Christmasville (album)

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Christmasville
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Christmas, symphonic pop
Length30:38
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. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

Source: [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Christmasville Fanfare" Arnie Roth 0:39
2."Messengers of Christmas" (Originally released on Christmas Celebration ) Chip Davis 3:29
3."Welcome Christmas" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas! , featuring the Christmasville Singers) Albert Hague (music), Dr. Seuss (lyrics)2:33
4."You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!)Hague, Dr. Seuss2:16
5."Where Are You, Christmas?" (From the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas ) James Horner, Will Jennings, Mariah Carey 3:57
6."(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag" (Originally performed by Kay Starr in 1950 [4] ) Harold Stanley, Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks2:30
7."Something You Should Know"Davis, Ed Wilson3:46
8."Humbugs"Davis, Bill Fries 1:48
9."The Fruitcake Song" (Featuring the Christmasville Singers)Davis, Michael Roddy1:00
10."The Sign of Love"Davis, Wilson3:59
11."Trim Up the Tree" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers)Hague, Dr. Seuss1:30
12."Welcome Christmas (Reprise)" (from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, featuring the Christmasville Singers)Hague, Dr. Seuss3:11
Total length:30:38

Personnel

Source: [5]

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References

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  4. Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley & Irv Taylor. "Everybody's Waiting For The Man With The Bag". The Guitarguy.
  5. "Mannheim Steamroller – Christmasville". Discogs .