The Christmas Attic
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| Studio album by Trans-Siberian Orchestra | ||||
| Released | September 15, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic rock, Christmas music | |||
| Length | 73:19 | |||
| Label | Lava Records | |||
| Producer | Paul O'Neill and Robert Kinkel | |||
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The Christmas Attic is the second album by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a rock opera, and the second installment of their Christmas Trilogy. Cover art created by Edgar Jerins.
The story is about a young child exploring the attic in an old house on Christmas Eve. The opening poetry sets up the story;
In this room where shadows live
And ghost that fail learn time forgives
Welcome friends please stay a while
Our story starts with one small child
Who spend her nights in attics dark
Where dreams are stored like sleeping hearts
This album contains a mix of vocal and instrumental songs but as usual with TSO the story is the core of the album.
The track "Christmas Canon," one of the orchestra's most well-known songs, is a variation of Johann Pachelbel's famous Canon in D Major, with lyrics and new music added.
The album was performed live for the first time during the band's 2014 Winter Tour.
The album was re-released in 2002 with a companion track to "The World That She Sees" (which was shortened from 6 minutes to just 3) called "The World That He Sees" inserted into the track listing directly after "She Sees" and having a length of 4:45. The last track "Music Box Blues" was also truncated to 4:57; this version was previously used in their film "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve."
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