Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: 25th Anniversary Collection

Performer: Mannheim Steamroller
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Engineer: Ed Wilson; Campbell Hughes; Dave Cwirko; Dixon Van Winkle; Hank Neuberger; Wayne Jesz; Bill Bradley; Matthew Prock; Brian Ackley; Brian Kahanek
Distributor: EMI Christian Music Group

Notes: Personnel: Ron Cooley (guitar, lute); Glen Smith (12-string guitar); Mary Walter (harp); David Low , Gregory Clinton (cello); Bobby Jenkins (oboe); Paul Winter (sopranino saxophone); Tom Hartig (alto saxophone); Doug Waddell, Barbara Butler, Charles Geyer (trumpet); Oto Carrillo, Alice Render, Dale Clevenger, David "High D" Kappy (French horn). Director: John Rutter. The CHRISTMAS 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION celebrates the chocolate-and-peanut-butter match that is Chip Davis' aural string assault and the yuletide season's turning a quarter-century old. The style is timeless; as it was in 1984, the lush arrangements surround the classic carols to create a unique, inobtrusive backdrop for any holiday party. This edition features a snazzy casing and extra tracks.

Mannheim Steamroller is the creation of former jingle composer Chip Davis, a Midwestern musician who first achieved success as the co-writer of the 1975 pop hit "Convoy." Davis used his royalties from that song to set up his own studio and launch the Steamroller, a project that fused instrumental pop with classical and jazz influences and a rock beat. Mannheim Steamroller's albums became wildly successful and set the stage for much of the "adult contemporary" and new age instrumental music of subsequent decades. Davis achieved perhaps his greatest popularity with a series of Christmas albums that have become perennial staples of the holiday season.

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