Dreams of Fireflies explained
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.
Commercial performance
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 Billboards 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]
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)"
- Production
Charts
Year-end charts
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Billboard 200 . November 17, 2012 . Billboard .
- Web site: Rock Albums . November 17, 2012 . Billboard .
- Web site: Hard Rock Albums . November 17, 2012 . Billboard .
- Web site: Holiday Albums . November 17, 2012 . Billboard .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151029235059/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases . October 29, 2015 . Upcoming Releases . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures .
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. December 24, 2020.
- Web site: Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. December 24, 2020.