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Track Listing
1. Music Box Blues
2. Faith Noel
3. Lost Christmas Eve, The
4. Christmas Dreams
5. Wizards in Winter
6. Remember
7. Anno Domine
8. Christmas Concerto
9. Queen of the Winter Night
10. Christmas Nights in Blue
11. Christmas Jazz
12. Christmas Jam
13. Siberian Sleigh Ride
14. What Is Christmas?
15. For the Sake of Our Brother
16. Widom of Snow, The
17. Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness)
18. Back to a Reason (Part II)
19. Christmas Bells, Carousels & Time
20. What Child Is This?
21. O'Come All Ye Faithful
22. Christmas Canon Rock
23. Different Wings
| Details | | Producer: | Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Jennifer Cella (vocals); Al Pitrelli (guitar, keyboards); Dave Wittman (guitar, bass guitar, drums); Chris Caffery, Alex Skolnick, Paul O'Neill, Angus Clark, Tristan Avakian (guitar); Amy Helm (whistle); John Clark (horns); Jon Oliva, Robert Kinkel (piano, keyboards); Jane Mangini (piano); Carmine Giglio, Mee Eun Kim (keyboards); David Z , Johnny Lee Middleton, Jeff Allegue (bass guitar); Jeff Plate, Takanori Niida, John O'Reilly (drums).
Recording information: Soundtracks, New York, NY; Studio 900, New York, New York; Stellar Productions, New York, NY.
The great cosmic fable of THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE posits angels on earth, snow princesses in the galaxies, and Christmas in the hearts of hardened businessmen and New York City street kids. Trans-Siberian Orchestra's prog-rock opera (the third in a trilogy of Christmas-themed concept albums) traverses time and space to tell the story of a lonely man who discovers the deeper implications of love on a dark night before that merriest of days.
Composer and producer Paul O'Neill favors big, theatrical arrangements and booming production, often utilizing vocal choirs (both gospel and classical), orchestral instruments, and a rock/big-band ensemble to achieve maximum oomph. His compositions are a catalog of emotion-stirring styles, as he glides from piano-pounding pop ("Christmas Nights in Blue") to bouncy fusion ("Christmas Jazz") to hard-edged rock ("Christmas Jam") to chamber music ("Remember"). Traditional carols appear amongst--and sometimes within--O'Neill's exciting originals. This dual approach is used most strikingly on "For the Sake of Our Brother," on which vocalist Daryl Pediford twines a heartrending "O' Come All Ye Faithful" into an impassioned Tom Waits-like ballad about faith and trust. With THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE, Trans-Siberian Orchestra has created another classic backdrop for celebrating the season of hope and goodwill.
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