Product Description Dorothy Hamill, Elvis Stojko, Olivia Newton John, Tonia Kwiatkowski .com This tale of good versus evil takes place in a magical land where toys come to life and evil is transformed into good. What makes The Christmas Angel especially entertaining is the combination of graceful skating by such well-known talents as Dorothy Hamill and Elvis Stojko and the emotive music of Mannheim Steamroller. The story tells of an evil gargoyle named Gargon (Stojko) who steals the Christmas angel (Tonia Kwiatkowski) from atop a snowy village's Christmas tree, thereby preventing the arrival of Christmas. A young mother (Hamill), along with a host of toys-come-to-life, follows Gargon into the dark otherworld in an attempt to rescue the stolen angel. In the end, the angel is freed along with a host of lost souls and Christmas is saved. Unfortunately, this engaging 45-minute story is given a hokey framing sequence of Olivia Newton-John and Chip Davis posing as parents reading a Christmas story to their children. The costuming and sets are fun, bright, and absolutely captivating. The skating is spectacular, offering an optimal mix of solo and ensemble performances. Favorite Mannheim Steamroller renditions of classics like "Good King Wenceslas," "Angels We Have Heard on High," and "Greensleeves" add a pathos and drive to the story. DVD special features include a five-minute (minimally informative) interview with composer and narrator Chip Davis, brief textual biographies of the primary skaters, a video clip of Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas Live, and a short, written history of American Gramaphone. --Tami Horiuchi
O**R
Extremely poor quality DVD!
While my family is a BIG fan of Mannheim Steamroller and of figure skating and also think the character lineup and story line and choreography of this production is great, the production quality of this DVD is absolutely pathetic. There are 3 areas on this disc that break up so badly, as if there was a bad rainstorm while watching satellite TV, that we thought that the disc itself was flawed. We complained to Amazon and they kindly gave is a free return label and immediately sent us another new DVD. Well, the new DVD was identical in every flawed detail to the first one. The producers and marketers of this DVD have a lot to learn about quality control and customer satisfaction. I am following up this review with an attempt to contact the producers and get them to do the right thing but it will probably be a fruitless task. We are just thankful to Amazon for their efforts in trying to correct bad product concern.
D**F
Just as I remember it
I taped this off of TV as a kid, and it was one of my favorites to watch during the season. I forgot all about it until this year, so I found a copy and bought it. It’s as cool as it was when I was a kid. Would be a lot cooler if there were the old commercials on it, but since it’s an official release.. I’ll let it slide. Very cool to watch. I can’t wait to show my kids.
N**R
Bizarre storyline but brilliant skating and music!
The storyline was bizarre. I love pretend but demons having power over angels with humans and dolls reversing the spell? Nope, too unscriptural for me.However, the skating and music were amazing!. Dorothy Hamill, who in my opinion, has only ever been eclipsed by Sasha Cohen as the best female skater, in my lifetime, was absolutely as wonderful as ever, in this video! All the skaters were brilliant. The music of Mannheim Steamroller is always thrilling!
T**R
A lovely winter tale on ice.
Have been a fan of the versatile Mannheim Steamroller for years, and bought this on that basis. Was not prepared for a highly professional staging of what could have been a boring storyline.Elvis Stojko, Dorothy Hamel and Rudy Galindo, as the leads, are well known for their excellent skating talents, but they showed great acting ability as well. the quality of the supporting cast was excellent. The costuming, sets and special effects were absolutely top-notch for its time, and better than some of the modern productions. I was very sorry I did not know about this when it came out originally, but the joy of sorting through Amazon is the jewels I find, and this is one.I didn't see the point of the introduction with Olivia Newton-John, unless it was to add unnecessary "star-attraction." It interfered with the continuity of the skating production. Other than that, this is a keeper! Mannheim Steamroller - The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice [VHS ]
P**C
Love the group
Short and sweet: If this group is involved, i like it.
J**R
Excellent.
Great Christmas ice skating dvd with wonderful music.
A**S
Five Stars
Love it! Always playing at Christmas time.
L**N
Mannheim Steamroller - The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice
Mannheim Steamroller - The Christmas Angel: A Story on Ice. This is a excellent DVD of a Christmas story told by Chip Davis and Olivia Newton-John. It has music and ice skating to portray the story. My 5 year old grandson loves this so much that we had to buy a second DVD because he has warn the first one out. The story is an old tradition story with great effects and can be enjoyed by the whole family.
C**M
Super
Wer die Mannheim Steamroller in Deutschland kennt und mag, muss dieses Produkt unbedingt besitzen. Ich bin begeistert über das Spektrum dieser Musiker. Besser ist nur noch ein Livekonzert.
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