Christmas Collection [Box]

Performer: Mannheim Steamroller
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Distributor: Fontana Distribution

Notes: This collection includes the albums CHRISTMAS, A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE, and CHRISTMAS IN THE AIRE. All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology. Issued in 2001, the CHRISTMAS COLLECTION box set presents four of the finest Yuletide albums by composer Chip Davis's amazingly successful Mannheim Steamroller project, including the original 1984 runaway hit, "Christmas." For those seeking a generous dose of Davis's holiday tunes, this is an excellent compilation, as it ranges from Steamroller's majestic, synth-laden take on "Deck the Halls" to a spare, gentle version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem."

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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