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Christmas in the Aire

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Christmas in the Aire
Studio album by
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)
Huskers Muzik
(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
Allmusic[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] It ranks as Manheim Steamroller's third best selling Christmas album.[5]

Track listing

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Christmas in the Aire track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Joy to the World" George Frideric Handel3:36
2."Joseph Dear Oh Joseph Mine" Traditional3:08
3."Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" Johnny Marks3:12
4."Herbei, oh ihr Gläubigen (O Come, All Ye Faithful)"Joseph Hermann MohrTraditional3:30
5."Patapan" Bernard de la Monnoye4:48
6."O Little Town of Bethlehem" Lewis Redner3:55
7."Angels We Have Heard on High" Traditional3:53
8."Galliarda" Johann Hermann Schein3:00
9."Los Peces En El Río" Traditional3:50
10."Christmas Lullaby" Chip Davis4:06
11."Kling, Glöckchen"Karl EnslinBenedikt Widmann1:46
12."Jingle Bells" James Lord Pierpont4:28

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "Mannheim Steamroller Albums ranked by sales". Best Selling Albums.org.