Historical Songaday: Day 28 (Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas At Sarajevo)

DAY TWENTY-EIGHT: TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA - CHRISTMAS AT SARAJEVO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vHRwmFc-1o&feature=player_embedded

There's no good reason Trans-Siberian Orchestra should work. Here, I'll pitch it how it was probably originally pitched - "We'll do rock/metal covers of traditional Christmas songs" "Dude wait what? WHY?". But somehow, from some bizarre fluke, they've managed to become a fantastic and huge endeavor. The songs are good, and Sarajevo is my favorite of a great list of songs.
TSO is among the few bands I've seen live, and before I saw them I never would have considered a rock-covers-of-christmas-songs band to have so many LASERS. It was good, although we didn't have great seats.
To their credit, not all their music is Christmas music anymore. For example, they have a version of Carmina Burana. If you want non-Christmas stuff, listen to Night Castle, their most recent album.
Evidently, they're a large band(a whole orchestra), so there has never been any major drama about cast members.
Um, I think that's it other than links.

Links:
Their site: http://trans-siberian.com/
First Snow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWA_SHP1ujE
A Mad Russian's Christmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4FW4pukdFI
Toccata-Carpimus Noctum(video was taken at a live show): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJxTsM1lZQ
Sparks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t56AHZw4gqY
Nutrocker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGpGE8uLMqo
Night Castle(video was taken at a live show): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGpRdRm_BZA

End Recording,
Ego.