2012 EP by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) |
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EP by Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
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Released | October 30, 2012 |
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Genre | - Christmas music
- classical music
- progressive rock
- symphonic metal
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Length | 15:28 |
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Label | Lava Records |
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Producer | Paul O'Neill |
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra chronology |
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Night Castle (2009) | Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) (2012) | Tales of Winter: Selections from the TSO Rock Operas (2013) | |
Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) is an EP by the rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was released in 2012 on Lava Records, and is based on the fourth movement (Winter) of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
The album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on its first week of release,[1] selling around 31,000 copies in the United States in its first week. It also debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Rock Albums chart,[2] No. 1 on the Hard Rock Albums chart,[3] as well as No. 2 on the Top Holiday Albums chart.[4] As of October 2015, the album has sold 344,000 copies in the US.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Winter Palace (Instrumental)" | Paul O'Neill | 3:39 |
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2. | "Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) (Instrumental)" | Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (The Four Seasons Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter)), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (The Magic Flute), Paul O'Neill | 2:30 |
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3. | "I Had a Memory" | Paul O'Neill | 3:00 |
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4. | "Someday" | Paul O'Neill | 3:43 |
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5. | "Time You Should Be Sleeping" | Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel, Jon Oliva | 2:36 |
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Personnel
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- Paul O'Neill – guitars
- Jon Oliva – keyboards
- Al Pitrelli – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Chris Caffery – guitars
- Roddy Chong – violin
- Angus Clark – guitars
- Joel Hoekstra – guitars
- Mee Eun Kim – keyboards
- Vitalij Kuprij – keyboards
- Jane Mangini – keyboards
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
- John O'Reilly – drums
- Jeff Plate – drums
- Derek Wieland – keyboards
- David Zablidowsky – bass
- Dave Wittman – drums, guitar & bass inserts
- Erika Jerry – lead vocals on "I Had A Memory"
- Tim Hockenberry – lead vocals on "Someday"
- Georgia Napolitano – lead vocals on "Time You Should Be Sleeping (Christmas Lullaby)"
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Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts Chart (2013) | Position | US Billboard 200[9] | 148 | US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 37 | |
References
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Rock Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Holiday Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Trans-Siberian Orchestra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Trans-Siberian Orchestra Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Trans-Siberian Orchestra Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
External links
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Studio albums | |
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Compilation albums | - Tales of Winter: Selections from the TSO Rock Operas (2013)
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Extended plays | - Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) (2012)
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Singles | |
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