the Christmasville Singers) | Davis, Michael Roddy | 1:00 |
| 10. | "The Sign of Love" | Davis, Wilson | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Trim Up the Tree" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers) | Hague, Dr. Seuss | 1:30 |
| 12. | "Welcome Christmas (Reprise)" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers) | Hague, Dr. Seuss | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 30:38 | ||
Personnel[5]
- Chip Davis - Recorders, Drums, Arranger, Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Cover Illustration, Design, Engineer, Liner Notes, Producer
- Arnie Roth- Arranger, Composer, Concert Master, Violin
- Brian Ackley - Audio Engineer, Engineer
- Josie Aiello - Soloist, Vocals
- David Cwirko - Audio Engineer, Engineer
- Stephen Eisen - Saxophone (Tenor)
- Jeremy Kahn - Piano
- Larry Kohut - Bass guitar
- Craig McCreary - Guitar
- Paul Mertens - Sax (Baritone)
- Gene Nery - Soloist, Vocals
- Gene Pokorny - Tuba
- Matthew Prock - Audio Engineer, Engineer
- Mike Smith - Alto saxophone
- Joel Spencer - Drum Set, Drums
- Charles Vernon - Bass Trombone
- Cheryl Wilson - Soloist, Vocals
- Cello - Mark Brandfonbrener, Judy Stone
- French horns - Jonathan Boen, Oto Carrillo, Alice Render-Clevenger, Dale Clevenger, Alice Render
- Horns - Michael Buckwalter, Melanie Cottle, Neil Kimel
- Percussion - Joel Cohen, Doug Wadell
- Trombone - Scott Bentall, Mark Fry, Fritz Hocking
- Tenor trombone - Mark Fisher, Mick Mulcahy
- Trumpets - Matthew Comerford, Randall Carey Deadman, David Inmon, Rob Parton, Channing Philbrick, Mark Ridenour
- Viola - Pat Brennan, Guillaume Combet, Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, Frank Babbitt
- Violins - Lori Ashikawa, Kathleen Brauer, Jennifer Cappelli, Larry Glazer, Carol Lahti, Clara Lindner, Michael Shelton
- The Christmasville Singers are: Jeffrey Morrow, Josie Falbo, Judy Storey & Robert Bowker
References
- ↑ "Christmasville". Manheim Steamroller Official Site.
- ↑ Professor Dan (December 1, 2023). "2023 Holiday Guide for Universal Orlando Resort". Theme Park Professor.
- ↑ Schneider, Eric. "Christmasville Review". AllMusic.
- ↑ Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley & Irv Taylor. "Everybody's Waiting For The Man With The Bag". The Guitarguy.
- ↑ "Mannheim Steamroller – Christmasville". Discogs.
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmasville compact disc on Amazon.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.