“Christmas/Sarajevo 12/24” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The most epic Christmas song of all time actually has a very moving (and true!) backstory, told completely through musical instruments. The song tells the story of a cello player from Sarajevo who became very well-known. As an old man, he visited his home during the Bosnian War. Every night, as Sarajevo was being bombed and his family and friends were hiding out in bomb shelters, he climbed onto a pile of ruins from his beloved city and played classical music on his cello for both sides of the battle to hear. “Christmas/Sarajevo 12/24” has three parts to it: the rock band and the orchestra represent the two sides of the war and the cello represents the old man.