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Evergreen is a Christmas album by American banjoist Alison Brown, released in 2008.

Evergreen
Studio album by Alison Brown
Released	August 12, 2008
Genre	Jazz
Label	Compass
Producer	Gary West
Alison Brown chronology
Vanguard Visionaries (2005) Evergreen (2008) The Company You Keep (2009)

Arranged in a jazzy style, the album features fiddler/mandolinists Joe Craven and is often compared with similar Christmas album effort by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Jingle All the Way.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Rick Anderson wrote "No one who likes Christmas music will be able to resist the charms of this album."[1]

Track listing

1. "Carol and the Kings: Carol of the Bells/We Three Kings" (Traditional) – 5:10
2. "Sleigh Ride" (Anderson, Parish) – 3:43
3. "Two Santas: Here Comes Santa Claus/Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Autry, Coots, Gillespie) – 4:32
4. "Christmas Don't Be Late" (Bagdasarian) – 3:34
5. "O'Carolan's/Welcome Christmas: O'Carolan's Farewell/Welcome Christmas" (Geisel, Hague, O'Carolan) – 3:38
6. "Skating/Feliz Navidad" (Guaraldi, trad.) – 4:12
7. "Silver Bells" (Evans, Livingston) – 3:59
8. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Cahn, Styne) – 3:20
9. "Christmas Time is Here" (Guaraldi, Mendelson) – 4:01
10. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Davis) – 4:13
11. "Christmas Don't Be Late (reprise)" (Bagdasarian) – 1:02

Personnel

• Alison Brown – banjo, guitar
• Larry Atamanuik – drums
• John Burr – piano
• Joe Craven – fiddle, mandolin, percussion
• Gary West – bass

References

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