Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller's The Christmas Angel has been panned by several reviewers as being a sad rehash or unacknowledged greatest hits album. However, any true fan of Chip and the Steamroller knows that this CD is the soundtrack to a televised ice skating show that aired on NBC back in December of 1998 and will be airing again this December 2000 on NBC (It may even become a Christmas tradition). The music, for the most part, is from previous Christmas recordings, but it has certainly not lost it's magic! The story, narrated by Chip and Olivia Newton-John, is a bit unusual, but makes more sense when watching the ice skating performance. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because most of the music found here is on the other 5-star Christmas releases from Mannheim Steamroller. It's worth having if you're a Chip Davis fan!
01 Introduction 02 Joy to the World 03 (Stille Nacht) Silent Night 04 The Dream 05 Crystal 06 Carol of the Bells 07 Messengers of Christmas 08 Greensleeves 09 Above the Northern Lights 10 Good King Wenceslas 11 Deck the Halls 12 Angels We Have Heard On High