Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Lost Christmas Eve - Music & Performance - CD

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is back with their third and final volume of their Christmas trilogy, "THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE." the long awaited follow- up to the double platinum CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES and the platinum THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC, features their trademark symphonic rock, which fuses elements of hard rock, Broadway, R&B, and classical music into a unique and distinctive blend excerpts and holiday standards.

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, Rovi

Performer	Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Music genre	Christmas Music
Music subgenre	Symphonic Rock
Media format	CD
Original release date	2004-10-12
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	23
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Christmas trilogy
Track listing	Faith Noel, The Lost Christmas Eve, Christmas Dreams, Wizard in Winter, Remember, Anno Domini, Christmas Concerto, Queen of the Winter Night, Christmas Nights in Blue, Christmas Jazz, Christmas Jam, Siberian Sleigh Ride, What Is Christmas?, For the Sake of Our Brother, The Wisdom of Snow, Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness), Back to a Reason (Part II), Christmas Bells, Carousels and Time, What Child Is This?, O'Come All Ye Faithful, Christmas Canon Rock, Different Wings, Midnight Clear
Record label	Atlantic
Composer	TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
Number in series	3
Occasion	Christmas
Track name	Faith Noel, The Lost Christmas Eve, Christmas Dreams, Wizards in Winter (Instrumental), Remember, Anno Domine, Christmas Concerto (Instrumental), Queen of the Winter Night, Christmas Nights in Blue, Christmas Jazz (Instrumental), Christmas Jam, Siberian Sleigh Ride (Instrumental), What Is Christmas?, For the Sake of Our Brother, The Wisdom of Snow (Instrumental), Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness) (Instrumental), Back to a Reason (Part II), Christmas Bells, Carousels & Time (Instrumental), What Child Is This?, O' Come All Ye Faithful (Instrumental), Christmas Canon Rock, Different Wings, Midnight Clear
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N