Rocky Mountain Holiday
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| Released | May 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country folk | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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| Also known as | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and The Muppets |
| Genre | Family film Television special |
| Created by | Henson Associates John-Jer Productions |
| Written by | Jon Stone Joseph A. Bailey |
| Directed by | Jim Henson |
| Starring | John Denver Muppet performers: Jim Henson Frank Oz Jerry Nelson Dave Goelz Richard Hunt Steve Whitmire Karen Prell Kathryn Mullen |
| Theme music composer | John Denver |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Producers | John Denver Jim Henson Barney Wyckoff |
| Editor | Peter Rudoy |
| Production company | Henson Associates |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | May 12, 1983 |
Rocky Mountain Holiday is a television special and a soundtrack album of songs from the special, performed by American singer-songwriter John Denver and The Muppets. The show has Denver playing host to the extended Muppet family; he takes them up into the scenic Rockies for an excursion that includes fishing, hiking, and camping. The soundtrack album was released in May 1983, and the special itself aired May 12, 1983, on ABC. In 1984, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children, but lost to Michael Jackson's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook.