Christmas in the Aire
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]
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Released | September 12, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994-1995 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Length | 43:11 | |||
Label | American Gramaphone | |||
Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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"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]
Track listing
- "Joy to the World" – 3:36
- "Joseph Dear Oh Joseph Mine" – 3:08
- "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" – 3:11
- "Herbei, oh ihr Gläubigen (Oh Come All Ye Faithful)" – 3:30
- "Pat A Pan" – 4:48
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" – 3:55
- "Angels We Have Heard on High" – 3:53
- "Gagliarda" – 3:00
- "Los Peces en el Rio" – 3:50
- "Christmas Lullaby" – 4:06
- "Kling, Glöckchen" – 1:46
- "Jingle Bells" – 4:28
References
- Allmusic review
- Paul Grein. "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Yahoo Chart Watch. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- "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.