構成数 | 4枚

合計収録時間 | 03:29:52

This release includes a bonus DVD. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Al Pitrelli (guitar, keyboards); Chris Caffery, Alex Skolnick, Paul O'Neill, Angus Clark, Tristan Avakian (guitar); Jon Oliva, Robert Kinkel (piano, keyboards); Jane Mangini (piano); Carmine Giglio, Mee Eun Kim (keyboards); Johnny Lee Middleton, David Z., Jeff Allegue (bass instrument); Jeff Plate (drums). Personnel: Peggy Harley (vocals, background vocals); Gary G. Giles, James Lewis, Daryl Pediford, Wendy Eggers, Ken Williams, Bobby Floyd, Martha Danielle, Michael Fawcette, John Margolis, Robert Evan, Gretchen Kinkel, Kelsey Surdan, J. Mark McVey, Tommy Farese, Joe Cerisano, Katrina Chester, Michael Lanning, Jennifer Cella, Jody Ashworth (vocals); Amy Helm (whistling); Mary Wooten (cello); Dave Eggar , Michelle Satris, Natalie Cenovia Cummins, Garo Yellin, Lisa Liu, Mark Wood , David Gold , Hiroko Taguchi (strings); John Clark (French horn, horns); Jon Oliva, Al Pitrelli (bass guitar, background vocals); Takanori Niida, John O'Reilly (drums); Tamira C. Sanders, Latasha Jordon, Maurice Lauchner, Peter Valentine, Nancy Jackson, Danielle Landherr, Timothy Carose, Jeffrey Stackhouse, Doug Thoms, Latasha Spencer, Robert Kinkel, Yolanda Wyns, Zachary Stevens (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Dave Wittman. Recording information: Sound Tracks, New York, New York, NY. Director: Hart Perry. Photographers: Stuart Simons; Marc B. Weiss; Seth Greenwald. In 2004, Trans-Siberian Orchestra finished their "Christmas trilogy" with the massive -- some would say ponderous -- The Lost Christmas Eve. Wasting none of the holiday season's precious shopping time, the Christmas Trilogy box set landed two weeks after that album, giving the band's loyal fan base a set to give -- some would say inflict -- to their friends. Then again, maybe they'll just want to hold on to the set since there's a DVD with appearances by Jewel and Michael Crawford and the lavishly illustrated booklet includes all the lyrics and background stories. You really should dabble in Trans-Siberian's dramatic, huge world of Christmas music through the eyes of classic rock before laying down the money for the set. If you just need a bit of this 60-piece, the first album is the most inspired, but it's not enough for most who get hooked. Although the next two albums gave diminishing returns, Trans-Siberian producer/mastermind Paul O'Neill kept pouring his heart into the music and always offered some genuine thrills. Great presentation and a packed DVD make up for a lot of note-spinning on the third disc, and what was a wintry night made for besides curling up with a precious, hope-filled story, no matter how cumbersome? ~ David Jeffries

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