Dreams of Fireflies

Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)
Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)
EP by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Released	October 30, 2012
Genre	Christmas music; classical music; progressive rock; symphonic metal;
Length	15:28
Label	Lava Records
Producer	Paul O'Neill
Trans-Siberian Orchestra chronology

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 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
1.	"Winter Palace (Instrumental)"	Paul O'Neill	3:39
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
3.	"I Had a Memory"	Paul O'Neill	3:00
4.	"Someday"	Paul O'Neill	3:43
5.	"Time You Should Be Sleeping"	Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel, Jon Oliva	2:36

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

Paul O'Neill – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	9
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)^[7]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[8]	3

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.

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[1] "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 17, 2012.

[2] "Rock Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2012.

[3] "Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2012.

[4] "Holiday Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2012.

[5] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_Trans-Siberian_Orchestra-6] "Trans-Siberian Orchestra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardHoliday_Trans-Siberian_Orchestra-7] "Trans-Siberian Orchestra Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRock_Trans-Siberian_Orchestra-8] "Trans-Siberian Orchestra Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[9] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[10] "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

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v t e Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Jon Oliva Paul O'Neill Robert Kinkel Al Pitrelli
Vocalists	Jennifer Cella Steve Broderick Bryan Hicks Kayla Reeves Zachary Stevens Patti Russo Russell Allen Jeff Scott Soto Dino Jelusick Chloe Lowery
Guitarists	Chris Caffery Joel Hoekstra Angus Clark Former: Alex Skolnick
Other musicians	Johnny Lee Middleton (bass) Jeff Plate (drums) David Z (bass) Anna Phoebe (violin) Former: Mark Wood (violin) Bob Kinkel (keyboards)
Studio albums	Christmas Eve and Other Stories (1996) The Christmas Attic (1998) Beethoven's Last Night (2000) The Lost Christmas Eve (2004) Night Castle (2009) Letters from the Labyrinth (2015)
Compilation albums	Tales of Winter: Selections from the TSO Rock Operas (2013)
Extended plays	Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) (2012)
Video	The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Singles	"Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" "Christmas Canon" "Wizards in Winter" "Nutrocker"
Related articles	Discography Savatage Jon Oliva's Pain