Christmasville (album)

Christmasville
Christmasville
Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller
Released	October 7, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Christmas, symphonic pop
Length	30:38
Label	American Gramaphone
Producer	Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology

Christmasville is Mannheim Steamroller's tenth Christmas album. It was released in 2008 on CD by American Gramaphone and features 13 Christmas songs. It contains a series of songs made for Universal Studios Florida for their "Grinchmas" event.^[1]^[2]

Track listing[edit]

Source:^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Christmasville Fanfare"	Arnie Roth	0:39
2.	"Messengers of Christmas" (Originally released on Christmas Celebration)	Chip Davis	3:29
3.	"Welcome Christmas" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers)	Albert Hague (music), Dr. Seuss (lyrics)	2:33
4.	"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!)	Hague, Dr. Seuss	2:16
5.	"Where Are You, Christmas?" (From the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas)	James Horner, Will Jennings, Mariah Carey	3:57
6.	"(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag" (Originally performed by Kay Starr in 1950^[4])	Harold Stanley, Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks	2:30
7.	"Something You Should Know"	Davis, Ed Wilson	3:46
8.	"Humbugs"	Davis, Bill Fries	1:48
9.	"The Fruitcake Song" (Featuring the Christmasville Singers)	Davis, Michael Roddy	1:00
10.	"The Sign of Love"	Davis, Wilson	3:59
11.	"Trim Up the Tree" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers)	Hague, Dr. Seuss	1:30
12.	"Welcome Christmas (Reprise)" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers)	Hague, Dr. Seuss	3:11
Total length:			30:38

Personnel[edit]

Source:^[5]

Chip Davis - Recorders, Drums, Arranger, Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Composer, Cover Illustration, Design, Engineer, Liner Notes, Producer
Arnie Roth- Arranger, Composer, Concert Master, Violin
Brian Ackley - Audio Engineer, Engineer
Josie Aiello - Soloist, Vocals
David Cwirko - Audio Engineer, Engineer
Stephen Eisen - Saxophone (Tenor)
Jeremy Kahn - Piano
Larry Kohut - Bass guitar
Craig McCreary - Guitar
Paul Mertens - Sax (Baritone)
Gene Nery - Soloist, Vocals
Gene Pokorny - Tuba
Matthew Prock - Audio Engineer, Engineer
Mike Smith - Alto saxophone
Joel Spencer - Drum Set, Drums
Charles Vernon - Bass Trombone
Cheryl Wilson - Soloist, Vocals
Cello - Mark Brandfonbrener, Judy Stone
French horns - Jonathan Boen, Oto Carrillo, Alice Render-Clevenger, Dale Clevenger, Alice Render
Horns - Michael Buckwalter, Melanie Cottle, Neil Kimel
Percussion - Joel Cohen, Doug Wadell
Trombone - Scott Bentall, Mark Fisher (tenor), Mark Fry, Fritz Hocking, Mick Mulcahy (tenor)
Trumpets - Matthew Comerford, Randall Carey Deadman, David Inmon, Rob Parton, Channing Philbrick, Mark Ridenour
Viola - Pat Brennan, Guillaume Combet, Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, Frank Babbitt
Violins - Lori Ashikawa, Kathleen Brauer, Jennifer Cappelli, Larry Glazer, Carol Lahti, Clara Lindner, Michael Shelton
The Christmasville Singers are: Jeffrey Morrow, Josie Falbo, Judy Storey & Robert Bowker

References[edit]

^ "Christmasville". Manheim Steamroller Official Site.
^ Professor Dan (December 1, 2023). "2023 Holiday Guide for Universal Orlando Resort". Theme Park Professor.
^ Schneider, Eric. "Christmasville Review". AllMusic.
^ Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley & Irv Taylor. "Everybody's Waiting For The Man With The Bag". The Guitarguy.
^ "Mannheim Steamroller – Christmasville". Discogs.

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[1] "Christmasville". Manheim Steamroller Official Site.

[2] Professor Dan (December 1, 2023). "2023 Holiday Guide for Universal Orlando Resort". Theme Park Professor.

[3] Schneider, Eric. "Christmasville Review". AllMusic.

[4] Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley & Irv Taylor. "Everybody's Waiting For The Man With The Bag". The Guitarguy.

[5] "Mannheim Steamroller – Christmasville". Discogs.

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v t e Mannheim Steamroller
Chip Davis (percussion) Roxanne Layton (percussion, woodwinds) Former members Bobby Jenkins (oboe) Jackson Berkey (keyboards) Almeda Berkey (keyboards) 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) Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse (1999) Bird Song (2000) Summer Song (2001) Autumn Song (2003) American Spirit (2003)
Compilations	Fresh Aire Interludes (1981) 25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller (1999)
Christmas albums	Christmas (1984) A Fresh Aire Christmas (1988) Christmas in the Aire (1995) Christmas Live (1997) The Christmas Angel: A Family Story (1998) Christmas Extraordinaire (2001) Christmas Song (2007) Christmasville (2008) Christmas Symphony (2011) Christmas Symphony II (2013)
Christmas compilations	Christmas Celebration (2004) Trimming the Tree (2007) Christmas 25th Anniversary Collection (2009)
Halloween albums	Halloween (2003) Halloween: Monster Mix (compilation, 2004) Halloween 2 Creatures Collection (2006) Halloween: Sweet Tooth (compilation, 2007)
Chip Davis albums	Renaissance Holiday (1998)