Who knows what you want for Christmas better than Mannheim Steamroller? Here at Christmas HQ, we've hit the right note every holiday season since 1985. This Christmas, we're serving a mix of nostalgia (Where Are You Christmas?) and flat-out fun (You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch! And 'Humbugs'! 'Christmasville' is the album the whole family will listen to as you travel over the river and through the woods this season! This record was born out of a once-in-a-lifetime project: Universal Theme Parks commissioned Chip Davis to create music WITH vocals-- for a holiday show called 'Grinchmas'. Thus, for the first time, you'll hear Mannheim Steamroller with voice as the final instrument
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0
Christmasville:
Not the traditional Mannheim Steamroller material. Would not have purchased if I had listened to it first.
Christmasville rehash of the Grinch:
I've always loved Mannheim Steamroller. Every one of Chip's albums' is fantastic. Christasville is his one exception. The music is for the most part a rehash of the TV cartoon version of the Dr. Souse's "The Grinch that stole Christmas". This album lacks the originality and creativity of chip's other compositions. The mediocre vocals add nothing to the presentation. Chip should have driven his steamroller right by this project. This music may work in the theme park atmosphere for which it was written but,... more info
Wonderful Holiday Music:
I love this cd. I have been listening to it ever since it arrived and still have not tired of it.
This cannot be Mannheim Steamroller:
This cannot be the same ensemble that produced 'Fresh Aire Christmas', 'Christmas in the Aire', and 'Christmas Extraordinaire' and similar holiday masterpieces. I don't know how anybody could mistake this mess with Mannheim Steamroller because it is so uncharacteristically bad, unfeeling, and, luckily, forgettable. Easily their worst work and the worst Christmas album in my collection. Worth the price only if a 20-dollar bill is included
