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Mannheim Steamroller breaks out the 'Christmas Song'
New Age composer Chip Davis has mapped out plans for Mannheim Steamroller 's 23rd annual holiday tour.
The multi-media concert extravaganza will visit a dozen cities in the West and Midwest beginning Nov. 20 in Boise, ID, and is scheduled to wrap Dec. 26 in Davis' hometown of Omaha, NE. Details are listed below.
Fans visiting Branson, MO, can also catch "The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller" Nov. 2 through Dec. 8 at The Grand Palace.
The classical rock outfit is supporting its new album, "Christmas Song," which surfaced earlier this month and landed at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. The set includes 12 holiday classics as well as original compositions, and features guest vocalists Johnny Mathis and Olivia Newton-John.
"Christmas Song" is Mannheim Steamroller's first new Christmas-themed studio set in six years. The band has recorded six multiplatinum-selling Christmas albums since 1984.
With the holidays also comes a new hardcover gift book, "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: The Season For Joy," which includes a bonus CD containing two songs.
The band is the top-selling Christmas act of all time and one of the top 50 best-selling artists of the last two decades, according to its website.
Mannheim Steamroller mastermind Davis started the group more than 30 years ago with his "Fresh Aire" series of albums. With 32 million records sold, he has become one of the most successful independent artists in the music industry.
