01. Snow White, Grumpy, Bashful, Doc & Sleepy - Christmas Eve Dinner
Walt Disney Records released a compilation titled „Disney Princess Christmas Album“ (2009). Many Disney characters sing the Holiday songs on the compilation. This track is performed by Snow White and four of seven dwarfs. Snow White’s voice is charming, and the rest is simply funny. The premiere of „Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs“ cartoon was in the year 1937.
02. Jeff Scheetz - O Holy Night
This American guitarist, playing in a band Sign of the Times, recorded a few solo albums in the style of shredding metal. The year 2000 brought „Christmas... at last“ - the release with his interpretations of Christmas carols. Aforementioned one is performed in the vein of Marty Friedman from the period of „Scenes“ and „Introduction“.
03. Mike Campese - O’Come All Ye Faithful
This American graduate of the prestigious Guitar Institute of Technology (now Musicians Institute) in Hollywood is famous for his cooperation with Trans-Siberian Orchestra on „The Lost Christmas Eve“ CD. Aforementioned carol comes from his solo album „The Meaning of Christmas“ (2008).
04. Joe Thurber - Carol of the Bells
Joe came up with an idea to mix metal with Holiday music and released it on his album titled „Christmas at the Devil’s House“ (2007). Two tracks are based on Gustav Theodore Holst’s suite „The Planets“, the one is his original song and the rest, as the aforementioned instrumental, are traditional carols.
05. Theocracy - Bethlehem
This American progressive metal band was originally the one-man project led by Matt Smith. He handled all the instruments and recorded all vocal parts on the self-titled debut in 2003. The second stuff „Mirror of Souls“ was recorded in the full line-up in 2008.
06. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 (instrumental)
07. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter
This Christmas project was initiated in 1996 by Paul O’Neill (producer), Robert Kinkel (co-producer, keyboardist, pianist) and Jon Oliva (one of Savatage co-founders). Both Paul and Robert are composers, but they don’t play live. The core of the project is/was consisted of Savatage members: Chris Caffery, Al Pitrelli, Alex Skolnick, Johnny Lee Middleton, Jeff Plate and Zak Stevens. Obviously, there were also many guest musicians like Vitalij Kuprij, Mark Wood or Anna Phoebe of Jethro Tull fame.
The first track comes from the debut „Christmas Eve & Other Stories“ (1996). Its successor „Christmas Attic“ was recorded in 1998 and it is one of the best-selling albums with Holiday music in the history of the music industry. Then the fathers of Trans-Siberian Orchestra decided to base the lyrical and instrumental concept on the story of the last day of Ludwig van Beethoven’s life. It was released in 2000 under the title „Beethoven’s Last Night“. The second instrumental comes from „The Lost Christmas Eve“ published in 2004. It gained a great popularity on the Internet due to Carson Williams' clip to the track. He specializes in the light shows synchronized with music and made use of his talent preparing the clip. The project became so popular that the world’s biggest retail shop chain Wal-Mart signed the exclusive deal for distributing the 6-track sampler „Trans-Siberian Orchestra“ (2007). The year 2009 brought their new 2-disc „Night Castle“ along with a brand new logo.
08. Elvis Presley - White Christmas
09. Elvis Presley - Silent Night
Walt Disney Records released a compilation titled „Disney Princess Christmas Album“ (2009). Many Disney characters sing the Holiday songs on the compilation. This track is performed by Snow White and four of seven dwarfs. Snow White’s voice is charming, and the rest is simply funny. The premiere of „Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs“ cartoon was in the year 1937.
02. Jeff Scheetz - O Holy Night
This American guitarist, playing in a band Sign of the Times, recorded a few solo albums in the style of shredding metal. The year 2000 brought „Christmas... at last“ - the release with his interpretations of Christmas carols. Aforementioned one is performed in the vein of Marty Friedman from the period of „Scenes“ and „Introduction“.
03. Mike Campese - O’Come All Ye Faithful
This American graduate of the prestigious Guitar Institute of Technology (now Musicians Institute) in Hollywood is famous for his cooperation with Trans-Siberian Orchestra on „The Lost Christmas Eve“ CD. Aforementioned carol comes from his solo album „The Meaning of Christmas“ (2008).
