Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas Celebration

Everyone's favorite new age synthesizer/acoustic trio returns with a twenty-year retrospective of holiday traditions; easily their strong suit and what they are most famous for in the public eye. Recorded live at over six venues on their latest tour, the group presents a balance of contemporary favorites, international Christmas standards and traditional religious hymns. A guest appearance by Johnny Mathis on "O Tannenbaum" definitely ranks among the highlights; as well as their anthemic rendition of "Deck The Halls." And while those loyalists most likely already have performances of most of these tunes, it's still a fun little disc that brings out the joy and spirit of the holiday season. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adrian Gola Musician, Violin Alice Render Musician, French Horn Almeda Berkey Conductor Arnie Roth Vielle, Violin, Musician, Concert Master Aventino Caovetti Musician, Bass Azoulas Sinkevicius Audio Engineer Azuolas Sinkevicius Engineer Barbara Butler Trumpet, Musician Barbara Haffner Cello, Musician Bielefelder Kinderchor Choir, Chorus Bill Bradley Audio Engineer, Engineer Bill Ritchie Musician, Bass Blair Milton Musician, Violin Bob Morgan Oboe, Musician, Horn Bobby Jenkins Oboe Bobby Swan Viola, Musician Brad Underwood Audio Engineer, Engineer Brant Taylor Cello, Musician Brian Ackley Mastering, Surround Mix, Engineer, Mixing, Audio Engineer Campbell Hughes Audio Engineer, Engineer Carmen Llop Violin, Musician Carol Davis Design, Photography, Art Direction Catherine Brubaker Musician, Viola Channing Philbrick Trumpet, Musician Charles Bontrager Violin, Musician Charles Geyer Musician, Trumpet Charles Schuchat Tuba, Musician Charles Vernon Trombone (Bass), Trombone, Musician Chip Davis Cornemeuse, Wind, Drums, Audio Production, Bells, Recorder, Vocals, Percussion, Mixing, Dulcimer (Hammer), Soprano Dulcian, Dulcian, Cover Art, Crumhorn, Data Entry, Design, Choir, Chorus, Surround Mix Chris Sabold Audio Engineer, Engineer Christine Worthing Musician, French Horn Clara Lindner Violin, Musician Clinton Gregory Cello Collins Trier Bass, Musician Dale Clevenger Musician, French Horn Dan Charette Engineer, Audio Engineer Daniel Gingrich Musician, French Horn Darlene Drew Musician, Flute David "High D" Kappy French Horn David Cwirko Engineer, Mastering, Audio Engineer David Earl Taylor Violin, Musician David Hildner Musician, Violin David Low Cello David Myford Violin, Musician Deborah Fuller Musician, Violin Debra Fong Musician, Violin Denis Brochhausen Audio Engineer, Engineer Doug Waddell Musician, Percussion Dr. Oberschelp Conductor Ed Kocher Musician, Trombone Edgar Muenzer Violin, Musician Elena Sherbanesco Musician, Violin Elizabeth Holzman Musician, Viola Elliot Golub Musician, Violin Emily Randle Violin, Musician Eric Hansen Guitar (Bass), Bass, Lute, Trumpet, Lute, Musician Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky Violin, Musician Felix Wurman Musician, Cello Florentina Ramniceanu Musician, Violin Frank Babbit Viola, Musician Frankie Bucher Engineer, Audio Engineer Gail Salvatori Musician, Violin Gary Stucka Musician, Cello George Vosburgh Piccolo Trumpet, Musician, Trumpet, Clarinet Gilbert Williams Artwork Giullaume Combet Musician, Violin Grace Granata Violin, Musician Greg Flint Musician, French Horn Greg Manchess Original Paintings Gregory Clinton Cello Gregory Sarchet Musician, Bass Hank Neuberger Engineer, Audio Engineer Helen Nightengale Violin, Musician Holly Stout Musician, Cello Ian Gorman Engineer, Audio Engineer Jackson Berkey Prophet 5, Piano, Production Assistant, Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Bells, Clavichord, Audio Production, Toy Piano, Harpsichord James Smelser Musician, French Horn Janice MacDonald Flute, Musician Jennifer Cappelli Musician, Violin Jerry Blackstone Conductor, Director