Rocky Mountain Christmas

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Aspenglow
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
Aspenglow
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
52:21
A2The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Herb Lovelle (in 1975-08)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
43:13
A3Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
31:46
A4Silver Bells
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
cor anglais [English horn] and oboe:
George Marge (in 1975-08)
flute:
Harvey Estrin (in 1975-08)
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
52:10
A5Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
2.52:34
A6Christmas for Cowboys
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
Christmas for Cowboys
lyricist and composer:
Steve Weisberg
3.52:29
B1Away in a Manger
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
42:05
B2What Child Is This
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
guitar:
Chuck Collazzi (in 1975-08)
harpsichord and piano:
Pearl Kaufman (in 1975-08)
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
cover recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
42:33
B3Coventry Carol
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
harpsichord and piano:
Pearl Kaufman (in 1975-08)
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
cover recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
52:19
B4Oh Holy Night
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
harpsichord and piano:
Pearl Kaufman (in 1975-08)
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
42:53
B5Silent Night, Holy Night
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
43:28
B6A Baby Just Like You
engineer:
Mickey Crofford (in 1975-08)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
recording of:
A Baby Just Like You
composer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
42:40

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
printed in:Germany
art direction:Acy Lehman (Art Director)
mastering:Richard Simpson (mastering engineer)
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar [6 string guitar]:John Denver (in 1975-08)
celesta [celeste], harpsichord, piano and tack piano:Lee Holdridge (in 1975-08)
cello:Jesse Ehrlich (in 1975-08)
double bass [bass]:Dick Kniss (in 1975-08)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (in 1975-08)
guitar:John Sommers (in 1975-08)
Steve Weisberg (in 1975-08)
mandolin:John Sommers (in 1975-08)
viola:Samuel Boghossian (in 1975-08)
violin:Sid Sharp (in 1975-08)
vocals:John Denver (in 1975-08)
arranger:Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
John Denver
Lee Holdridge
John Sommers
Dick Kniss
Herb Lovelle
Steve Weisberg
illustration:Peter Palombi
design:Gribbitt (graphic design company) (task: album design)
manufactured by:RCA Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary founded by RCA GmbH and TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1975)
recorded at:RCA in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975-08)
RCA (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (in 1975-08)
Soundstage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1975-08)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3925958 [info]