Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Dream Child

Bart Shatto made a welcomed return to the TSO stage for the 2014/2015 Winter Tour! He performed an incredible rendition of 'Dream Child', off of TSO's album The Christmas Attic

[@Ursprunghm]

I love the words and story of "Dream Child." Bart did a great job. You can tell that he is passionate about everything he does. He pours his heart and soul into all of his performances. I was glad that he was brought back last year and performed with them again this year.

[@stonicle]

I had the privilege to see TSO on this tour in Houston on Friday December 19, 2014. I sat front row center, and this song really stuck out to me. Bart did an absolutely fantastic job and all these years later it is still the best show I've seen.

[@adrianwagner336]

Paul and Bart got me all these years later still thanks to all!!

[@bartshatto987]

Coincidentally, Paul and share the same birthday. We are definitely kindred spirits and he entrusted me with his favorite song. Robin and I rehearsed together in the same room. Our individual interpretations were both respected and accepted. We come from different worlds but tell the same story. Isn't that what being an artist is?

[@maldridgern951]

Beautiful rendition. I love Bart's voice.

[@marcosaureliodasilva8530]

In the night Was the dark In the dark Was the dream In the dream Was the Child And myself There unseen In the book was the word In the word there was truth In the truth there was age In the age there was youth And I said to the Child Do your hands they still bleed After all of this time Do you think there's still need But the Child only smiled And said not a word And the snow it came down As if it hadn't heard And all that night the snow came down To heal the scars our lives had found And the dreams that lay broken And there upon a bridge of dreams Across the night we walked unseen With no words ever spoken And then on through that night We did walk for a while And our steps turned to blocks And the blocks turned to miles Then we followed a path For as far as we could Till we found ourselves there In an evergreen woods There were thousands of candles Upon every tree It was beautiful But there was one mystery For with all of those candles You must understand That the only one lit Was now in that Child's hand And there upon that Christmas scene The candle wax of melted dreams And the years they had taken And as the snow did gently fall He one by one relit them all Till each dream was awakened And there to that light That young Child showed to me All the things that he dreamt All the things that might be How for everything given That something was gained Strike one match in the dark And all the world's not the same And then I asked that Child Why this night has a star And he said, "So we'd know That we could see that far" And these candles are wed To that distant star's light And it all came to be Upon that long winter's night That long winter's night That long winter's night That long winter's night And when I awoke, well the Child he was gone But somewhere in my mind I believe he lives on And somewhere in my life Between here and the end On a long winter's night I will dream him again Then she noticed on some Christmas cards A reddish purple stain Where someone had spilled some Christmas wine And there it had remained Until the heat from a radiator Whistling in the air Had caused it to evaporate Into an angel's share

[@giannigury]

This is a song for Robin Borneman only !!!

[@teamflyers415]

Like Robin's version better than Bart's but Tim Hockenberry does it even better although I prefer the album version the best which was sung by another whose name escapes me at the moment. I do believe it was the only song he ever sang though

[@kehrylwolfe]

Don't be silly. Listen to the meaning, not the voice. You may like someone else's singing better, but not the *only*. That is a violation of the *song*.

[@zach7948]

Dream Child was performed on the album by Joe Cerisano. He also toured with TSO East from 2000-2003 and during that time period sang Ornament and This Christmas Day. He never got the chance to do Dream Child live though.