DREAMS OF FIREFLIES (ON A CHRISTMAS NIGHT)

As far this EP of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, I mostly enjoy the first two instrumental tracks. The first one "Winter Palace" 03:39 is really good for any event to play this as setting the stage song like excerpts from Firebird Suite in the case of Yes concert. The orchestra is really cool especially backed with the kind of metal music even though it's not really a metal one. The piano work is cool even though quite simple. It continues nicely with "Dreams of Fireflies" which is another good instrumental as well. The other three tracks with vocal line are actually not quite prog in nature. "I Had a Memory" features inviting vocalist Erika Jerry. Tim Hockenberry takes the the vocal line on `Someday'. So, out the total five tracks only the first two that contains sorts of prog elements. It's not bad EP at all.