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.[5]
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The Christmas Attic | ||||
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Studio album by Trans-Siberian Orchestra | ||||
Released | September 15, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
Studio | Soundtrack Studios, Studio 900 and Stellar Productions (overdubs), New York City | |||
Genre | Symphonic rock, Christmas music | |||
Length | 73:19 | |||
Label | Lava/Atlantic | |||
Producer | Paul O'Neill and Robert Kinkel | |||
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Singles from The Christmas Attic | ||||
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[4] |
On September 5, 2019, The Christmas Attic was certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve" |
| 2:15 |
2. | "Boughs of Holly" (instrumental) | Traditional | 4:24 |
3. | "The World That She Sees" |
| 3:01 |
4. | "The World That He Sees" |
| 4:43 |
5. | "Midnight Christmas Eve" (instrumental) |
| 4:21 |
6. | "The March of the Kings / Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" (instrumental) | 3:52 | |
7. | "The Three Kings and I (What Really Happened)" |
| 6:29 |
8. | "Christmas Canon" |
| 4:19 |
9. | "Joy of Man's Desire/Angels We Have Heard on High" |
| 3:55 |
10. | "Find Our Way Home" |
| 3:45 |
11. | "Appalachian Snowfall" (instrumental) |
| 4:12 |
12. | "The Music Box" | O'Neill | 3:00 |
13. | "The Snow Came Down" |
| 5:43 |
14. | "Christmas in the Air" |
| 4:12 |
15. | "Dream Child (A Christmas Dream)" |
| 7:04 |
16. | "An Angel's Share" |
| 3:05 |
17. | "Music Box Blues" | O'Neill | 5:36 |
The album was re-released in 2002 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.
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