John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together DVD RESTORED

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together is a television special based on the album of the same name. This one hour Christmas special was originally produced for ABC and aired on December 5, 1979. It features Jim Henson's Muppet characters.

This version has been restored from three VHS sources as originally aired.

For space reasons, you will want to delete the DVD-ROM folder before burning to disc.


Highlights of the special include:

Denver and the Muppets sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Denver sings "The Pleasure of Your Company."
Denver sings "It's In Every One Of Us."
Kermit the Frog and Denver reminisce about past Christmases with their friends and families, and sing "The Christmas Wish."
Miss Piggy confronts Denver in her dressing room about their presumably mutual attraction.
Denver and Rowlf the Dog sing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
Miss Piggy, as a doll named Fifi, sings "I Will Wait for You" to Denver, who plays a wooden soldier trying to stay in step with a line of marching soldiers, while singing "Camaraderie".
The cast sings "The Peace Carol."
Denver recites the story of Jesus' birth.
The program concludes with Denver and the Muppets singing "Stille Nacht," and children in the audience join in for the English version, "Silent Night."

Starring John Denver
and
Frank Oz
with Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz
and Jim Henson
Also Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Robert Payne, Brian Muehl, Mike Davis, Cheryl Henson, Phillip Huber


There are three audio tracks - the main one presents the album versions of "The Peace Carol" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in stereo. The others don't.

Special Features Include:

A Muppet Family Christmas - Restored "Deleted scenes" and commercial breaks from original 1987 airing. Entertainment Tonight segment with Kermit and Jim Henson. NBC introduction with Kermit and Michael Eisner.

The Muppet Christmas Carol - "It Feels Like Christmas" performed on The Ed Sullivan Show with Bob Newhart. "When Love Is Gone" deleted song.

Rocky Mountain Holiday - "It's In Every One Of Us," "Grandma's Featherbed"

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade - Restored. Kermit, Miss Piggy, Jim Henson, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock

Perry Como Christmas Show - Reindeer

The Great Santa Claus Switch - Restored clips. "Happy Little Christmas Elves," "Then You'll Know It's Christmastime," "A Merry Christmastime To You"

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree - "The Perfect Tree"

The Ed Sullivan Show - "Big Bird Dance"

Saturday Night Live - "Land of Gorch Christmas" with Candice Bergen

Emmet Otter's Jug-band Christmas - "Barbeque," "When the River Meets the Sea"

Letters to Santa - "It's All About Heart," "Best Christmas Yet"