The Lost Christmas Eve

by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Overview

The story that unfolds during Trans-Siberian Orchestra's third Christmas CD deals with angels visiting New York City, which gives this orchestrated rock group a chance to draw upon a wide variety of modern music. The jaunty "Christmas Nights in Blue" sounds like it was influenced by Louis Jordan and is the coolest moment the orchestra has ever offered, while the driving "Christmas Jam" is Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" with some sleigh bells. Not that the group was ever "traditional," but the songs here sound less influenced by the old Christmas standards, and they're generally more fun and uplifting. The quiet numbers are delicate and beautiful, and there are a number of them in the album's fourth quarter. The problem with the album is it's nearly choked with too much material, with a great number of the songs existing solely to move the story along. That's when the album gets too emotive, too forced, and too Electric Light Orchestra without Jeff Lynne. Good new is, whittle out the dreck and you've still have plenty left to enjoy. Even though it won't win them any new fans, The Lost Christmas Eve is rumored to be an "end of the trilogy" album. If so, the trilogy ends with a big, theatrical bang, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra fans wouldn't have it any other way. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2004
Label:	Lava Records
UPC:	0075679314628
Rank:	5018

Tracks

1. Faith Noel
2. The Lost Christmas Eve
3. Christmas Dreams
4. Wizards in Winter
5. Remember
6. Anno Domine
7. Christmas Concerto
8. Queen of the Winter Night
9. Christmas Nights in Blue
10. Christmas Jazz
11. Christmas Jam
12. Siberian Sleigh Ride
13. What Is Christmas?
14. For the Sake of Our Brother
15. The Wisdom of Snow
16. Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness)
17. Back to a Reason, Pt. 2
18. Christmas Bells, Carousels & Time
19. What Child Is This?
20. O' Come All Ye Faithful
21. Christmas Canon Rock
22. Different Wings
23. Midnight Clear

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Trans-Siberian Orchestra   Primary Artist
Natalie Cenovia Cummins   Strings
Steve Broderick   Choir/Chorus
Logan Hill   Choir/Chorus
Michelle Satris   Strings
Takanori Niida   Drums
Jonathan Tetelman   Choir/Chorus
Caleb Eboch   Choir/Chorus
Marshall Kock   Choir/Chorus
Takeytha Johnson   Choir/Chorus
Dave Eggar   Strings
Marilyn Villamar   Choir/Chorus
Allie Sherudan   Choir/Chorus
Mark Wood   Strings
David Z.   Bass
Daniel "Shaolun" Chen   Choir/Chorus
Carmine Giglio   Keyboards
David Gold   Strings
Joe Cerisano   Choir/Chorus
Benjamin Cole   Choir/Chorus
Jane Mangini   Piano
Garo Yellin   Strings
Johnny Lee Middleton   Bass
Dina Fanai   Choir/Chorus
Katrina Chester   Choir/Chorus
Michael Lanning   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Jill Gioia   Choir/Chorus
Sylvia Tosun   Choir/Chorus
Dave Wittman   Bass
Al Pitrelli   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Rhythm)
Alex Skolnick   Guitar
Hiroko Taguchi   Strings
John Clark   Horn
Jennifer Cella   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Angus Clark   Guitar
Tristan Avakian   Guitar
Jeff Allegue   Bass
Jon Oliva   Piano,Keyboards,Choir/Chorus
Robert Kinkel   Piano,Conductor,Keyboards,Choir/Chorus
Gary G. Giles   Vocals
Tommy Farese   Choir/Chorus
James Mingo Lewis   Vocals
Will Stanley   Choir/Chorus
Peter Day   Choir/Chorus
John O'Reilly   Drums
Kelsey Surdan   Vocals,Soloist
Gretchen Kinkel   Vocals,Soloist
Tucker Wheatley   Choir/Chorus
Martin Flynt   Choir/Chorus
Lisa Liu   Strings
Paul O'Neill   Guitar (Rhythm)
Amy Helm   Soloist,Whistle (Human)
Paul Ryder   Choir/Chorus
Andrew Hill   Choir/Chorus
J. Mark McVey   Vocals
Chris Caffery   Guitar
Mee Eun Kim   Keyboards
Jeff Plate   Drums
Robert Evan   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Stephanie Rice Anderson   Choir/Chorus
Sanya Mateyas   Choir/Chorus
Bashawn Moore   Choir/Chorus
Danielle Landherr   Choir/Chorus
Joslyn Brown   Choir/Chorus
David Maliakel   Choir/Chorus
Martin Shedd   Choir/Chorus
Vincent Metallo   Music Direction
Kristin Lewis Gorman   Choir/Chorus
Bart Shatto   Choir/Chorus
Latasha Jordon   Choir/Chorus
Guy Lemonnier   Choir/Chorus
Cedar Georgevich   Choir/Chorus
Wendy Eggers   Vocals
Daryl Pediford   Vocals

Technical Credits

Nick Wood   Assistant Engineer
Dave Wittman   Insert,Mixing,Engineer
Al Pitrelli   Composer
Mike Scielzi   Engineer
Frederick Oakeley   Composer
Jon Oliva   Composer
Robert Kinkel   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Choir Arrangement,String Arrangements
Paul Silverstein   Pre-Production
Tim Ronaghan   Engineer
Marc McCabe   Assistant Engineer
Mike Zinczenko   Engineer
Charles Harbour   Assistant Engineer
Paul O'Neill   Composer,Producer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Composer
Kevin Hodge   Mastering
Joshua Ruzansky   Assistant Engineer
Bob Grannatt   Assistant Engineer
Larry Freemantle   Design
Jason Flom   A&R
Ben Sanders   Assistant Engineer