04. Joe Thurber - Carol of the Bells
Joe came up with an idea to mix metal with Holiday music and released it on his album titled „Christmas at the Devil’s House“ (2007). Two tracks are based on Gustav Theodore Holst’s suite „The Planets“, the one is his original song and the rest, as the aforementioned instrumental, are traditional carols.
05. Theocracy - Bethlehem
This American progressive metal band was originally the one-man project led by Matt Smith. He handled all the instruments and recorded all vocal parts on the self-titled debut in 2003. The second stuff „Mirror of Souls“ was recorded in the full line-up in 2008.
06. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 (instrumental)
07. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter
This Christmas project was initiated in 1996 by Paul O’Neill (producer), Robert Kinkel (co-producer, keyboardist, pianist) and Jon Oliva (one of Savatage co-founders). Both Paul and Robert are composers, but they don’t play live. The core of the project is/was consisted of Savatage members: Chris Caffery, Al Pitrelli, Alex Skolnick, Johnny Lee Middleton, Jeff Plate and Zak Stevens. Obviously, there were also many guest musicians like Vitalij Kuprij, Mark Wood or Anna Phoebe of Jethro Tull fame.
The first track comes from the debut „Christmas Eve & Other Stories“ (1996). Its successor „Christmas Attic“ was recorded in 1998 and it is one of the best-selling albums with Holiday music in the history of the music industry. Then the fathers of Trans-Siberian Orchestra decided to base the lyrical and instrumental concept on the story of the last day of Ludwig van Beethoven’s life. It was released in 2000 under the title „Beethoven’s Last Night“. The second instrumental comes from „The Lost Christmas Eve“ published in 2004. It gained a great popularity on the Internet due to Carson Williams' clip to the track. He specializes in the light shows synchronized with music and made use of his talent preparing the clip. The project became so popular that the world’s biggest retail shop chain Wal-Mart signed the exclusive deal for distributing the 6-track sampler „Trans-Siberian Orchestra“ (2007). The year 2009 brought their new 2-disc „Night Castle“ along with a brand new logo.
08. Elvis Presley - White Christmas
09. Elvis Presley - Silent Night
Actually, all was written about the King of Rock’n’Roll, so there’s no point in writing about his biographical details here. Aforementioned carols come from „Elvis’ Christmas Album“ released in 1957 by RCA. The first one was written by Irving Berlin, and the latter one’s composers were Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber.
10. Marietta Waters & John Lee Sanders - Every Christmas
Most fans associate Marietta with her songs which appeared on the soundtracks to such movies like „Top Gun“, „Fire & Ice“, „Fire, Ice & Dynamite“, „Perfect“ and others. She is also famous for the cooperation with movie composers - Harold Faltermeyer and Giorgio Moroder. She recorded her solo album only in 2006 and titled it „A Call From The Heart (Collection)“. Why did it take her so long? Marietta is a songwriting genius and one of the most sought-after songwriters on the globe. This is the right answer to the question. She re-worded one line and performed aforementioned Holiday tune alongside John Sanders. This track appears on her solo CD "A Call From The Heart (Collection)", and also appears on John Sanders' "A Grand Christmas" CD (2009).
11. Peter Columbus & Joe Hamborn (arr.) - Holy Night
12. Peter Columbus & Joe Hamborn (arr.) - Ave Maria
Both tracks were based one the arrangements of Columbus and Hamborn and appeared on the compilation „Joy - The Christmas Mixes“ released in 1992 by a German label ZYX Records.
12. Alan Silvestri - A Christmas Carol Main Title
13. Alan Silvestri - Ride On My Good Man
Walt Disney Records released in 2009 the soundtrack to Robert Zemeckis’ „A Christmas Carol“. This director is well-known from such blockbusters like „Back to the Future“ and „The Polar Express“. Charles Dickens’ novel was screened many times and Zemeckis’ is the latest one. The production involved over $200 millions and was done by the use of the technique called Motion Capture. The main character is Ebenezer Scrooge who was played by Jim Carrey. The music was composed by one of the most respectable film music composers in the world.
14. Andrea Bocelli - God Bless Us Everyone
This Italian tenor recorded „My Christmas“ album in 2009. Aforesaid track appeared on his solo stuff, but it is as well the closing one on „A Christmas Carol“ OST.
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