Buy New
 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
Available to Download Now
 
Buy the MP3 album for $13.99
  
 
 
 
Buy Used
Used - Like New See details
$3.37 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
Fulfilled by Amazon

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
131 used & new from $0.40
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Christmas Eve and Other Stories
 
See larger image and other views 
See all product images
See 1 customer image
Share your own customer images

Christmas Eve and Other Stories

Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (249 customer reviews)
List Price: $15.98
Price: $13.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $1.99 (12%)
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Want it delivered Wednesday, September 8? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
26 new from $7.75 103 used from $0.40 2 collectible from $15.99
Buy the MP3 album for $13.99 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.

Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s

Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Samples
Song Title Time Price
listen  1. An Angel Came Down 3:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. O Come All Ye Faithful/ O Holy Night (Instrumental) 4:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. A Star To Follow 3:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. First Snow (Instrumental) 3:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. The Silent Nutcracker (Instrumental) 2:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. A Mad Russian's Christmas (Instrumental) 4:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. The Prince Of Peace 3:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Christmas/ Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental) 3:25$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Good King Joy 6:35$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Ornament 3:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. The First Noel (Instrumental)0:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Old City Bar 6:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Promises To Keep 2:41$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. This Christmas Day 4:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. An Angel Returned 3:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. O Holy Night 2:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 1:17$0.99 Buy Track

Amazon's Trans-Siberian Orchestra Store

Music

Image of album by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Photos

Image of Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Videos

Trans-Siberian Orchestra EPK

Biography

It’s been 14 years since Trans-Siberian Orchestra debuted with the single “Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24),” inspiring generations of fans to rediscover the multi-dimensional art form of the rock opera.

TSO has sold more than seven million copies of its first five rock operas -- 1996's CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES, 1998's THE CHRISTMAS ATTIC, BEETHOVEN'S LAST NIGHT in 2000 and 2004’s THE LOST… Read more in Amazon's Trans-Siberian Orchestra Store

›
Visit Amazon's Trans-Siberian Orchestra Store
for 7 albums, 6 photos, videos, 27 concert dates, discussions, and more.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Get $1 worth of MP3 downloads from Amazon MP3 after you order your item. Limited to one promotional credit per customer. Here's how (restrictions apply)

Frequently Bought Together

Christmas Eve and Other Stories + Night Castle (2 CD) + Beethoven's Last Night
Price For All Three: $40.41

Show availability and shipping details

Buy the selected items together

  • In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Night Castle (2 CD) ~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra Audio CD$15.85

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Beethoven's Last Night ~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra Audio CD$10.57

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Christmas Attic

The Christmas Attic

~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra
3.8 out of 5 stars (106)  $13.99
The Lost Christmas Eve

The Lost Christmas Eve

~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra
4.2 out of 5 stars (172)  $14.99
Beethoven's Last Night

Beethoven's Last Night

~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra
4.3 out of 5 stars (187)  $10.57
Night Castle (2 CD)

Night Castle (2 CD)

~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra
3.9 out of 5 stars (285)  $15.85
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve

DVD ~ Michael Crawford
4.8 out of 5 stars (160)  $13.49
› Explore similar items

Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 15, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: © 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp. / Lava Records
  • ASIN: B000002JX6
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (249 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
    #1 in  Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening
    #3 in  Music > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera
    #1 in  Music > Classical > Sacred & Religious > Noels

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Eve and Other Stories a holiday rock opera? Or perhaps just a holiday prog-rock disc? Or maybe it's New Age? Whatever the case may be, this isn't your typical Christmas album. Filled with electric guitar solos, plenty of synthesized keyboards, a children's choir, and lively drumming, Christmas Eve can only be compared to one other record, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's other holiday disc, The Christmas Attic. On this CD, angelic vocal solos (on numbers such as "The Prince of Peace") are interspersed with driving instrumentals. Sentimental, occasionally bombastic, but as high-concept as holiday albums can be. --Jason Verlinde

Product Description

Characterized by its Capra-esque quality, this acclaimed holiday recording features an ensemble that joins talents from the hard rock, Broadway musical and classical arenas.
Genre: Christmas Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating:
Release Date: 15-OCT-1996

Customers Also Bought Items By

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(52)
(37)
(36)
(13)
(11)
(11)
(4)
(3)
(3)
(2)
Agree with these tags?
See all 49 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

249 Reviews
5 star:
 (202)
4 star:
 (19)
3 star:
 (6)
2 star:
 (6)
1 star:
 (16)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (249 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
82 of 85 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC, December 10, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Christmas Eve and Other Stories (Audio CD)
This is a classic cd that you will not tire of! I actually removed it from my Christmas storage this year in October (couldn't wait for Thanksgiving). There are several qualities to this cd. First, the arrangements are incredible. They are agressive and powerful and often combine themes from several songs into 1 (Carol of the Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen form Christmas Eve/Sarajevo). To pull this off, T.S.O. incorporates phenomenal musicianship to back these arrangements.

There is more to this cd than just great music. There is a Christmas tale which weaves the songs together into one work. The section of this story that always gets to me is from 'The Ornament' to 'This Christmas Day'.

