A Green and Red Christmas
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A Green and Red Christmas, recorded in 2005 and released on October 17, 2006, is a Christmas album featuring twelve holiday songs, including covers of classic Christmas tunes as well as newly written tracks.
Although A Green and Red Christmas is the third album released after the Walt Disney Company bought the Muppets in 2003 (following Best of the Muppets and a re-release of The Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack in 2005), it is the first full album of originally recorded Muppet material since Kermit Unpigged in 1993.
The album also marks the return of new music from Rowlf the Dog and the Electric Mayhem, albeit without Janice (who was last heard singing in The Muppets at Walt Disney World in 1990).
In the early part of December 2006, Kermit appeared on Good Morning America and The 9 to promote, talk about and sing songs from the album.
The album won a Grammy Award for "Best Musical Album for Children" on February 8, 2008.
Tracklist
- 'Zat You, Santa Claus?
Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem - A Red and Green Christmas
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy - The Christmas Party Sing-Along
Rowlf the Dog - Merry Christmas Baby
Pepe the King Prawn - The Man with the Bag
Floyd Pepper, Animal and Zoot - Santa Baby
Miss Piggy - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Gonzo the Great and Rizzo the Rat - North Pole Comedy Club
Fozzie Bear and Statler and Waldorf - Run, Run Rudolph
Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem - Christmas Smorgasbord
The Swedish Chef - The Christmas Queen
Miss Piggy - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Kermit the Frog
Credits
The Muppet Performers:
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat and Statler
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Waldorf and Zoot
- Bill Barretta as Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog and The Swedish Chef
- Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal
- John Kennedy as Floyd Pepper
- Additional vocals by Louise Gold, Jerry Nelson, Karen Prell, Mike Quinn and David Rudman
Production Team:
- Producer: Ed Mitchell and Ted Kryczko
- Creative Director: Steve Gereded
- Album Designer: Sean Tejaratchi
