Christmas Child (EP)

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Christmas Child
Christmas Child (Carbon Leaf album).jpg
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ReleasedNovember 16, 2010
Recorded2 Car Studio, Richmond, Virginia, 2010
Genre adult album alternative
Length31:57
Label Constant Ivy Music
Carbon Leaf chronology
How the West was One
(2010)
Christmas Child
(2010)
Live, Acoustic... and in Cinemascope!
(2011)

Christmas Child is an EP by the band Carbon Leaf that was released on their own label, Constant Ivy Music.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carbon Leaf [1]

No.TitleLength
1."Christmas Child"4:04
2."Red Punch / Green Punch"3:08
3."Ice And Snow"3:29
4."Sutton's Reel"4:06
5."Ode To The Snow"4:38
6."Drifting"1:32
7."Christmas At Sea"3:50
8."Christmas Child (Instrumental)"3:04
9."Toast To the New Year"4:06
Total length:31:57

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References

  1. Christmas Child (Music download). Carbon Leaf. Constant Ivy Music. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)