Well, usually around December sometime this album and its worthy successor  become my two favorites to listen to - not to say you won't find me  listening to it throughout the rest of the year, either.  The album's 17  tracks, every single one of them excellent, are divided nearly equally  between instrumental and non-instrumental tracks.  The songs tell the story  of an angel's quest and a runaway returned home for the holidays in an  implied rock opera style.  In doing so, Paul O'Neill and company are able  to somehow capture the magic and spirit of the season with incredible  accuracy.  The style of the music varies greatly, from light to heavy and  everything in between.  Here you'll find piano / vocal driven Broadway  moments, string filled symphonic moments, solo-guitar laden heavy metal  moments, not to mention the tasteful inclusion of a children's choir and a  song each to touch on folk and blues.  Many of the album's melodies are  borrowed from Christmas favorites, meaning plenty of the tunes will be very  familiar to even the first time listener, and the original material on the  album is just as spectacular as the reworkings of the classics.  With at  least six different lead singers, the album is both a musical and vocal  treat.  A definite essential.