I never hear this without getting goosebumps. I had the chance to go see them in concert a few years back but got sick the day before. I now wish I'd gone anyhow ...
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24, an instrumental medley of Carol of the Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, was first released by Savatage in 1995. Re-released in 1996 by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (a side project of several Savatage menmbers) on their debut album, Christmas Eve and Other Stories, the piece describes a lone cello player playing a forgotten Christmas carol in war-torn Sarajevo.
The song is played twice during every live performance - once as part of the Christmas Eve and Other Stories portion of the show and again as a finale. Together with Wizards in Winter and Christmas Canon, it is regarded as TSO's most recognizable recordings. Due to its use of the melody, the song is often misnamed Carol of the Bells. This leads to it being mistakenly linked to either Metallica or Mannheim Steamroller, who have released renditions of both God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Carol of the Bells.
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