Trans-Siberian Orchestra has become a critically-acclaimed, multi-platinum, musical powerhouse, and its annual winter tours a beloved, multi-generational holiday tradition. The 2019 tour will feature an all new presentation of group's unforgettable “Christmas Eve & Other Stories" which is based on the triple-platinum album of the same name and follows a story by TSO’s late founder/composer/lyricist Paul O’Neill. In keeping with the classic line “If You Want To Arrange It, This World You Can Change It,” the story is set on Christmas Eve when a young angel is sent to Earth to bring back what is best representative of humanity. Following favorite TSO themes of “strangers helping strangers” and “the kindness of others,” “Christmas Eve & Other Stories” takes listeners all over the world to help reunite a young girl with her distraught father.

2018 marked one of TSO’s best years on the road, with their hit tour and the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of "The Christmas Attic". That tour made stops in 60 cities across North America and played to more than 975,000 people. The run was ranked No. 16 on the “Top 200 North American Tours” chart and No. 31 on the “Top 100 Worldwide Tours” chart by concert industry trade Pollstar magazine. As in all previous years, $1-$2 of every ticket sold benefits select local charities. To date, in excess of $16 million has been distributed to worthy charities all across North America.

Since its historic touring debut, TSO has played nearly 2,000 Winter Tour shows for more than 16 million fans, with tour grosses of more than $725 million, and has sold in excess of 12 million albums and DVDs. Trans-Siberian Orchestra is among the most popular groups of the modern era. They were named one of the Top Touring Acts of the Decade according to Billboard.

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