The Christmas Angel: A Family Story is a 1998 Christmas album by the band Mannheim Steamroller

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:...

, their fifth Christmas album released. The soundtrack accompanied by the narration of Chip Davis

Chip Davis

Louis 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:...

 and Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...

 reveals the story of a decorative angel

Angel

Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...

 that is stolen from the top of a Christmas tree

Christmas tree

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 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

Christmas

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 is saved.

The story was then turned into an figure skating

Figure skating

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 production starring Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Stuart Hamill is an American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles and 1976 World Champion.-Early life:...

 as the mother, Elvis Stojko

Elvis Stojko

Elvis Stojko, MSC, MSM is a Canadian figure skater. He is a three-time World champion , two-time Olympic silver medalist , and seven-time Canadian champion ....

 as the Gargon, and Tonia Kwiatkowski

Tonia Kwiatkowski

Tonia Kwiatkowski is an American figure skater and coach. She is the 1996 United States silver medalist and a three-time World team member, twice finishing in the top ten at the World Championships. She competed in 13 U.S. National Championships. Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts were her longtime...

as the Angel.

Track listing

1. "Introduction" – :57
2. "Joy to the World" – 3:38
3. "Stille Nacht (Silent Night)" – 5:26
4. "Dream" – 3:21
5. "Crystal" – 4:21
6. "Carol of the Bells" – 3:49
7. "Messengers of Christmas" – 3:33
8. "Greensleeves" – 3:27
9. "Above the Northern Lights" – 5:04
10. "Good King Wenceslas" – 3:24
11. "Deck the Halls" – 3:55
12. "Angels We Have Heard on High" – 4:30