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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Performer
Paul O'Neill
Guitar
Robert Kinkel
Keyboards
Dave Wittman
Drums
David Zablidowsky
Bass Guitar
Jeff Allegue
Bass Guitar
Johnny Lee Middleton
Bass Guitar
Jeff Plate
Drums
John O'reilly
Drums
Takanori Niida
Drums
Alex Skolnick
Guitar
Angus Clark
Guitar
Chris Caffery
Guitar
Tristan Avakian
Guitar
John Clark
Horn
Al Pitrelli
Guitar
Carmine Giglio
Keyboards
Jon Oliva
Keyboards
Mee Eun Kim
Keyboards
Robert Evan
Lead Vocals
Jane Mangini
Piano
Dave Eggar
Strings
David Gold
Strings
Garo Yellin
Strings
Hiroko Taguchi
Strings
Lisa Liu
Strings
Mark Wood
Strings
Michelle Satris
Strings
Natalie Cenovia Cummins
Strings
Amy Helm
Whistle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul O'Neill
Songwriter
Robert Kinkel
Songwriter
Jon Oliva
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul O'Neill
Producer
Mike Scielzi
Additional Engineer
Mike Zinczenko
Additional Engineer
Robert Kinkel
Additional Engineer
Tim Ronaghan
Additional Engineer
Ben Sanders
Assistant Engineer
Bob Grannatt
Assistant Engineer
Charles Harbour
Assistant Engineer
Joshua Ruzansky
Assistant Engineer
Mark McCabe
Assistant Engineer
Nick Wood
Assistant Engineer
Paul Suarez
Assistant Engineer
Dave Wittman
Mixing Engineer
Kevin Hodge
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
What is Christmas?
Tinseled fairytales
Day-old stockings lined up in a row
What is Christmas?
Could someone tell me that?
What is Christmas?
Surely, I don't know
And everywhere there's lights
Who needs to color night?
Could this whole thing be planned?
I do not understand
This Christmas
Trees with colored lights
Underneath they still are only trees
Do you think that one day perhaps they might
Find that Christmas
Is kind of a disease?
Every year it's waiting for me
Waiting for me
Every year it constantly defies
Placing strangers
There before me
There before me
Spreading hope and cheer
Mixed in with happiness
Fraternal bliss and other Christmas lies!
And there's one more thing that I have discovered
That I would now like you to know
The reason for Christmas, I now realize
Is an excuse to tolerate snow
Snow!
I don't even like the sound of it
Anyway, where was I?
Oh, yes!
What is Christmas?
Candles everywhere
A fire hazard any other day
Children light them
No-one seems to care
All for Christmas
Every year it returns here
And every year it's waiting for me
Why can't Christmas disappear
And just pretend it never saw me
Every year I get my hopes up
That it will somehow just leave
But every year I wake to find
That once again it now is Christmas Eve
Writer(s): Paul O'neill, John Oliva
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