Northern Light Orchestra

(Not to be confused with the "Northern Lights Orchestra," apparently a pick-up orchestra organized for the single album, What If Mozart Wrote "White Christmas.")

NLO new album cover.

Northern Light Orchestra is a Christmas-themed supergroup, founded in 2009, and composed of more than 20 artists who are already successful in heavy metal, hard rock bands. The group's music has been compared to Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Overview

Vocalists and musicians in the Northern Light Orchestra include members and former members of bands such as The Beach Boys, Sly and the Family Stone, Alice Cooper, Survivor, Steely Dan, Firehouse, Megadeth, Sister Sledge, Quiet Riot, Vanilla Fudge, Winger, Guns N' Roses, Grand Funk Railroad, Kiss, House of Lords and Whitesnake. The artists who have performed with Northern Light Orchestra have collectively sold over 200 million albums worldwide.[1]

In 2009, the orchestra performed in a one-hour live concert featuring many of the performers from the Spirit of Christmas album. The one-hour Christmas special was aired on broadcast and satellite television including JCTV, Cornerstone TV, Daystar Network, TCT and NRB Network, with potential airings on PBS affiliates as well.

Discography
  • 2009: The Spirit of Christmas[2]
  • 2010: Celebrate Christmas[2]
  • 2012: The Night Before Christmas[2]
  • 2013: Ring Out the Bells EP
  • 2017: Star Of The East [2]

Members

The following is the list of all artists who contributed to the band.

gollark: The hole is merely the name we ascribe to the communist revolution.
gollark: The hole is merely the absence of donut.
gollark: The hole isn't made of air. Go to space and consume a donut.
gollark: So who else is spying for some nation state or other?
gollark: <@357932279231807488> Slavery in the strict sense *has* mostly, so no.

See also
  • Christmas Music

References
  1. "Northern Light Orchestra". Carangel. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. "Northern Light Orchestra Discography of CDs". CD Universe. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. "Christmas Music | Free Christmas Music | Northern Light Orchestra". 18 September 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.