Christmas Eve and Other Stories is the debut studio album by American symphonic metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

[3] On November 28, 2011, Christmas Eve and Other Stories was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of three million copies in the United States.

Flying over the Ural Mountains, he notices a small village, where he takes upon the disguise of a human to approach the people ("The Silent Nutcracker").

Confused as to why individuals would kill each other, the angel flies close to a recent battlefield, where a single cello player stood alone playing a forgotten Christmas song.

The angel reached out and held the song in his hand, wondering if it was the answer he was seeking; however, he still believed there was something missing, and continued his journey into the night ("Good King Joy").

Moved by this realization, the bartender took money from the cash register, and paid for a taxi cab to take the girl to John F. Kennedy International Airport to help her get home ("Old City Bar").