Christmasville
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Christmasville is Mannheim Steamroller
's ninth Christmas
album overall. 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.
* These are covers from the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which were written by Albert Hague
(music) and Dr. Seuss
(lyrics).
Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller is an American music group founded by Chip Davis and Jackson Berkey, known primarily for its modern recordings of Christmas music. The group has sold 28 million albums in the U.S. alone.-Beginnings:...
's ninth Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
album overall. It was released in 2008 on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
by American Gramaphone
American Gramaphone
American Gramaphone is an American record company, and was formed in 1974 by Chip Davis. It is best-known for releasing Davis' solo and Mannheim Steamroller albums...
and features 13 Christmas songs. It contains a series of songs made for Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies," and it features numerous attractions and...
for their "Grinchmas" event.
Track listing
- "Christmasville Fanfare" - 0:39
- Composed by Arnie RothArnie RothArnold "Arnie" Roth is an American, Chicago-based Grammy Award-winning conductor, composer, and record producer, best known for conducting numerous video game concerts. He is also a classically-trained violinist and a member of the Grammy Award-winning music group Mannheim Steamroller...
- Composed by Arnie Roth
- "Messengers of Christmas" - 3:29
- Composed by Chip DavisChip DavisLouis F. "Chip" Davis, Jr. is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller.He also wrote the music for C.W. McCall, including the 1975 hit "Convoy".-Biography:...
- Composed by Chip Davis
- "Welcome Christmas"* - 2:33
- "You're a Mean One, Mr. GrinchYou're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is a Christmas song that was originally written and composed for the 1966 cartoon special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft...
"* - 2:16 - "Where Are You, Christmas?Where Are You, Christmas?"Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?" is a song co-written by James Horner and Will Jennings for the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas in the year 2000. In the movie, it is first sung by Taylor Momsen, who played Cindy Lou Who....
" - 3:57- From the year 2000 movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
- Written by James HornerJames HornerJames Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements...
, Will JenningsWill JenningsWilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
, and Mariah CareyMariah CareyMariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
- "(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag" - 2:30
- Written by Harold StanleyHarold StanleyHarold Stanley was an American businessman and one of the founders of Morgan Stanley in 1935. He ran Morgan Stanley until 1955....
, Irving TaylorIrving Taylor (songwriter)Irving Taylor , was a Jewish-American composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He enlisted in the US Navy the day after Pearl Harbor...
, and Dudley Brooks - Originally performed by Kay StarrKay StarrKay Starr is an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1940s and 50s. She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz"....
in 1950.
- Written by Harold Stanley
- "Something You Should Know" - 3:46
- Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Ed WilsonEd WilsonEd Wilson is an American media executive. He is formerly President of Chicago-based Tribune Broadcasting and has held top-level executive roles with FOX Television Network, NBC Enterprises and CBS Enterprises.-Early life:...
- Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Ed Wilson
- "Humbugs" - 1:48
- Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Bill Fries
- "The Fruitcake Song" - 1:00
- Composed by Chip Davis, Lyrics by Michael Roddy
- "The Sign of Love" - 3:59
- Composed by Chip Davis, Words by Ed Wilson
- "Trim Up the Tree"* - 1:30
- "Welcome Christmas (Reprise)"* - 3:11
Albert Hague
Albert Hague was a German-born songwriter, composer, and actor.-Early life:Hague was born as Albert Marcuse to a Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. His father, Harry Marcuse, was a psychiatrist and a musical prodigy, and his mother, Mimi , a chess champion...
(music) and Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
(lyrics).