Christmasville (album)

Christmasville
Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller
Released	October 7, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Christmas, symphonic pop
Length	30:38
Label	American Gramaphone
Producer	Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Christmas Song (2007) Christmasville (2008) Christmas 25th Anniversary Collection (2009)
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology
Christmas Song (2007) Christmasville (2008) Christmas 25th Anniversary Collection (2009)

Christmasville is Mannheim Steamroller's tenth Christmas album. It was released in 2008 on CD by American Gramaphone and features 13 Christmas songs. It contains a series of songs made for Universal Studios Florida for their "Grinchmas" event.

Track listing

1. "Christmasville Fanfare" - 0:39
   • Composed by Arnie Roth
2. "Messengers of Christmas" - 3:29
   • Composed by Chip Davis
   • Originally released on Christmas Celebration
3. "Welcome Christmas"* - 2:33
4. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"* - 2:16
5. "Where Are You, Christmas?" - 3:57
   • From the year 2000 movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
   • Written by James Horner, Will Jennings, and Mariah Carey
6. "(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag" - 2:30
   • Written by Harold Stanley, Irving Taylor, and Dudley Brooks
   • Originally performed by Kay Starr in 1950.
7. "Something You Should Know" - 3:46
   • Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Ed Wilson
8. "Humbugs" - 1:48
   • Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Bill Fries
9. "The Fruitcake Song" - 1:00
   • Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Michael Roddy
10. "The Sign of Love" - 3:59
    • Composed by Chip Davis, Words by Ed Wilson
11. "Trim Up the Tree"* - 1:30
12. "Welcome Christmas (Reprise)"* - 3:11

* These are covers from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which were written by Albert Hague (music) and Dr. Seuss (lyrics).

Musicians

• Chip Davis: recorders and drums

References

• Mannheim Steamroller Christmasville compact disc on Amazon.com [2]
• Album entry on Mannheim Steamroller's shop
• Actual CD