A Fresh Aire Christmas

Mannheim Steamroller

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: American Gramaphone
• ASIN: B0000005MV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #940 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better Than the Original, July 15, 2002

By	Steven R. Seim "Steve Seim" (Beaver Dam, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While the first Mannheim Steamroller "Christmas" album revolutionized contemporary Christmas music, the follow-up, "Fresh Aire Christmas," is Chip Davis' masterpiece. Instead of contrasting sharply with his more traditional interpretations, here the electronic touches and percussion blend in to create a truly unique classical/modern sound. The song selection is also uniformly strong, featuring some of the most beautiful and beloved Christmas favorites.

Together, the first two Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums may be the most musically important Christmas recordings ever released. Like it or not (and this reviewer does), Chip Davis has created some of the most distinctive and instantly recognizable interpretations of Christmas classics. And, for anyone who grew up in the 1980s, even his more questionable efforts will for ever more evoke powerful holiday nostalgia.

If you are one of the 17 people who've never heard this music, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. It is, quite simply, essential Christmas music.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's just something different about this one..., July 21, 2004

By	D. COLLIER "Doug Collier" (Brownwood, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

How do you even begin to describe one of the best Christmas albums you've ever heard? Well, there's just something different about it. If I were a music scholar (or even student), then I could tell you about all the technical stuff and how it all affects the ear and then affects the moods, etc. etc.

But, alas, all I am is just some guy who is deeply in love with this poetic, tranquil, and hauntingly beautiful music. I listen to it all year round. (I'm listening to the song "The Holly and the Ivy" right now.)

The best way I can describe this music is as a warm blanket on a cold night; or a hot cup of delicious coffee or hot chocolate in the coldest part of winter.

(I also recommend Mannheim Steamroller's "red" album.)

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My kind of Christmas Music!, October 23, 1999

By	Susan L. Duncan "dunsu" (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This contains some of my all time favorite Christams music. From The Holly and the Ivy to O Holy Night. It gives me chills and some tears. I have played it constantly since it arrived. If this album does not put you into the Spirit of the holiday... then you really are a Scrooge!