Joe Gastwirt Engineer, Audio Engineer Johan Hagstrom Musician, Trumpet John Archer Audio Engineer, Engineer John Bartholomew Musician, Viola John Boyd Engineer, Audio Engineer John Bruce Yeh Clarinet, Musician John Earl Richard Engineer John Kness Trumpet, Musician John Richards Audio Engineer John Rutter Conductor John Sharp Musician, Cello John Sharpe Cello Johnny "Country" Mathis Soloist, Vocals Johnny Mathis Vocals Jonathon Boen Musician, French Horn Joseph Dibello Musician, Bass Joseph Golan Violin, Musician Joseph Guastafeste Musician, Bass Joyce Nob Violin, Musician Judith Ablon Viola, Musician Judy Divis Viola, Musician Judy Lewis Musician, Oboe Judy Stone Cello, Musician Karen Dirks Musician, Viola Karl Davis Musician, Viola Katherine Hughes Musician, Violin Kathleen Brauer Violin, Musician Keith Conant Musician, Viola Ken Peeler Musician, Violin Kevin Case Musician, Violin Kim Scholes Musician, Cello Larry Gray Bass, Musician Lasareff Mironoff, Claudia Viola, Musician Laura Miller Violin, Musician Lawrie Bloom Clarinet, Musician Leonid Finkelshteyn Bass, Musician Lewis Kirk Musician, Bassoon Liba Shacht Violin, Musician Linda Alosko Viola, Musician Linda Oper Violin, Musician Lisamarie Vana Violin, Musician Liz Westphalen Vocals, Sample Voices Lorenzo Brown Musician, Cello Loretta Gillespie Viola, Musician Louis Davis, SR. Keyboard Technician Louis Davis, Sr. Audio Engineer Louis Davis, SR. Engineer Louis Stout Musician, Orchestral Assistant, Liner Notes Lynn Dee Mueller Vocals, Soloist Margaret Daly Davies Musician, Cello Margaret Wilmeth Musician, Cello Margo Romig-Motycka Musician, Viola Mark Brandfonbrener Cello, Musician Marlise Klein Viola, Musician Marlou Johnston Musician, Violin Martin Abrams Viola, Musician Mary Walter Harp, Harp Mathieu Lejeune Engineer, Audio Engineer Matt Conerford Trumpet, Musician Melanie Kupchynsky Violin, Musician Michael Shelton Musician, Violin Michael Strauss Musician, Viola Michelle Brill Viola, Musician Michelle Lekas Violin Mick Mulcahy Musician, Trombone Mihaela Ionescu Violin, Musician Mike Pierce Engineer, Audio Engineer Molly Moriarty Violin, Musician Nissane Howell Musician, Violin Norbert Grutzmann Audio Engineer Norbert Grützmann Engineer Norman Schweikert French Horn, Musician Patrick Brennan Viola, Musician Paul Dallas Bass, Musician Paul Philips Musician, Violin Pauli Ewing Musician, Violin Peter LaBella Musician, Violin Peter Slowik Viola, Musician Philip Blum Musician, Cello Phyllis Duncan Violin, Musician Rex Martin Tuba, Musician Richard Altenbach Musician, Violin Richard Hirsch Cello, Musician Richard Lohmann Violin, Musician Rika Seko Musician, Violin Robert Barris Musician, Bassoon Robert Swan Musician, Viola Roberta Freier Violin, Musician Roger Arnett Audio Engineer Roger Moulton Violin, Musician Rogert Arnett Engineer Ron Cooley Guitar (Bass), Lute, Guitar (Classical), Guitar (12 String), Bass Ron Dabbs Audio Engineer, Engineer Ronald Satkiewicz Musician, Violin Roxanne Adams Musician, Viola Roxanne Layton Choir, Chorus, Crumhorn, Recorder Ruben Gonzalez Violin, Musician Russ Knutson Musician, Percussion San Strba Musician, Viola Scott Shoemaker Musician, Violin Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum Choir, Chorus Stephen Lester Bass, Musician Steve Hartman Musician, Harp Steve Shipps Concert Master, Musician, Violin, Violin Susan LaBella Musician, Cello Sylvia Morris Violin, Musician Teresa Fream Violin, Musician Terry Seefus Audio Engineer, Engineer The Cambridge Singers Choir, Chorus Tim Lauber Audio Engineer, Engineer Tim Shaffer Musician, Bass Tom T. Hall Musician, Violin Tracy Dunn Musician, Violin Trisha Davis Photography University of Michigan Men's Glee Club Choir, Chorus Virginia Barron Viola, Musician Wayne Anderson Bass, Musician Wayne Jesz Audio Engineer, Engineer Wendy Evans Musician, Violin William Cernota Cello, Musician Willis Ann Ross Flute, Flute