''Rocky Mountain Christmas'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singe ...

, released in October 1975. 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 ''Take Me to Tomorrow'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released in May 1970. Track listing Personnel Musicians *John Denver – electric and acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, vocals, arrange ...

'' 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. 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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Personnel

* John Denver – vocals and 12-string guitars * Dick Kniss – bass *

Lee Holdridge Lee Elwood Holdridge (born March 3, 1944) is a Haitian-born American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. A 18-time Emmy Award nominee, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and one ...

– piano, celeste, harpsichord and tack piano * Steve Weisberg – guitar * John Sommers – guitar and mandolin *

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...

– drums and percussion *

Herbie Lovelle Herbie Lovelle (1 June 1924 - April 8, 2009) was an American drummer, who played jazz, R&B, rock, and folk. He was also a studio musician and an actor. Lovelle's uncle was the drummer Arthur Herbert. Lovelle began his career with the trumpet ...

– 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

References

1975 Christmas albums Christmas albums by American artists John Denver albums Albums produced by Milt Okun Albums arranged by Lee Holdridge RCA Records Christmas albums Folk Christmas albums Pop Christmas albums {{1970s-folk-album-stub