A Christmas Together is a television special starring John Denver and the Muppets. Based on the album of the same name, this one hour Christmas special was originally produced for ABC and aired on December 5, 1979.

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 "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.
• 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."

"The Twelve Days of Christmas"

Cast meeting

"The Pleasure of Your Company"

John visits Miss Piggy's dressing room

"The Christmas Wish"

"Christmas Is Coming"

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

"The Peace Carol"

Denver narrates a nativity scene

"Silent Night"

The studio's children's choir

TV Guide ad

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Muppet CharactersEdit

Animal, Beaker, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Dr. Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Gonzo, Janice, Kermit the Frog, Lew Zealand, Link Hogthrob, Miss Piggy, Robin the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Statler and Waldorf, The Swedish Chef, Zoot

CreditsEdit

• 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

See alsoEdit

• A Christmas Together (album)
• A Christmas Together (music book)