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Mannheim Steamroller puts Lombard native center stage for Christmas concerts

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Becky Kia, who grew up in Lombard, is the violin soloist with the popular Christmas group, Mannheim Steamroller.

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Becky Kia, who grew up in Lombard, plays the violin onstage with the popular Christmas group, Mannheim Steamroller.

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Becky Kia, who grew up in Lombard, is the violin soloist with the popular Christmas group, Mannheim Steamroller.

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Violinist Becky Kia, third from right, signs autographs following a performance with Mannheim Steamroller.

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Members of Mannheim Steamroller's "green" band, from left to right, are Logan Penington, Roxanne Layton, Christy Crowl, Lombard native Becky Kia, Ron Cooley and Curtis McKonly.

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Becky Kia doesn't listen to Christmas music at this time of year. That's because her job is to play Christmas music, night after night. Kia, a native of Lombard, is the lead violinist of Mannheim Steamroller, a popular, multiplatinum- selling Christmas group whose pumped-up orchestral music is all over the radio dial during the holidays.