Christmas Symphony (Mannheim Steamroller album)

Christmas Symphony
Christmas Symphony
Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller
Released	October 11, 2011
Recorded	1984, 1988, and 1995, and orchestra overdubs in 2011
Genre	Christmas music
Length	51:18
Label	American Gramaphone
Producer	Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Christmas Symphony is the twelfth Christmas music album overall released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 2011. Recorded in Prague, the album features members of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, performing new recordings of previously released Mannheim Steamroller arrangements.

Track listing[]

Deck the Halls - 3:40
Greensleeves - 3:27
Little Drummer Boy - 4:02
The Holly and the Ivy - 3:03
Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) - 5:26
Hark! The Herald Trumpets Sing Fanfare - 1:27
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - 3:30
Gagliarda - 2:32
In Dulci Jubilo - 2:46
Wassail, Wassail - 2:20
Carol of the Birds - 2:03
I Saw Three Ships - 1:28
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - 1:41
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (Rock) - 4:38
Angels We Have Heard on High - 4:04
Stille Nacht (Silent Night) - 5:11

Tracks 8-13 are grouped on the cover as 'Renaissance Suite'

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	19
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[3]	3
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2011)	Position
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[6]	20

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	166
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)^[8]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	17

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Classical Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Classical Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Independent Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[1] Allmusic review

[ac_Billboard200_Mannheim_Steamroller-2] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardClassical_Mannheim_Steamroller-3] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardHoliday_Mannheim_Steamroller-4] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Mannheim_Steamroller-5] "Mannheim Steamroller Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[6] "Classical Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[8] "Classical Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[9] "Independent Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

show v Mannheim Steamroller
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 (1990) Fresh Aire 8 (2000)
Albums	Saving the Wildlife (1986) Classical Gas (1987) Yellowstone: The Music of Nature (1989) To Russia with Love (1994) Huskers Musik (1996) In the Deed the Glory (1998) Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse (1999) Bird Song (2000) Summer Song (2001) Romantic Melodies (2003) Autumn Song (2003) Halloween (2003) American Spirit (2003) Monster Mix (2004) Romantic Themes (2005) Halloween 2 Creatures Collection (2006) The Music of the Spheres (2007/2013) True Wilderness (2010) Exotic Spaces (2018)
Compilations	Fresh Aire Interludes (1981) American Gramaphone Sampler III (1984) American Gramaphone Sampler (1987) American Gramaphone Sampler 2 (1990) Fresh Aire Music Motivator (1993) A Mannheim Massage (1997) 25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller (1999) Exclusive Collection (2004) Sweet Tooth (2006) The Fresh Aire Music of Mannheim Steamroller (2007) Safari (2012 re-release Saving the Wildlife) Snapshot (2013) 30/40 (2014)
Christmas albums	Christmas (1984) A Fresh Aire Christmas (1988) Christmas in the Aire (1995) Christmas Live (1997) My Little Christmas Tree (1997) The Christmas Angel: A Family Story (1998) Christmas Extraordinaire (2001) Christmas Celebration (2004) Christmas Song (2007) Christmasville (2008) Christmas Symphony (2011) Christmas Symphony II (2013)
Christmas compilations	Sweet Memories (2005) Winter Wonderland (2006) Trimming the Tree (2007) Morning Frost (2007) A Candle Light Christmas (2008) Christmas 25th Anniversary Collection (2009) Heading Home (2010) Hometown (2011) Tis the Season (2012)
Halloween albums	Halloween (Mannheim Steamroller album) (2003) Halloween: Monster Mix (2004) Halloween 2 Creatures Collection (2006) Halloween: Sweet Tooth (compilation) (2007)
Chip Davis albums	Sunday Morning Coffee (1991) Dinner (1992) Party Music That Cooks (1992) Romance (1993) Impressions (1993) Sunday Morning Coffee II (1994) Party Music That Cooks 2 (1995) Holiday Musik (1996) Holiday Musik II (1997) Renaissance Holiday (1998) Romance II (1998)