Rocky Mountain Christmas

1975 studio album by John Denver

Rocky Mountain Christmas

Cover art from CD reissue

Studio album by

John Denver

Released| October 1, 1975
Recorded| July 22 – September 18, 1975
Genre| Christmas, folk
Length| 30:31
41:22 (1998 edition)
33:58 (2005 edition)
Label| RCA Victor
Producer| Milton Okun
John Denver chronology
| Windsong
(1975)  | Rocky Mountain Christmas
(1975)  | Spirit
(1976)

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Allmusic| [1]

Rocky Mountain Christmas is the tenth studio album and first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in October 1975 by RCA Records.

His first Christmas-themed release, the album includes renditions of several traditional carols and popular Christmas standards; re-recorded versions of two songs from earlier Denver albums, "Aspenglow" from Take Me to Tomorrow and "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" from Farewell Andromeda; and the newly penned compositions "Christmas for Cowboys" and "A Baby Just Like You"; these two songs, along with five others including "Aspenglow", were featured in Denver's TV special of the same name that aired December 10, 1975 on ABC.

The single from the album, "Christmas for Cowboys", became a minor hit in the US (#58 pop) and Canada (#77 pop, No. 26 AC).

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Aspenglow"| John Denver| 2:21
2.| "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"|

* Mel Tormé
* Robert Wells

| 3:13
3.| "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"| Johnny Marks| 1:46
4.| "Silver Bells"|

* Jay Livingston
* Ray Evans

| 2:10
5.| "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)"|

* Bill Danoff
* Taffy Danoff

| 2:34
6.| "Christmas for Cowboys"| Steve Weisberg| 2:29
Total length:| 14:33

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Away in a Manger"|

* James Ramsey Murray
* Denver[a]

| 2:05
2.| "What Child Is This"|

* Traditional
* William Chatterton Dix
* Denver[a]

| 2:33
3.| "Coventry Carol"|

* Traditional
* Denver[a]

| 2:19
4.| "Oh Holy Night"|

* Adolphe Adam
* Placide Cappeau
* John Sullivan Dwight
* Denver[a]

| 2:53
5.| "Silent Night, Holy Night"|

* Franz Xaver Gruber
* Joseph Mohr
* John Freeman Young
* Denver[a]

| 3:28
6.| "A Baby Just Like You"|

* Denver
* Joe Henry

| 2:40
Total length:| 15:58

Bonus tracks on 1998 CD editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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13.| "Jingle Bells"|

* James Lord Pierpont
* Denver[b]

| 1:06
14.| "White Christmas"| Irving Berlin| 2:21
15.| "The Music Is You"| Denver| 1:27
16.| "Perhaps Love"| Denver| 1:52
17.| "Dreamland Express"| Denver| 4:05
Total length:| 41:22

Bonus tracks on 2005 CD editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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13.| "Jingle Bells"|

* James Lord Pierpont
* Denver[b]

| 1:06
14.| "White Christmas"| Irving Berlin| 2:21
Total length:| 33:58

Notes

* ^a signifies arranged and adapted by
* ^b signifies adapted by

## Personnel

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* John Denver – vocals and 12-string guitars
* Dick Kniss – bass
* Lee Holdridge – piano, celeste, harpsichord and tack piano
* Steve Weisberg – guitar
* John Sommers – guitar and mandolin
* Hal Blaine – drums and percussion
* Herbie Lovelle – drums
* George Marge – oboe and English horn on "Silver Bells"
* Harvey Estrin – flute on "Silver Bells"
* Sid Sharp – violin
* William Kurasch – violin
* Samuel Boghossian – viola
* Jesse Erhlich – cello
* Pearl Kaufman – piano and harpsichord play on "Coventry Carol," "What Child Is This," and "Oh Holy Night"
* Chuck Collazzi – plays guitar on "What Child Is This"

Technical

* Kris O'Connor – assistant producer
* Mickey Crofford – engineer
* Acy Lehman – art direction
* Peter Palombi – illustration

## Charts

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Chart (1975)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 40

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic
2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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John Denver

Studio albums|

* Rhymes & Reasons
* Take Me to Tomorrow
* Whose Garden Was This
* Poems, Prayers & Promises
* Aerie
* Rocky Mountain High
* Farewell Andromeda
* Back Home Again
* Windsong
* Rocky Mountain Christmas
* Spirit
* I Want to Live
* John Denver
* Autograph
* Some Days Are Diamonds
* Seasons of the Heart
* It's About Time
* Dreamland Express
* One World
* Higher Ground
* Earth Songs
* The Flower That Shattered the Stone
* Christmas, Like a Lullaby
* Different Directions
* Love Again
* All Aboard!

Live albums|

* An Evening with John Denver
* Christmas in Concert

Compilation albums|

* Something to Sing About
* John Denver's Greatest Hits
* Volume 2
* Volume 3
* Forever, John
* John Denver: A Portrait
* The John Denver Collection
* The Rocky Mountain Collection
* 16 Biggest Hits
* The Essential John Denver

Soundtracks with the Muppets|

* John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
* Rocky Mountain Holiday

Tribute albums|

* The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver

Singles|

* "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
* "Rocky Mountain High"
* "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
* "Annie's Song"
* "Back Home Again"
* "Sweet Surrender"
* "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
* "I'm Sorry"
* "Calypso"
* "Fly Away"
* "Looking for Space"
* "Like a Sad Song"
* "My Sweet Lady"
* "I Want to Live"
* "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)"
* "The Cowboy and the Lady"
* "Perhaps Love"
* "Shanghai Breezes"
* "Dreamland Express"
* "And So It Goes"

Other songs|

* "Homegrown Tomatoes"

Related|

* Discography
* Filmography
* Perhaps Love
* "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
* Cassandra Delaney (second wife)
* Spirit (sculpture)
* Windstar Records
* Windstar Foundation

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Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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