A Fresh Aire Christmas
A Fresh Aire Christmas is the tenth studio album and second Christmas album by American musical group Mannheim Steamroller, released in 1988.
| A Fresh Aire Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller | ||||
| Released | September 15, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, symphonic pop | |||
| Length | 40:57 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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The album was the last to feature Eric Hansen as a member of the band. It is the highest selling album in the Chip Davis/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 Recording Industry Association of America 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 Nielsen SoundScan 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.