The Christmas Attic is the second album by the American rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, released in 1998. The cover art is by Edgar Jerins.
On September 5, 2019, The Christmas Attic was certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
References to other carols and works
"Boughs of Holly" is a reworking of "Deck the Halls". "March of the Kings/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," besides the obvious carol, is also a rock version of the Farandole from Bizet's L'Arlésienne's Suite No. 2. "The Three Kings and I (What Really Happened)" briefly quotes "O Holy Night" and the "Hallelujah" chorus. "Christmas Canon" is based on Pachelbel's Canon. The "Joy" section of "Joy/Angels We Have Heard on High" is a reworking of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."
Track listing
The album was re-released in 2001 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 the TSO film The Ghosts of Christmas Eve.
Personnel
Performers
Vocals
Solos
Jody Ashworth
Joe Cerisano
Katrina Chester
Marlene Danielle
Thomas Farese
Peggy Harley
Daryl B. Pediford
Back–Ups
Latisha Jordan – background coordinator
Peggy Harley
Robert Kinkel
Maurice Lauchner
Al Pitrelli
Jon Oliva
Timara Sanders
Zak Stevens
Doug Thoms
Yolanda Wyns
Child choir
Dan Moriarty – conductor
Choir
The Choristers, St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City
Marilina Acosta
Brendan Burgess
Julia George
Shoshana Frishberg
Julian Drabik
Jack Gibson
Nina Gottlieb
Erick Hernandez
Michelle Repella
Anton Spivack
Orchestra
Robert Kinkel – piano and keyboards
Jon Oliva – piano, keyboards and bass guitar
Al Pitrelli – lead, rhythm and bass guitars
Paul O'Neill, Chris Caffery – rhythm guitars
Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
Jeff Plate – drums
Production
Paul O'Neill – producer
Robert Kinkel – co–producer, additional engineering
Dave Wittman – recording and mixing engineer
Darren Rapp, Kathy Rich, Robert Duryea, Steve Ship, Tim Ronaghan – assistant engineers Joe Johnson, Michael Shielzi, Sheldon Guide – additional engineering Gin–Won Lee – additional engineering assistant Kevin Hodge – mastering at The Cutting Room, New York
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Homepage
Trans-Siberian Orchestra albums
Concept albums
1998 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Rock operas
Rock Christmas albums
Lava Records albums
Albums produced by Paul O'Neill (rock producer)