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Holiday Preparations
(series – Trans Siberian Orchestra)

By Dahni
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   Do yourself a favor, go see a live concert of the Trans Siberia Orchestra. You should award yourself with doing this at least once in your lifetime. If you really like Rock N’ Roll’ or reminded that you do, you will especially appreciate TSO (Trans Siberian Orchestra), as it is known by its three letters.

   I am writing this now because it is still possible to grab a couple of seats for a show near you. Just click on the following link and look for “all dates.” – https://www.trans-siberian.com/

   What is the Trans Siberian Orchestra. The same website above will answer all these questions and more, but I will give you some perspective as one that has seen a live TSO show.

   What really sets them apart is their combination of classical Christmas music and songs with Rock N. Roll quite possibly. Inspiration was no doubt from the first album ever titled a ‘Rock Opera’ from the Band, ‘The Who’ – ‘Tommy’ in 1969. ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ was a commercial and ‘Broadway’ success in 1970. David Bowie’s – ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ in 1972, was another ‘Rock Opera.’ ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ in 1973 was another ‘Rock Opera from Broadway to motion pictures, can likely be found running in some cities somewhere at any time. Each Rock Opera have several things in common as full orchestras, multiple guitars, drums, keyboards, singers and large productions. They each have their own unique calling and attraction to participants. Trans Siberian Orchestra has its own unique brand too. For starters, they use incredible light and sound techniques, fire and lasers along with spellbinding storytelling virtuosity. There is not a bad seat in any auditorium where you may experience a TSO show. Cranes and other elaborate props and sets will bring the musicians to you or at least close.

   The other thing I find unique about TSO is they will employ local musicians and singers in every show. It gives a real homey touch especially if there is someone you actually know in your community, in the production.

   I just cannot put into words what it is like, witnessing a TSO in person. You will just have to see at least one and experience it yourself. But I will say these few final things. Be prepared to meet people from all walks of life, ages, skin color, intellect economic background, whole families and even some that have been to many, many of these TSO shows for years. The programs are beautiful and the gift store filled with treasures enough for there to be, something for everyone. Finally, have you ever heard the term –
“close enough to feel the heat?” My wife Susan and I set in the balcony of a TSO show several years ago and with blazing flames of fire from the stage, everything they would burst into flames, moments later, we could feel the heat! If you think about $120 bucks for 2 seats is expensive, let me just encourage that a perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime event as a TSO show has so much interest, value and will produce so many memories, $120 is nothing. Besides, if you couples want to do something together, let this be the gif you give each other for Christmas.

   How on earth did they come up with the name – ‘Trans Siberian Orchestra’? The original founder of TSO, was Paul O’Neill in 1996. O’Neill said it was inspired by his trip to Russia in the 1980s. He was particularly moved by the Russian province of Siberia, known for its freezing cold climate. One of its most distinctive features is the Trans-Siberian Railway, which is the longest railroad in the world that connects western Russia to the eastern part of Russia which touches Northeast Asia.

   “If anyone has ever seen Siberia, it is incredibly beautiful but incredibly harsh and unforgiving as well. The one thing that everyone who lives there has in common that runs across it . . . is the Trans-Siberian Railway,” O’Neill allegedly told Citizen’s Voice in 2011, using the railway as a metaphor for how music connects people across the world. “Life, too, can be incredibly beautiful but also incredibly harsh and unforgiving, and the one thing that we all have in common that runs across it . . . is music. It was a little bit overly philosophical, but it sounded different, and I like the initials, TSO.”

   In closing, I will share three videos. Two you have liekly seen before, thesey are all of the Internet, YouTube and etc.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Eve / Sarajevo (Timeless Version) (Official Music Video) [HD]

Wizards of Winter by TSO – Background music for this home with an incredible light show for the holidays

Last and maybe least, it’s just me —

DD (drive dancing), to TSO in my car.