Experience the magic as the spirit of the season comes alive with the signature sound of Mannheim Steamroller. 

‘Mannheim Steamroller Christmas’ creator Chip Davis.

Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller, will celebrate the 35th anniversary of his annual Christmas concert tour — making it the longest-running consecutive concert tour in the entertainment industry.

Two traveling ensembles will stage performances in cities across the country, making their Music City stop at TPAC’s Jackson Hall on Dec. 28.

“I remember when I came out with my first Christmas album in 1984 followed by our first tour,” Davis says. “Back then, many in the music industry said focusing on Christmas just wouldn’t work. Now, 35 years later, we are still going strong.”

A Grammy Award winner, Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 40 million albums, 29 million in the Christmas genre. Their holiday CD’s have become synonymous with Christmas and occupy top positions on Billboard’s Seasonal Chart every year.

“I want to thank our fans for making us part of their holiday tradition,” Davis continues. “Today we even see multi-generational families join us during the holidays each year.”

This year’s show features hits from the first ‘Mannheim Steamroller Christmas’ paired with multimedia effects in an intimate setting.

This year’s show will feature the original classic Christmas hits from the first Mannheim Steamroller Christmas along with multimedia effects in an intimate setting. Davis directs and co-produces tour performances with MagicSpace Entertainment.

From his longtime home in Omaha, Davis makes innovative music inspired by the sounds of another age. This former teacher and jingle writer founded the music industry’s largest independent recording label, American Gramaphone, in 1974 when industry executives said Davis’ innovative 18th century instrumental rock sound would never sell.

In addition to a Grammy Award, Davis is largely credited with establishing the New Age music category. His first Christmas album in 1984 revolutionized the making and marketing of holiday music, the album’s success made Christmas records a “must do” for all music artists.

A Grammy Award winner, Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 40 million albums, 29 million in the Christmas genre.

With more than 29 million Christmas albums sold, Davis is the #1-selling Christmas artist of all time with Elvis coming in at a distant 17 million holiday records sold.  Having 19 gold, 8 multi-platinum and 4 platinum-certified records, Davis is among an elite group of music artists with this number of RIAA records.

He is also a successful entrepreneur in the music industry, offering a rich array of lifestyle products on www.mannheimsteamroller.com including hot chocolate, food, apparel and novelty items.  His latest achievement is creating a cutting-edge psychoacoustic technology that is being used in major medical institutions such as Mayo Clinic.

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