''A Fresh Aire Christmas'' is the tenth

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and second

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by American musical group

Mannheim Steamroller Mannheim Steamroller is an American neoclassical new-age music ensemble founded and directed by percussionist/composer Chip Davis in 1974. The group is known primarily for its ''Fresh Aire'' series of albums, which blend classical music with ele ...

, released in 1988. The album was the last to feature Eric Hansen as a member of the band. It is the highest selling album in the

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/Mannheim Steamroller music catalog. When selecting the tracks, Chip Davis had requested of fans to submit three of their favorite Christmas songs. He then tabulated the results and sent a note of thanks and a copy of the album to those fans who had a song selected. On June 21, 2004, ''A Fresh Aire Christmas'' was certified by the

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for shipment of six million copies in the United States, making it one of the best-selling holiday albums in the U.S. Four of the album's tracks were included in the group's 2004 compilation '' Christmas Celebration''. As of November 2014, ''A Fresh Aire Christmas'' is the sixth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. for the

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era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 3,660,000 copies during this period according to SoundScan. The album has become the band's biggest success, even surpassing their first Christmas release, ''

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas ''Christmas'' (also known as ''Mannheim Steamroller Christmas'') is the first Christmas music, Christmas album and sixth studio album released by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller. It was the band's first album to chart on the Billboar ...

''.

Track listing

References

1988 Christmas albums Mannheim Steamroller albums Christmas albums by American artists American Gramaphone albums Classical Christmas albums New-age Christmas albums {{1980s-electronic-album-stub