Finally, what brings it all together is the choice of vocalists throughout the story - all fantastic. The emotion that is heard in these songs relating to the part of the story they are telling is as if they are living the story and we are observing it. Just listen to the vocalist of 'This Christmas Day' and I believe you will understand. I literally get chills at the end of this song.

All in all, this will be a favorite for years to come. Enjoy!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
80 of 84 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas album with year-round appeal, August 5, 2000
This review is from: Christmas Eve and Other Stories (Audio CD)
Well, usually around December sometime this album and its worthy successor become my two favorites to listen to - not to say you won't find me listening to it throughout the rest of the year, either. The album's 17 tracks, every single one of them excellent, are divided nearly equally between instrumental and non-instrumental tracks. The songs tell the story of an angel's quest and a runaway returned home for the holidays in an implied rock opera style. In doing so, Paul O'Neill and company are able to somehow capture the magic and spirit of the season with incredible accuracy. The style of the music varies greatly, from light to heavy and everything in between. Here you'll find piano / vocal driven Broadway moments, string filled symphonic moments, solo-guitar laden heavy metal moments, not to mention the tasteful inclusion of a children's choir and a song each to touch on folk and blues. Many of the album's melodies are borrowed from Christmas favorites, meaning plenty of the tunes will be very familiar to even the first time listener, and the original material on the album is just as spectacular as the reworkings of the classics. With at least six different lead singers, the album is both a musical and vocal treat. A definite essential.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of their Christmas Albums!, March 13, 2002
By Mel (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Christmas Eve and Other Stories (Audio CD)
I originally bought this just for the Christmas Eve/Sarajevo piece, but I fell in love with the rest of it as well. The music varies from quiet guitar pieces to stuff that would belong in the wildest rock concert. This is no ordinary Christmas CD, that's for sure!

One of the neatest things about it is that the music tells the story of an angel sent on a mission, looking for something that best represents all the good people do one another for Christmas. The listener travels with the angel and listens in as he does on the lives of various characters until at last he comes across a father's prayer for a daughter that had run away from home. He follows the prayer to where the daughter is, and in helping her return home, finds what he is looking for and returns to heaven.

I have also listened to "The Christmas Attic", and that album is also nice, but the music just isn't as catchy as "Christmas Eve and Other Stories".

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing music
I love listening to this music year-round. The TSO is for all ages and all music preferences. The words are inspirational.
Published 2 months ago by Karen M.

4.0 out of 5 stars Have a Hard Rock Christmas
This a very good Hard Rock Christmas album with some pretty brutal covers of some Christmas classics, like the Nutcracker (A Mad Russian Christmas), Carol Of The Bells (Christmas... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nicholas I. Cortez

5.0 out of 5 stars TSO
After seening TSO in concert over Christmas we found every one of there CD's except this one in our local stores. Read more
Published 6 months ago by pat Rick

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent gift
My daughter had attended a concert and was in Love and wanted the CD,but she didnt have the money with her to purchase it at the concert. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Arline M. Saldamarco

2.0 out of 5 stars Purchased the Wrong CD!
This is not the CD that I wanted. I cannot rate it fairly, because of the fact that I made the mistake of ordering the incorrect CD. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Marilyn A. Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Christmas CD
This is my all time favorite Christmas album ever! I generally dislike schlocky holiday tunes, but this is so different and better than anything I have heard.
Published 7 months ago by Carolyn Scholl

5.0 out of 5 stars Trans Siberian Orchestra, good but somewhat different than expected
This CD is different than I expected. While it has the amazing sound of the Trans Siberian Orchestra, I was surprised at some of the selections with vocals. Read more
Published 7 months ago by K. Holdsworth

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Eve and Other Stories
It was great to be able to listen to the songs prior to purchase. My daughter wanted a certain song from this group and after listening to them, I purchased 2, one for her and one... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Donna Stone

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Christmas Music
I love the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and this CD. It truly captures the Spirit of Christmas!
Published 8 months ago by T. Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful CD
I purchased this CD for one particular track, Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24. Not only is this track wonderful, but the whole disk is great. I'm happy to have it in my collection.
Published 8 months ago by Happy Listener

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Carol of the Bells 2 December 2007
› See all discussions...  
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
   

So You'd Like to...

Create a guide

SoundUnwound Says...

Christmas Eve and Other Stories opens new browser window is Trans-Siberian Orchestra's 1st studio release. Browse Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Discography opens new browser window and watch Trans-Siberian Orchestra's videos opens new browser window on SoundUnwound.

View your Amazon music library opens new browser window, recommendations and new releases on SoundUnwound opens new browser window - the personal music encyclopedia.

SoundUnwound Logo

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Christmas Eve and Other Stories
65% buy the item featured on this page:
Christmas Eve and Other Stories ~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra Audio CD 4.5 out of 5 stars (249)
$13.99
The Lost Christmas Eve
12% buy
The Lost Christmas Eve ~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra Audio CD 4.2 out of 5 stars (172)
$14.99
Beethoven's Last Night
9% buy
Beethoven's Last Night ~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra Audio CD 4.3 out of 5 stars (187)
$10.57
Night Castle (2 CD)
9% buy
Night Castle (2 CD) ~ Trans-Siberian Orchestra Audio CD 3.9 out of 5 stars (285)
$15.85
› Explore similar items

Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Music by subject:








i.e., each title must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.