Celebrity Resemblance: Former band leader Paul O'Neill ◊ definitely bore more than a passing resemblance to Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne ◊. Broken Ace: In "The Lost Christmas Eve," the older man was the most perfect guy to ever walk the face of the earth, yet he had it all for so long that his wife's Death by Childbirth and his son's mutism (from prolonged lack of oxygen to the brain) utterly destroyed his world. At the end of the story, the Angel returns to Heaven and presents the Lord with what he had found, and the Lord smiles at him in approval. Bookends: In the written stories that accompany each album in TSO's Christmas Trilogy, the story begins with the Lord's youngest angel being sent on a mission to Earth. The Band Minus the Face: The band have continued on after the death of its lead member and producer Paul O' Neill. Ascended Meme: Remember that video where the guy synchronized his Christmas light decorations to "Wizards In Winter"? It's now the official video for that song. These stories can be found in their entirety in the CD liner notes or on the web page. All There in the Manual: The albums all have a complex story tying all the songs together, but you might be surprised to discover this until your first time at the seasonal stage show. The stage show for The Lost Christmas Eve premiered in 2012, eight years after the release of the album. They also delayed their second stage show, based on their Beethoven's Last Night album, for almost ten years before finally putting it on tour in spring of 2010. 
While they would release the EP Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) in 2012, their next full-length album, Letters From the Labyrinth, would have to wait until mid-November 2015. They delayed their album Night Castle for three years before it was finally released in October of 2009. Despite being together for over 20 years, they've only released six albums, as their composers are known perfectionists.
They have a legendary stage show because of their spectacular light shows, performing abilities and kick ass music. In total, there are three composers (four before the death of founder O'Neill in 2017), 20 vocalists, five guitarists, three bassists, two drummers, four keyboardists and three violinists currently playing with them, studio, live (in two touring groups, an East and a West) or otherwise. All of their albums are Rock Operas and three of these (five albums in total) are Christmas Rock Operas. Their style mixes rock, metal and classical music into a famous sound almost anyone should recognize. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a rock orchestra from New York City conceived by Paul O'Neill in 1996.
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