Christmas, Like a Lullaby is the twenty-third studio album and second Christmas album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in December 1990.
This was Denver's first solo Christmas album of music since 1975's Rocky Mountain Christmas. He also released the collaborative Christmas album A Christmas Together in 1979 with The Muppets.
The only original track was the title track "Christmas Like A Lullaby" written by Denver. The rest were Christmas carols and standards and two Tom Paxton songs, "The Children Of Bethlehem" and "Marvelous Toy".
Track listing
Side one "Christmas, Like a Lullaby" (John Denver) - 3:52 "The First Noel" (Traditional, Arrangement by John Denver) - 2:16 "Away in a Manger" (Traditional, Arrangement by John Denver) - 3:36 "The Children of Bethlehem" (Tom Paxton) - 3:31 "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont, new verses by Tom Paxton) - 2:43 "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 2:37
Side two "Marvelous Toy" (Tom Paxton) - 2:52 "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson) - 3:25 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (John D. Marks) - 3:12 "Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 3:22 "Mary's Little Boy Child" (Jester Hairston) - 3:20 "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" (Melvin H. Tormé, Robert Wells) - 4:05 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blaine, Hugh Martin) - 2:15
There is a 1999 reissue by Delta Entertainment.
Personnel John Denver – acoustic guitar, vocals James Burton – electric guitar Glen Hardin – keyboards Jim Horn – saxophone, flute, recorder Jerry Carrigan – drums Jerry Scheff – bass Machito Sanchez – percussion
References