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Smooth Operators

Schoolhouse Rock's songwriter celebrates a few special birthdays in St. Louis while we pit Kenny G vs. Trans-Siberian Orchestra in a fight to the holiday death.

By Ryan Wasoba, Dean C. Minderman

Published on December 05, 2007

This week, two Christmas music powerhouses will be taking the leap from the elevator to the stage in our town. On December 9, the 33-piece Trans-Siberian Orchestra will perform their dramatic, epic medleys of holiday classics at the Scottrade Center. A scant two days later, the Family Arena will host everybody’s favorite smoov-jazz saxophonist/receding-hairline enthusiast, Kenny G. B-Sides wants to make your holidays as painless as possible, so here’s a simple chart to help you make the hardest decision of the season: Trans-Siberian Orchestra or Kenny G?



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