The Christmas Angel: A Family Story

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Christmas Angel: A Family Story
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ReleasedOctober 6, 1998
Recorded1981, 1984, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1998
Genre Christmas, symphonic pop
Length45:41
Label American Gramaphone
Producer Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live
(1997)
Christmas Angel: A Family Story
(1998)
Renaissance Holiday
(1998)
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums chronology
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live
(1997)
The Christmas Angel: A Family Story
(1998)
Renaissance Holiday
(1998)
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The Christmas Angel: A Family Story is a 1998 Christmas album by the band Mannheim Steamroller, their fifth Christmas album. The soundtrack, accompanied by the narration of Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John, tells the story of a decorative angel that is stolen from the top of a Christmas tree by a villain called the Gargon. The toys under the tree will not become presents until the angel is found. With the toys' help, a young mother defeats the Gargon and Christmas is saved.

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The story was then turned into a figure skating production titled The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice, starring Dorothy Hamill as the mother, Elvis Stojko as the Gargon, and Tonia Kwiatkowski in the title role of the Angel.

Track listing

No.TitleNarrated ByLength
1."Introduction" Olivia Newton-John 0:58
2."Joy to the World" 3:38
3."Stille Nacht (Silent Night)" Chip Davis 5:26
4."The Dream"Olivia Newton-John3:22
5."Crystal"Chip Davis4:21
6."Carol of the Bells"Olivia Newton-John3:49
7."Messengers of Christmas"Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John3:33
8."Greensleeves"Chip Davis3:27
9."Above the Northern Lights"Olivia Newton-John5:04
10."Good King Wenceslas"Chip Davis3:24
11."Deck The Halls"Olivia Newton-John3:56
12."Angels We Have Heard on High"Olivia Newton-John4:30
Total length:45:41

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References

  1. Batdorf, Rodney (1998). "Christmas Angel: A Family Story Review". AllMusic.
  2. "Mannheim Steamroller As Told By Olivia Newton-John And Chip Davis – The Christmas Angel - A Family Story". Discogs . 1998.