Christmas Eve and Other Stories
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| Studio album by Trans-Siberian Orchestra | |||||
| Released | October 15, 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Symphonic rock | ||||
| Length | 66:46 | ||||
| Label | Lava Records | ||||
| Producer | Paul O'Neill and Robert Kinkel | ||||
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Christmas Eve and Other Stories is a CD of Christmas carols by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This CD takes familiar carols and adds to them the rock touch that the Trans-Siberian Orchestra is known for. The CD contains a mix of vocal and instrumental songs.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "An Angel Came Down" – 3:52
- "O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night" – 4:19 *
- "A Star to Follow" – 3:49
- "First Snow" – 3:53 *
- "The Silent Nutcracker" – 2:22 *
- "A Mad Russian's Christmas" – 4:42 *
- "The Prince of Peace" – 3:33
- "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" – 3:25 *
- "Good King Joy" – 6:36
- "Ornament" – 3:37
- "The First Noel" – 0:55 *
- "Old City Bar" – 6:18
- "Promises to Keep" – 2:41
- "This Christmas Day" – 4:20
- "An Angel Returned" – 3:52
- "O Holy Night" – 2:39 *
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 1:16 *
- (*) indicates an instrumental
- "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" was first released on the Savatage album Dead Winter Dead in 1995.
- Songs "O Holy Night" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" are bonus tracks.
[edit] Hidden Track
Some copies of this album issued after 2000 have an untitled hidden bonus track as an 18th song.
[edit] Personnel
- Paul O'Neill - Producer
- Robert Kinkel - Co-Producer
- Dave Wittman - Recording and Mix Engineer
[edit] Performers
[edit] Vocals
Solos:
- John Margolis
- Marlene Danielle
- Michael Fawcette
- Thomas Faresse
- Ken Williams
- Babi Floyd
Back-Ups:
- Zak Stevens
- Nancy Jackson
- Peggy Harley
- Latasha Spencer
- Danielle Lander
- Jeffrey Stackhouse
- Timothy Carosi
- Peter Valentine
[edit] Child choir
Conductor:
- Anthony Piccolo
Choir:
- Joseph Murray
- Andrian Ross
- Nigel Tangredi
- Warren Wilson
- Beth Butler
- Cabiria Jacobson
- Rachel Rosenfield
- Caroline Ross
[edit] Instrumental
[edit] Solos
- Cello - Mary Wooten
- French Horn - John Clark
[edit] Orchestra
- Robert Kinkel - Piano and Keyboards
- Johnny Lee Middleton - Bass
- Jon Oliva - Piano, Keyboards and Bass Guitars
- Paul O'Neill - Rhythm Guitars
- Al Pitrelli - Lead, Rhythm and Bass Guitars
- Jeff Plate - Drums
- Chris Caffery - Additional Guitars on "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)"
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