Christmas Symphony is the twelfth Christmas music album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. The album was originally released in 2011. Recorded in Prague, the album features the Czech Philharmonic, performing new recordings of previously released Mannheim Steamroller arrangements.
Track listing
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All tracks are traditional Christmas carols with unknown writers, unless otherwise noted.
Tracks 8–13 are grouped on the cover as 'Renaissance Suite'
Personnel Chip Davis – Liner Notes, Executive Producer, Arranged By, Recorder, Design, Other (Creator) Brian Ackley – Mixing Jackson Berkey – Piano, Harpsichord Ron Cooley – Lute, Acoustic guitar Dave Cwirko – Mastered by Jeffrey Handley – Timpani, Percussion Cenda Kotzmann – Pro Tools Recording Engineer Rex Martin – Tuba Petr Pycha – Contractor Evan Rea – Piano (tracks: 7) Arnie Roth – Producer, Orchestral arrangement, Violin, Soloist Eric Roth – Associate Producer, Orchestral arrangement, Digital Sequence Programming Judy Stone – Cello (tracks: 16) Chris Szuberia – Digital Sequence Programming George Vosburgh – Trumpet (tracks: 6) French Horn – David Kappy, Jonathan Boen, Norman Schweikert Percussion – Doug Waddell, Russ Knutson Trombone – Charles Vernon, Ed Kocher Trumpet (Piccolo) – Barbara Butler, George Vosburgh (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 15) Engineers – Mathew Prock, Stephen Baum Members Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) 20 Chart (2012) Position US Billboard 200 166 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) 3 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 17
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