Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: American Gramaphone
• VHS Release Date: September 30, 1997
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304685718
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,203 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The origins of many of the Christmas carols we sing today have their beginning in the Renaissance (1400-1700). My arrangements of these carols have always been a very popular portion of our live concert and I thought it would be fun to see how these songs may have been used in the time of their origins. Incidentally, track 1 "Gagliarda" is one of the very first pieces written specifically as a Christmas celebration piece. It is by Johann Herman Sceir, written around 1590. --Chip

1. Gagliarda
2. In Dulci Jubilo
3. Wassail, Wassail
4. Carol of the Birds
5. I Saw Three Ships
6. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen I
7. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen II
8. Chip's "Wassail" Recipe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Renaissance Christmas, December 17, 2003

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A. Wuest (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mannheim Steamroller - A Renaissance Christmas [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Anyone who has an interest in the Renaissance period will enjoy this musical video with it's re-enactment of a Christmas Renaissance feast. It features performers who entertain the table guests, such as jugglers, dancers, and more, all set to old world carols. The music is breathtakingly beautiful, as anyone who loves Mannheim Steamroller can attest to. This is a magnificent production and we watch it every Christmas. I highly recommend it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN INTERESTING VIEW OF CHRISTMAS.........., November 27, 2001

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W. G. Ellis (MORROW , GEORGIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mannheim Steamroller - A Renaissance Christmas [VHS] (VHS Tape)

THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING VIDEO ABOUT CHRISTMAS DURING THE
RENAISSANCE. FEW OF US ARE AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT SONGS AND
CUSTOMS OF CHRISTMAS DURING THIS PERIOD. CHIP DAVIS AND MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER PRODUCE A WONDERLAND OF BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND
TOTALLY ENJOYABLE MUSIC. THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THIS VIDEO
ARE A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO TRULY LOVES EVERYTHING ABOUT CHRISTMAS.