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John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together aired on ABC on December 5, 1979.
In this one-hour Christmas special, the Muppets are joined by singer John Denver to celebrate the holidays.
Highlights include:
- Denver and the Muppets sing The Twelve Days of Christmas.
- Denver sings The Pleasure of Your Company.
- Kermit the Frog and Denver reminisce about past Christmases with their friends and families, and sing A 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.
- Denver recites the story of Jesus' birth.
- 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.
The program concludes with Denver and the Muppets singing Stille Nacht, and children in the audience join in for the English version, Silent Night.
Credits
- Executive Producer: Jerry Weintraub
- Producer: Bob Finkel
- Director/Choreographer: Tony Charmoli
- Writers: Bob Finkel and Herbert Baker
- Special Material by: Jon Stone
- Host: John Denver
- Muppet Performers: Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Robert Payne, Brian Muehl, Mike Davis, Cheryl Henson, Phillip Huber