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Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the magical sounds of Mannheim Steamroller, now celebrating its 40th anniversary Christmas tour.

For Hampton Roads, that fulfillment comes Tuesday at Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Center for the Arts.

Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas programs bring a sense of childhood-like wonderment to the season with their blending of familiar carols and tunes with Renaissance-inspired musical developments and upbeat rock. Add dazzling visual displays and you’ve got a captivating moment in time.

Today’s success was hard won in the earliest days, according to the legend-in-his-own-time Chip Davis, who created the New Age group in 1974 with his “Fresh Aire” album. Because no recording studio seemed interes

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