Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2017

Last Updated on Mon Nov 27 10:00:45 MST 2017

Originally published Mon Nov 27 10:00:45 MST 2017

By lfmartinez6

UTEP Communications

Trans-Siberian Orchestra hits the road to perform "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve," the best of TSO and more.

TSO brings a rock-n-roll sound to the holiday season.

"I've always believed that music has the power to transport and transform," TSO founder Paul O'Neill explained on the band's website. "The original concept of Trans-Siberian Orchestra was how to make music have the most emotional impact. We always try to write melodies that are so infectious they don't need lyrics and lyrics so poetic that they don't need a melody, but when you combine the two together they create an alloy where the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. Once those songs are woven together into a tapestry they create a story which gives each song a third dimension."

The first installment of the Christmas trilogy, Christmas Eve and Other Stories became TSO's debut album. Fueled by the socially conscious single "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24," the album was certified double platinum. More platinum certifications followed with 1998's The Christmas Attic, and the final installment of the Christmas trilogy, The Lost Christmas Eve in 2004.