Christmasville (album)

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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