Rocky Mountain Christmas is the tenth studio album and first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in October 1975 by RCA Victor 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.
The single from the album, "Christmas for Cowboys", became a minor hit in the US (#58 pop) and Canada (#77 pop, No. 26 AC).
Tracklist
| Position | Title/Credits | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| A1 |
Aspenglow
Written-By – Denver* |
2:21 |
| A2 |
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Drums – Herb Lovelle*Written-By – Torme*, Wells* |
3:13 |
| A3 |
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Written-By – Marks* |
1:46 |
| A4 |
Silver Bells
Flute – Harvey EstrinOboe, English Horn – George MargeWritten-By – Livingston-Evans* |
2:10 |
| A5 |
Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
Written-By – Bill & Taffy Danoff |
2:34 |
| A6 |
Christmas For Cowboys
Written-By – Weisberg* |
2:29 |
| B1 |
Away In A Manger
Written By – Traditional |
2:05 |
| B2 |
What Child Is This
Guitar – Chuck CollazziWritten By – Traditional |
2:33 |
| B3 |
Coventry Carol
Written By – Traditional |
2:19 |
| B4 |
Oh Holy Night
Written By – Traditional |
2:53 |
| B5 |
Silent Night, Holy Night
Written By – Traditional |
3:28 |
| B6 |
A Baby Just Like You
Written-By – Henry*, Denver* |
2:40 |