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Christmas in the Aire
Studio album by
Mannheim Steamroller
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995
Recorded1994-1995
GenreChristmas
Length43:11
LabelAmerican Gramaphone
ProducerChip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
To Russia with Love
(1994) 		Christmas in the Aire
(1995) 		Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live
(1997)
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology
A Fresh Aire Christmas
(1988) 		Christmas in the Aire
(1995) 		Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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]

"Christmas Lullaby" was the only track from this album included in the group's 2004 compilation Christmas Celebration.

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

  1. "Joy to the World" – 3:36
  2. "Joseph Dear Oh Joseph Mine" – 3:08
  3. "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" – 3:11
  4. "Herbei, oh ihr Gläubigen (Oh Come All Ye Faithful)" – 3:30
  5. "Pat A Pan" – 4:48
  6. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" – 3:55
  7. "Angels We Have Heard on High" – 3:53
  8. "Gagliarda" – 3:00
  9. "Los Peces en el Rio" – 3:50
  10. "Christmas Lullaby" – 4:06
  11. "Kling, Glöckchen" – 1:46
  12. "Jingle Bells" – 4:28

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Paul Grein. "Chart Watch Extra: Bring On Christmas!". Yahoo Chart Watch. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-11-29.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "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.


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