Released September 15, 1998 Length 73:19 Release date 15 September 1998 | Recorded 1997-1998 Artist Trans-Siberian Orchestra Label Atlantic Records | |
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The Christmas Attic
(1998) Beethoven's Last Night
(2000) Genres Christmas music, Symphonic rock Producers Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel Similar Trans-Siberian Orchestra albums, Christmas music albums | ||
The ghosts of christmas eve trans siberian orchestra
The Christmas Attic is the second album by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a rock opera, and the second installment of their Christmas Trilogy. Cover art created by Edgar Jerins.
Contents
- The ghosts of christmas eve trans siberian orchestra
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Vocals
- Child choir
- Orchestra
- Songs
- References
The story is about a young child exploring the attic in an old house on Christmas Eve. The opening poetry sets up the story;
In this room where shadows live
And ghost that fail learn time forgives
Welcome friends please stay a while
Our story starts with one small child
Who spend her nights in attics dark
Where dreams are stored like sleeping hearts
This album contains a mix of vocal and instrumental songs but as usual with TSO the story is the core of the album.
The track "Christmas Canon," one of the orchestra's most well-known songs, is a variation of Johann Pachelbel's famous Canon in D Major, with lyrics and new music added.
The album was performed live for the first time during the band's 2014 Winter Tour.
Track listing
The album was re-released in 2002 with a companion track to "The World That She Sees" (which was shortened from 6 minutes to just 3) called "The World That He Sees" inserted into the track listing directly after "She Sees" and having a length of 4:45. The last track "Music Box Blues" was also truncated to 4:57; this version was previously used in their film "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve."
Personnel
Vocals
Solos:
Back-Ups:
Child choir
Conductor:
Choir:
Orchestra
Songs
1The Ghosts of Christmas Eve2:15
2Boughs of Holly4:25
3The World That She Sees