Christmas in the Aire

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Christmas in the Aire
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Studio album by
Mannheim Steamroller
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995
Recorded1994-1995
GenreChristmas
Length43:11
LabelAmerican Gramaphone
ProducerChip 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
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Christmas in the Aire is the third Christmas album and twenty-first studio album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 1995, and was the biggest-selling holiday album in the United States that year with sales of 1,844,000 according to Nielsen/SoundScan.[2]

"Christmas Lullaby" was the only track from this album included in the group's 2004 compilation Christmas Celebration. The song was re-recorded in lyrical form for the 2007 album Christmas Song with vocals by Olivia Newton-John.

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 November 2014, Christmas in the Aire is the fifth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 3,740,000 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. ^ Paul Grein. "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Yahoo Chart Watch. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-11-29.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.


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