 Classical charts, as well as, hit the top of the European and Pan Asian charts.Pavarotti and Friends series was the inspiration for this series.Though the other 5 volumes did well internationally, "Christmas in Vienna" with Diana Ross, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras remains the crowning achievement.The album was recorded live on December 21, 1993 at Hofburg Palace, Vienna with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Mozart Sängerknaben (Mozart Boys' Choir) under the direction of maestro Vjekoslav Šutej.