Christmas, Like a Lullaby

Christmas, Like a Lullaby is the twenty-third studio album and second Christmas album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in December 1990.

Christmas, Like a Lullaby
Delta Re-release
Studio album by John Denver
Released	December 1990
Genre	Christmas
Length	40:06
Label	Windstar Records
Producer	Roger Nichols, John Denver
John Denver chronology
The Flower That Shattered the Stone (1990) Christmas, Like a Lullaby (1990) Different Directions (1991)

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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

1. "Christmas, Like a Lullaby" - 3:52
2. "The First Noel" - 2:16
3. "Away in a Manger" - 3:36
4. "The Children of Bethlehem" - 3:31
5. "Jingle Bells" - 2:43
6. "White Christmas" - 2:37

Side two

1. "Marvelous Toy" - 2:52
2. "Blue Christmas" - 3:25
3. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - 3:12
4. "Little Drummer Boy" - 3:22
5. "Mary's Little Boy Child" - 3:20
6. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" - 4:05
7. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - 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