Wizards in Winter

Wizards in Winter is an instrumental track from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s 2004 album The Lost Christmas Eve. Its musical style incorporates progressive rock, symphonic metal, and heavy metal, with influences from classical music.

Wizards in Winter achieved fame when, during the 2004 Christmas season, and electrical engineer named Carson Williams set up a Christmas light show in the front yard, driveway, windows, and roof of his house. It took him about two months and 16,000 lights. The lights were synchronized to the music, and the show was free for anyone passing by who tuned to a specific low-power FM frequency on their car radio.

A three-minute video of the show playing circulated widely on the Internet, and since then has inspired thousands of similar displays in many countries, imitating the style of setting their Christmas lights to this and other songs.

Here is the light show that started it all, at the home of Carson Williams in Mason, Ohio.

And, for what may be a kinder and gentler take on this modern Christmas classic, you may like this rendition of Wizards in Winter from the Bells On Temple Square 2017 Holiday Concert.