Christmas Live

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live

Live album by Mannheim Steamroller

Released

October 14, 1997

Recorded

January 3 & 4, 1996

Genre

Christmas, symphonic pop

Length

53:53

Mannheim Steamroller chronology

Christmas in the Aire
(1995)

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live
(1997)

The Christmas Angel: A Family Story
(1998)

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology

Christmas in the Aire
(1995)

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live
(1997)

The Christmas Angel: A Family Story
(1998)

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live is Mannheim Steamroller's fourth Christmas album overall and was first released in 1997. It is a recorded live performance which includes variations on the arranged tracks featured in previous Steamroller albums.

A companion DVD of the concert was also released. The light show consisted of a semi-transparent screen positioned in front of the musicians (as opposed to being in the back like most concerts) where various images would be projected to give a three dimensional look.

Track listing

"Angels We Have Heard on High" – 4:03
"Chip's Intro" – 2:03
"Christmas Lullaby" – 4:10
"Pat-a-Pan" – 5:09
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 3:09
"Los Peces en el Rio" – 3:52
"Joy to the World" – 3:46
"Gagliarda" – 3:17
"In Dulci Jubilo" – 2:58
"Wassail, Wassail" – 2:35
"Carol of the Birds" – 2:12
"I Saw Three Ships" – 1:33
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Renaissance Version)" – 1:55
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Rock Version)" – 4:29
"Stille Nacht (Silent Night)" – 5:26
"Going to Another Place" – 3:16

Personnel

Chip Davis: Drums, Recorders, Percussion, Toys
Jackson Berkey: Piano, Harpsichord, Keyboards
Arnie Roth: Concertmaster, Violin
Almeda Berkey: Harpsichord, Keyboards
Ron Cooley: Guitar, Fretted Instruments
Roxanne Layton: Recorders, Percussion
Chuck Penington: Conductor

Mannheim Steamroller Orchestra

Violins: Christopher Hake, Arnold Schatz, Karen Martin, Kimberly Salistean, Keith Plenert, Scott Shoemaker
Violas: Judy Divis, Sarah Richardson
Cellos: Gregory Clinton, Holly Stout
Oboe: Robert Jenkins
Horn: Laurence Lowe
Harp: Janet Wesley Kelly
Trumpet~Piccolo Trumpet: George Vosburgh, Eric Hansen

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 (1998) 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)
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 (2007) The Fresh Aire Music of Mannheim Steamroller (2007) Safari (2012 re-release Saving the Wildlife) Snapshot (2013)
Christmas albums	Christmas (1984) A Fresh Aire Christmas (1988) Latin Christmas, Vol. 1 & 2 (1993) 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)
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)

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