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| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 55:25 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Milton Okun | |||
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John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together is a 1979 Christmas television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets and singer/songwriter John Denver. In the United Kingdom, it was shown on BBC1 on December 22, 1979 - only eight days after an episode of The Muppet Show featuring Denver had aired on ITV.
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Home media releases
The special has never been released in any standard home media video format, and as of December 2011, there are no plans to release it.
Soundtrack album
Better known is the soundtrack album of the same name, which featured 13 tracks of traditional Christmas carols and original songs. This album, originally released on RCA Records in October 1979, was re-released on Denver's own Windstar label in 2000 as an abridged ten-track version; the original full-length CD was subsequently re-released in its entirety in 2006. (The previously missing tracks are "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "When the River Meets the Sea", and "Little Saint Nick".) In addition, all album versions of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" differ from the version featured in the TV special, as does their rendition of "Christmas Is Coming".
A sheet music edition was also released containing most of the songs and musical scores from the special.
CD track listing
This is the tracklisting for the full version of the soundtrack.
- "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Trad., arrangement Milt Okun) (John and the Cast)
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)) (Rowlf the Dog and John)
- "The Peace Carol" (arrangement Bob Beers) (John, Scooter and the Cast)
- "Christmas Is Coming" (arrangement Bob Beers) (Miss Piggy, Scooter, Gonzo the Great, Robin the Frog)
- "A Baby Just Like You" (John Denver, Joe Henry) (John)
- "Deck the Halls" (Trad., arrangement Milt Okun) (The Cast)
- "When the River Meets the Sea" (Paul Williams) (Robin and John with the Cast)
- "Little Saint Nick" (Brian Wilson) (Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem)
- "Noel: Christmas Eve, 1913" (lyrics Robert Bridges, music Lee Holdridge) (John)
- "The Christmas Wish" (Danny Wheelman) (Kermit the Frog)
- Medley: "Alfie, The Christmas Tree" (John Denver) / "Carol for a Christmas Tree" (Lee Holdridge) (John) / "It's In Every One of Us" (John and the Cast)
- "Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht)" (Trad., arrangement Milt Okun) (John and the Cast)
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Trad., arrangement Milt Okun) (John and the Cast)
Cast
- John Denver - Himself
Muppet Performers
- Dave Goelz - Gonzo the Great
- Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, the Swedish Chef, Waldorf
- Richard Hunt - Beaker, Janice, Scooter, Statler
- Jerry Nelson - Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Robin the Frog
- Frank Oz - Animal, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy
Additional Muppets performed by Michael Earl, Cheryl Henson, Phillip Huber, Brian Muehl, Kathryn Mullen, Robert Payne, Steve Whitmire, and Louise Gold.
References
External links
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together at the Internet Movie Database
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together on Muppet Wiki, an external wiki
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