History YMMV / TransSiberianOrchestra

* FirstInstallmentWins: ''Christmas Eve and Other Stories'' is their most celebrated album and the one most frequently chosen for the centerpiece of their annual Christmas season tour. [[SignatureSong "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24"]] is included on the album.

* {{Glurge}}: Some of their lyrical work and the narrations on the Christmas albums can boarder on this. It's not as bad as some examples, but things like God sending down his littlest angel to bring back word on humanity and a rhyming poem about a guy learning to love Christmas again after reuniting with his adult son in a nursery for babies born addicted to crack DO read like a forward from Grandma. They keep from being unbearable by (in the case of the angel) reading [[NarmCharm like a childrens' fairytale rather than a self-serious sermon]] and (with the man who hates Christmas) focusing on the earnest reunion between two characters rather than throwing a message in your face.

* SignatureSong: "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" is their most popular song, one of the few songs by them that's played on the radio, and likely the song you'll think about when you think of the band. In fact, it's so signature that they have even played it twice in concerts (during the story portion and as the GrandFinale). To a lesser extent, "Wizards in Winter", though mainly because of its MemeticMutation status.

* MemeticMutation: Setting Christmas lights to "Wizards of Winter".

* SignatureSong: "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" is their most popular song, one of the few songs by them that's played on the radio, and likely the song you'll think about when you think of the band. In fact, it's so signature that they have even played it twice in concerts (during the story portion and as the GrandFinale). To a lesser extent, "Wizards and Winter", though mainly because of its MemeticMutation status.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Has its [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic own page]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Has its own page.

* SignatureSong: "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24". So much that they have even played it twice in concerts (during the story part and as the GrandFinale).

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Where do we start?
** Well, let's start off with "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHioIlbnS_A Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24]]" which is about a cellist in Sarajevo, a man who refused to go to bomb shelters during the Bosnian War, and instead played music for the town in the bombed out town square, including Christmas songs during December. It is the only song played twice during the concert, and both times, they pull out all the stops in terms of special effects. But where it really becomes the stuff of legend is during the intro, where the story's main character "the Angel" flies over several places in the world where there is human suffering (Belfast, Burundi, Palestine, Darfur) and nearly loses his faith in humanity because of all the terrible acts and "the killing for their god". Until he hears the cellist playing, which restored his faith in humanity and hope. SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped indeed. Bonus points for being based on a true story.
*** To elaborate on the epic effects for this song: during their 09 Tour, they had new LED screens as part of the background. While the song was played, they emulated their original video (Can be found on their website). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-kX3tbz424 Take a look at it in action]].
** "Epiphany". The singer is a Khmer Rouge general named Tran-Do, undergoing a HeelRealization when he compares his current occupation with his Confucian upbringing. The lyrics are great, but the music is ''epically awesome''.
** "Wizards in Winter".
** "What Child Is This" is one of their most powerful songs.

* SignatureSong: "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24".

* EarWorm: "An Angel Returned"
--> ''Kyrie among nations''
--> ''Kyrie among nations''
--> ''Kyrie among nations''
--> ''Hear the bells ring through the night''

** "What Child Is This", one of their most powerful song.

*** To elaborate on the epic effects for this song: during their 09 Tour, they had new LED screens as part of the background. While the song was played, they emulated their original video (Can be found on their website). Take a look at it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-kX3tbz424

* SignatureSong: "Christmas Eve Sarejevo 12/24".

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCabI3MdV9g Their version]] of "Carol of the Bells".

* EpicRiff: Numerous, but one in "Mozart And Memories" is an epic ''violin'' riff.
* MemeticMutation: Setting Christmas lights to "Wizards of Winter."

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* {{Anvilicious}}: The storylines to both their stage shows and their seasonal albums are this.

** How dare you not mention "Wizards in Winter"?!