''Christmas Celebration'' is a compilation album by
Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller is an American neoclassical new-age music ensemble founded and directed by percussionist/composer Chip Davis in 1974. The group is known primarily for its '' Fresh Aire'' series of albums, which blend classical music with e ...
. It is the group's seventh
Christmas
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album overall. The album was released in 2004 on
CD and
DVD-Audio
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The ...
by
American Gramaphone to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the group's first Christmas album.
The album features eighteen
Christmas song
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s in
progressive rock
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and Renaissance styles, and includes a new track, "Celebration." A vocal version of "Traditions of Christmas," previously released only on a sampler CD included with the book ''Christmas: A Night Like No Other'', is also included. The remaining songs are new mixes of previously released songs.
An edition of the album available exclusively at
Target
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stores featured two extra songs: "
The Holly and the Ivy" and "Messengers of Christmas."
Featured keyboard artist and Steamroller co-founder
Jackson Berkey
Jackson Berkey (born May 24, 1942) is an American composer, pianist and singer, best known for his work with Mannheim Steamroller, which he co-founded with Chip Davis in 1974.
Early life and education
Berkey was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania ...
makes his final appearance on a Mannheim Steamroller Christmas album.
Track listing
Writing credits adapted from liner notes except as indicated.
See also
*
List of ''Billboard'' Top Holiday Albums number ones of the 2000s
References
2004 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Christmas compilation albums
2004 compilation albums
Mannheim Steamroller albums
American Gramaphone compilation albums
Classical Christmas albums
New-age Christmas albums
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