The Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas Show Rocked Las Cruces’ Pan Am Center [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

I remember going to see the very first visit from TSO back on their first tour through El Paso. There was hardly anyone in the venue, since no one really knew what this thing was at the time, having just started out. They had the big hit "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo" on the radio, but no one thought how cool this show would be.

Even in the early stages, the show was really good. There's a narrator, several singers, lots of musicians playing great songs.

Flash forward a lot of years to 2011, and the show at the Pan Am Center. It's grown amazingly over the years, and has become a huge sell-out show every time they come to town! The stage show rivals anything KISS has put together, with moving light rigs, rising platforms, huge catwalks that come down for the band to run onto, fire, explosions, video screens, string section...you get the idea.

If you haven't made it out to see this show, do yourself a favor and get tickets for the next one. You will not be disappointed.

Enjoy my gallery, and this little video!