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Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas Extraordinaire (2001)

Genre: Holiday, New Age

Review by Doug Collier @ Buy It at Lowest Price on Amazon

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I've seen the music on this compact disc derided and despised by other reviewers, and for the life of me, I cannot figure out why.

This music is awesome. With the exception of the blue one (I don't remember the names of the albums, so I just go by the color), this is easily the best Christmas album they've put out. I recall another reviewer complain that there's too much synthesizer here. Well, I can understand that. Mannheim Steamroller isn't for everyone. But CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE's synthesizer sound doesn't sound half as bad as the first Christmas album they put out. Even if you're not into that kind of sound, it's not that bad on this one. They have plenty of choir and other beautiful variations on the classic Christmas carols that people love so much.

One particular song is "White Christmas". This is a song which I've never enjoyed that much and usually pressed the fast-forward button every time Bing came on singing it. But when I heard Mannheim Steamroller's rendition of it, I loved it and couldn't get enough of it. I also love the fact that they included the often overlooked and very beautiful "Do You Hear What I Hear?" on this CD. That is one of my favorite Christmas carols, but I have a hard time finding it.

One of the things I love most about Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas music is that although they may change the tone of a Christmas carol or put different variations on it, they don't jazz it up or turn it into a "rock 'n' roll fest" like so many pop musicians (not to mention contemporary Christian musicians) do nowadays. For the most part they leave just how we remember it when we first heard it: peaceful and pure. It's a beautiful sound.

Tracklisting:

1. Hallelujah - from 'The Messiah' (4:43)

2. White Christmas (3:35)

3. Away In A Manger (3:23)

4. Faeries - from 'The Nutcracker' (2:29)

5. Do You Hear What I Hear? (4:06)

6. The First Noel (3:38)

7. Silver Bells (4:28)

8. Fum, Fum, Fum (4:51)

9. Some Children See Him (3:34)

10. Winter Wonderland (3:42)

11. O Tannenbaum (3:01)

12. Auld Lang Syne (3:42)

Total Time: 45:12



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2.5 out of 5 by Book123