Almost Christmas

One of my favorite bands to listen to during Christmas is the Trans Siberian Orchestra. They are essentially a rock band that create the TSO each year. It's not heavy metal, grunge rock. They take Christmas themes and play them in a unique way. When recording, they use a 60 piece orchestra & a choir.

Each album has an original story in the CD cover. The songs in the album retell a part of the story musically. I think the album Christmas Eve and Other Stories is the best of the bunch. Here is the story of that album. Listen to some samples. (Christmas Eve in Sarajevo is great but feel free to listen to them all)

And then there's the TSO holiday home. A friend of mine sent me the link that shows a home with the best Christmas light display. Of course, the owners timed the display with music form TSO's latest album. I'm not sure if it's real or not but it sure is great!