The Christmas Attic

The Christmas Attic is the second studio album by the American rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, released in 1998. The cover art is by Edgar Jerins.

On September 5, 2019, The Christmas Attic was certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

References to other carols and works

 * "Boughs of Holly" is a reworking of "Deck the Halls".
 * "March of the Kings/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," besides the obvious carol, is also a rock version of the Farandole from Bizet's L'Arlésienne's Suite No. 2.
 * "The Three Kings and I (What Really Happened)" briefly quotes "O Holy Night" and the "Hallelujah" chorus.
 * "Christmas Canon" is based on Pachelbel's Canon.
 * The "Joy" section of "Joy/Angels We Have Heard on High" is a reworking of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

Track listing
The album was re-released in 2001 with a companion track to "The World That She Sees" (which was shortened from 6 minutes to just 3) called "The World That He Sees" inserted into the track listing directly after "She Sees" and having a length of 4:45. The last track "Music Box Blues" was also truncated to 4:57; this version was previously used in the TSO film The Ghosts of Christmas Eve.

Vocals

 * Solos:
 * Jody Ashworth
 * Joe Cerisano
 * Katrina Chester
 * Marlene Danielle
 * Thomas Farese
 * Peggy Harley
 * Daryl B. Pediford


 * Back–Ups:
 * Latisha Jordan – background coordinator
 * Peggy Harley
 * Robert Kinkel
 * Maurice Lauchner
 * Al Pitrelli
 * Jon Oliva
 * Timara Sanders
 * Zak Stevens
 * Doug Thoms
 * Yolanda Wyns

Child choir

 * Dan Moriarty – conductor


 * Choir:
 * The Choristers, St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City
 * Marilina Acosta
 * Brendan Burgess
 * Julia George
 * Shoshana Frishberg
 * Julian Drabik
 * Jack Gibson
 * Nina Gottlieb
 * Erick Hernandez
 * Michelle Repella
 * Anton Spivack

Orchestra

 * Robert Kinkel – piano and keyboards
 * Jon Oliva – piano, keyboards and bass guitar
 * Al Pitrelli – lead, rhythm and bass guitars
 * Paul O'Neill, Chris Caffery – rhythm guitars
 * Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar
 * Jeff Plate – drums

Production

 * Paul O'Neill – producer
 * Robert Kinkel – co–producer, additional engineering
 * Dave Wittman – recording and mixing engineer
 * Darren Rapp, Kathy Rich, Robert Duryea, Steve Ship, Tim Ronaghan – assistant engineers
 * Joe Johnson, Michael Shielzi, Sheldon Guide – additional engineering
 * Gin–Won Lee – additional engineering assistant
 * Kevin Hodge – mastering at The Cutting Room, New York