helterskelter.ca

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
1996 - Christmas Eve And Other Stories.
more TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA.
way more Helter Skelter.

September 30, 1996 - 2026: 30 years of: Christmas Eve And Other Stories.

From a single AVATAR to a full blown 20-piece orchestra.

Since 1987's Hall Of The Mountain King LP, melodicrock icons SAVATAGE have been co-writing with musical genius Paul O'Neill. Through time, the symphonic-effect and concepts have grown to epic proportions with 1991's Streets: A Rock Opera CD.

Now deep into the mid 90s, in a epicrock-less post-grunge landscape, the era was right for this vision to take over the world. Numerous singers, a choir, a full orchestra along electric-guitars, bass and drums ...all current members of SAVATAGE are present. All aboard the freight-train, the ultimate rock-supernova ...this is the: TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA.

The historical pieces "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "O Holy Night" and classic cuts like Tchaikovsky's "A Mad Russian's Christmas" ...all receive the O'Neill overdrive treatment. One rich hour of colorful wintery-sounds with a carol-feel, all wrapped in a rock-envelope.

The immaculate conception.

Progressive, epic, conceptual, symphonic ...or even Christmas-Metal, call 'em what you will, as this new entity is filling up arenas and breaking new grounds in the live department. This exhibition shall eventually include flame-throwers, mechanical-platforms, laser-lights and giant display screens. The bigger than life elaborate stage-production is an all-time show-stopper. Think: Disney and RAMMSTEIN combined !

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and Christmas Eve And Other Stories, truly music you have to listen to ...and watch. Some fans might ask: "Who listens to actual Rock Christmas music ?" ...well a couple of people do, as the RIAA-certified 3x Platinum plateau was reached.

Part of a trilogy, the ORCHESTRA's fairytale shall continue with 1998's The Christmas Attic CD. Everyday is Xmas, light it up !

RIP Paul O'Neill (1956-2017)

*
Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHioIlbnS_A
Christmas Eve And Other Stories = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWZ9Vtyqss&list=OLAK5uy_lXkSJbyN575KRHeQSF4kWqtjGxiknuruU
Live on Conan O'Brien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZNJdRAYXOo
The Ghost Of Christmas Eve = full VHS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcMe551smvs&list=PLsxR7gldUtqXRcFmxMNimQ_oQ46ysIN74

more TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA:

#SAVATAGE