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Albums · 2002

Christmas Is Almost Here

2002 · Rhino

First holiday album; reissued in 2003 with 'Twelve Gates to the City'.

From the liner notes

Notes
Recorded while supporting son Ben Taylor's band in Los Angeles. Full session credits are not listed in available sources — the physical liner notes remain the best reference.

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