Christmas Eve and Other Stories

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Is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Eve and Other Stories a holiday rock opera? Or perhaps just a holiday prog-rock disc? Or maybe it's New Age? Whatever the case may be, this isn't your typical Christmas album. Filled with electric guitar solos, plenty of synthesized keyboards, a children's choir, and lively drumming, Christmas Eve can only be compared to one other record, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's other holiday disc, The Christmas Attic. On this CD, angelic vocal solos (on numbers such as "The Prince of Peace") are interspersed with driving instrumentals. Sentimental, occasionally bombastic, but as high-concept as holiday albums can be. --Jason Verlinde

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Christmas Eve and Other Stories

Average customer rating: An Excellent First Album Great Christmas Eve and Other Stories Beautiful Music Indeed Christmas Eve and Other Stories

Christmas Eve and Other Stories Trans-Siberian Orchestra Manufacturer: © 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp. / Lava Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: The Christmas Attic The Lost Christmas Eve Beethoven's Last Night Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghost Of Christmas Eve Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Celebration ASIN: B000002JX6 Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. An Angel Came Down
2. O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night (Instrumental)
3. A Star To Follow
4. First Snow (Instrumental)
5. The Silent Nutcracker (Instrumental)
6. A Mad Russian's Christmas (Instrumental)
7. The Prince Of Peace
8. Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental)
9. Good King Joy
10. Ornament
11. The First Noel (Instrumental)
12. Old City Bar
13. Promises To Keep
14. This Christmas Day
15. An Angel Returned
16. O Holy Night
17. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Amazon.com

Is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Eve and Other Stories a holiday rock opera? Or perhaps just a holiday prog-rock disc? Or maybe it's New Age? Whatever the case may be, this isn't your typical Christmas album. Filled with electric guitar solos, plenty of synthesized keyboards, a children's choir, and lively drumming, Christmas Eve can only be compared to one other record, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's other holiday disc, The Christmas Attic. On this CD, angelic vocal solos (on numbers such as "The Prince of Peace") are interspersed with driving instrumentals. Sentimental, occasionally bombastic, but as high-concept as holiday albums can be. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

An Excellent First Album.......2007-06-29

In TSO's first album, they are at their best. Christmas Eve and Other Stories has everything. From fast-paced instrumentals to slow choirs, they excel at everything they try. Some high points are the instrumentals "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" and "A Mad Russian's Christmas", as well as "Ornament" and the moving "Old City Bar". "A Star To Follow" has an amazing segment where four choirs sing different verses all at the same time. Overall, TSO's first album is one of their best, containing a delighful mix of slow, powerful songs, and fast-paced songs that are simply a joy to listen to.

Great.......2007-05-09

Very good gutsy Christmas music! I lost my first copy of the CD, so I bought another one.

Christmas Eve and Other Stories.......2007-03-09

How do you describe the music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra? Classical, rock, heavy metal, symphonic rock... You have to hear it. This is a wonderful example - but if you're expecting sweet Christmas carols move on. This is not for you. If you want music with impact grouped around a Christmas theme - give this a try.

Beautiful Music Indeed.......2007-03-08

This is one CD our family wants to listen to all the way through more than once! Awe-inspiring instrumentation blended nicely with a little more vocals than expected. Great addition to our collection for the holidays.

Christmas Eve and Other Stories.......2007-01-30

I had expected more orchestra and less vocals. Didn't have as much Trans-Siberian big sound as I had expected.

Average customer rating: Worth it for the TSO completist, but not significantly different

Christmas Eve and Other Stories (Bonus Disc) Manufacturer: Lava Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007854W4

Product Description

This special limited edition of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Eve and Other Stories contains a bonus disc which includes a special narrated version of the album not available anywhere else.

Customer Reviews:

Worth it for the TSO completist, but not significantly different.......2005-10-09

I give it five stars because it's still a freaking awesome album, like all TSO work. What you get externally is almost identical to the standard Christmas Eve album. Open up, though, and you find that it's a two disc case, with a second disc behind the first. The first disc is the usual album, but the second one has a single 66 minute track with the narrations between the songs. That's it, really, I didn't notice any other significant difference. The music is more or less identical. If you want to own everything TSO has ever done, by all means, go for it. But unless you feel that need, just go for the standard album.

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