An Evergreen Christmas

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = An Evergreen Christmas | image = An Evergreen Christmas poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Poster | director = [[Jeremy Culver]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * Kim Waltrip }} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * [[Jeremy Culver]] and Morgen Culver }} | story = [[Jeremy Culver]] and Morgen Culver | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Charleene Closshey]] * [[Robert Loggia]] * [[Naomi Judd]] * [[Booboo Stewart]] * [[Tyler Ritter]] * [[Jake Sandvig]] * [[Greer Grammer]] }} | music = [[Charleene Closshey]] | cinematography = Jeff Osborne | editing = Sandy S. Solowitz | studio = [[Two Roads Picture Co.]] (previously Evergreen Productions), Kim&Jim Productions | distributor = Arc Entertainment, Spotlight Pictures | released = {{Film date|2014|11|4|United States}} | runtime = 98 minutes<ref>{{cite web|title=''An Evergreen Christmas''|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2505818/?ref_=nv_sr_1|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215004459/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2505818/?ref_=nv_sr_1|archive-date=2015-12-15|url-status=live}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English }} '''''An Evergreen Christmas''''' is a 2014 American holiday [[independent film]] written by [[Jeremy Culver]] and Morgen Culver and directed by [[Jeremy Culver]] as Culver's first narrative feature. The film stars [[Charleene Closshey]], [[Robert Loggia]], [[Naomi Judd]], [[Tyler Ritter]], [[Booboo Stewart]], [[Greer Grammer]] and [[Jake Sandvig]] and is set in the fictional town of Balsam Falls, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Evergreen Christmas Releases |url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/an-evergreen-christmas/20058538/main/ |work=[[Moviefone]] |date=November 7, 2014 |access-date=2018-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116041916/http://www.moviefone.com/movie/an-evergreen-christmas/20058538/main |archive-date=2015-01-16 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Movie Clip! It's family dinner in AN EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS |url=http://extratv.com/videos/0-xvn0jiu6/ |work=[[Extra (U.S. TV program)|ExtraTV]] |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=2018-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912092112/http://extratv.com/videos/0-xvn0jiu6/ |archive-date=2018-09-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AN EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS Synopsis |url=https://www.fandango.com/an-evergreen-christmas-177856/plot-summary |work=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=2018-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912130932/https://www.fandango.com/an-evergreen-christmas-177856/plot-summary |archive-date=2018-09-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=NC-filmed AN EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS Available To Own For The Holidays |url=https://www.filmnc.com/news/726/109/NC-filmed-AN-EVERGREEN-CHRISTMAS-Available-To-Own-For-The-Holidays.html |work=Film North Carolina |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=2018-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826134110/https://www.filmnc.com/news/726/109/NC-filmed-AN-EVERGREEN-CHRISTMAS-Available-To-Own-For-The-Holidays.html |archive-date=2018-08-26 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film released direct to DVD on November 4, 2014, with premiere theater screenings in Nashville, TN and Tampa, FL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naomi Judd to Screen Latest Holiday Flick in Franklin |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/franklin/2014/12/02/naomi-judd-screen-latest-holiday-flick-franklin/19793455/ |work=[[The Tennessean]]|first=Jill |last=Cowan |date=December 2, 2014 |accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tampa Theatre Homecoming for Local Star of "An Evergreen Christmas" |url=https://www.tbo.com/movies/tampa-theatre-homecoming-for-local-star-of-evergreen-christmas-20141202/ |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |first=Keli |last=Sipperley |date=December 2, 2014 |accessdate=December 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206132223/http://tbo.com/movies/tampa-theatre-homecoming-for-local-star-of-evergreen-christmas-20141202/ |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was available on [[Netflix]] for 38 months from December 20, 2014, until January 21, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Evergreen Christmas on Netflix |url=https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80013930/s |work=New on Netflix}}</ref> The film is rated PG.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Evergreen Christmas |url=https://dove.org/review/10632-an-evergreen-christmas/ |work=[[The Dove Foundation]] |first=Donna |last=Rolfe |accessdate=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101215627/http://www.dove.org/review/10632-an-evergreen-christmas/ |archive-date=2014-11-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Cast== ;Main * [[Charleene Closshey]] as Evergreen “Evie” Lee * [[Robert Loggia]] as “Pops” * [[Naomi Judd]] as Miss Honey * [[Tyler Ritter]] as Adam Milloy * [[Booboo Stewart]] as Angel Velenquez * [[Greer Grammer]] as Annabelle Jones * [[Jake Sandvig]] as Chez Walsh ;Supporting * Brantley Pollock as Thomas * Tiz McWilliams as Becky Tamora * Jesse Moore as Joe * Sal Lopez as Jose Velenquez * Dyana Ortelli as Rosie Velenquez * Alex Van as Jacob Jones * [[Skyler Stonestreet]] as Babette ;Additional * Don Hartman as the Inspector * Russell Cook as Owen Lee * Jonathan Bedford as the Shepherd DJ * Charles Closshey as Pat

==Reception== The film received mixed reviews.

Reviewer Donna Rolfe of [[The Dove Foundation]] called the holiday movie "charming", further adding the film "is a heartwarming story about living your dreams and not just chasing them. Many children have moved away from their homes to places they thought may be better, only to find out there is no place better than where they grew up to find their dreams."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dove.org/review/10632-an-evergreen-christmas/|title=An Evergreen Christmas - Movie Review|website=dove.org.org|accessdate=4 November 2014}}</ref>

In her review for [[Common Sense Media]], Renee Schonfeld rated ''An Evergreen Christmas'' two stars from five, concluding: ... "Ms. Closshey, recognized as a talented musician, wrote the music, participated in the filmmaking, and clearly wants to add acting to her résumé; it’s an adequate effort. Overall it's an OK but uninspired film for older kids and teens that's unlikely to inspire multiple viewings."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/an-evergreen-christmas|title=An Evergreen Christmas - Movie Review|website=commonsensemedia.org|accessdate=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212210126/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/an-evergreen-christmas|archive-date=2017-12-12|url-status=live|date=2014-11-04}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of Christmas films]]

==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links== {{Wikiquote|An Evergreen Christmas (2014 film)}} * {{IMDb title|2505818|An Evergreen Christmas}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|an_evergreen_christmas|An Evergreen Christmas}} * {{Metacritic film|title=An Evergreen Christmas}} * [http://www.anevergreenchristmas.com An Evergreen Christmas]

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