Trans-Siberian Orchestra Review
Christmas is the time of the year when family members come together to reunite in love and peace, brought by connections of love and purity. Most often the best way to describe this bond is through music. Christmas music helps cheer and strengthen the link between individuals, and most of all, tell the story of the distance, sometimes painstaking journey, and the overall adventure traveling to the meeting spot of each family. There are lots of ways people have done this but, none better than the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. While sitting at their performance a mind wanders, almost as if you were there when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. As the descending angels and the three wise men stand above the blessed baby boy, even though sitting in gratifying solitude, emotion is paramount. Or when St. Nicolas gave his shoes and coat when he ran out of toys, just to make sure everyone had at least something.
Slowly lights, lasers and moving stage fixtures cause you to become mesmerizedby the musical harmony. Taking old classic songs and reforming them with such magnitude and diverse intensity. When you stop and think all you can remember is the good in your childhood and the good to come, putting the star on the Christmas tree, being a guinea-pig to many new growing family traditions.
With the easy-to-follow plot line of an angle, their story mentally brings one to the sights in the world were people are not as fortunate. Somehow though, they find a way to live in inner-harmony with love. This story not only appeals to the ear with soft graceful tone and tenderness to vibrant and stimulating rock music. It brings you the real true meaning of life, the act of caring for someone when no one else will. The warmth of giving, and not expecting anything back causes thought of pureness and prosperity, which St. Nicolas exemplified. Through giving, time, love, and hope, brings the beauty of Christmas.
The laser show in the dry winter air evokes the feel of the Siberian aurora borealis. When the snow blowers turn on, it is hard to understand were one is. You are caught by the snow drifting to the ground in peace and purity. Then, sometimes unexpectedly, flames douse the air as you think of a warm fire and sipping a mug of hot-coco with your family. When the concert comes to an adieu, while you rise and stumble, you leave with the true love of Christmas and life still vivid in your heart as you board the train of hope.