Once Upon a Christmas (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton album)

The album was accompanied by a Christmas television special titled Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember, which originally aired on CBS on December 2, 1984 and has been rerun numerous times, though never issued on home video or DVD despite public demand (bootleg copies have been produced in large quantities). A single, "The Greatest Gift of All" (No. 53 Country, No. 81 Pop, and No. 40 Adult Contemporary) was released from the album. In the United Kingdom, "Christmas Without You" was issued as the single. This album became one of the biggest Christmas albums of the 1980s and still sells today, with "A Christmas to Remember" played by U.S. radio stations and satellite radio during the Christmas holiday season. In the UK the BBC gives airplay to several of the tracks across its network during the Christmas period. In 1989, it was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[2] It has sold 950,100 copies as of November 2016.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"I Believe in Santa Claus"	Kenny & Dolly	3:31
2.	"Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride"	Dolly	3:44
3.	"Christmas Without You"	Kenny & Dolly	3:54
4.	"The Christmas Song"	Kenny	3:25
5.	"A Christmas to Remember"	Kenny & Dolly	3:42
6.	"With Bells On"	Kenny & Dolly	2:44
7.	"Silent Night"	Kenny	3:18
8.	"The Greatest Gift of All"	Kenny & Dolly	3:46
9.	"White Christmas"	Dolly	3:06
10.	"Once Upon a Christmas"	Kenny & Dolly	4:25

Alternate version

In 1997, the album was released on the BMG Special Products label with a slightly altered track listing. The song order had been slightly rearranged and two songs had been omitted ("The Christmas Song" and "Silent Night"). However, Parton's 1982 recording "Hard Candy Christmas" was added, making it a total of nine tracks.

Alternate track listing

No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"I Believe in Santa Claus"	Kenny & Dolly	3:29
2.	"Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride"	Dolly	3:42
3.	"With Bells On"	Kenny & Dolly	2:41
4.	"Christmas Without You"	Kenny & Dolly	3:52
5.	"White Christmas"	Dolly	3:04
6.	"A Christmas to Remember"	Kenny & Dolly	3:40
7.	"Hard Candy Christmas"	Dolly	3:38
8.	"The Greatest Gift of All"	Kenny & Dolly	3:44
9.	"Once Upon a Christmas"	Kenny & Dolly	4:20

Personnel

Dennis Belfield – bass guitar
Erich Bulling – keyboards, programming, synthesizer
Joe Chemay – bass guitar
Jimmy Cox – keyboards
Victor Feldman – percussion
David Foster – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
John Goux – guitar
Ed Greene – drums
John Hobbs – keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
Michael Landau – guitar
Paul Leim – drums, percussion
Jeremy Lubbock – rhythm arrangements, string arrangements
Dolly Parton – vocals
John "J.R." Robinson – drums
Kenny Rogers – vocals
Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
Fred Tackett – guitar
Kin Vassy – guitar
Randy Waldman – keyboards
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitar

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	12
U.S. Billboard 200	31
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	4
Chart (2015)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[4]	31

References

↑ Once Upon a Christmas at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
↑ "American album certifications – Rogers, Kenny and Dolly Parton – Once Upon a Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 2, 2016). "Special Report: Catalog Country Album Sales: October 2, 2016". Roughstock.
↑ "Kenny Rogers – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Kenny Rogers.

External links

Once Upon A Christmas at Dolly Parton On-Line

Kenny Rogers

Studio albums	Love Lifted Me Kenny Rogers Daytime Friends Love or Something Like It The Gambler Kenny Gideon Share Your Love Love Will Turn You Around We've Got Tonight Eyes That See in the Dark What About Me? The Heart of the Matter They Don't Make Them Like They Used To I Prefer the Moonlight Something Inside So Strong Love Is Strange Back Home Again If Only My Heart Had a Voice Vote for Love Across My Heart She Rides Wild Horses There You Go Again Back to the Well Water & Bridges The Love of God Amazing Grace You Can't Make Old Friends

Collaboration albums	Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) Classics (with Dottie West) Timepiece (with David Foster)

Christmas albums	Christmas Once Upon a Christmas (with Dolly Parton) Christmas in America The Gift Christmas from the Heart Christmas with Kenny Christmas Collection Once Again It's Christmas

Compilations	Ten Years of Gold The Kenny Rogers Singles Album Greatest Hits (1980) 20 Greatest Hits Duets The Kenny Rogers Story Love Is What We Make It Short Stories Greatest Hits (1988) Daytime Friends – The Very Best of Kenny Rogers Live by Request 42 Ultimate Hits 21 Number Ones

Notable singles	"That Crazy Feeling" "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" "But You Know I Love You" "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "Lucille" "Daytime Friends" "Sweet Music Man" "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Dottie West) "Love or Something Like It" "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Dottie West) "The Gambler" "All I Ever Need Is You" (with Dottie West) "She Believes in Me" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Dottie West) "You Decorated My Life" "Coward of the County" "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kim Carnes) "Love the World Away" "Lady" "I Don't Need You" "Share Your Love with Me" "Blaze of Glory" "Through the Years" "Love Will Turn You Around" "A Love Song" "We've Got Tonight" (with Sheena Easton) "All My Life" "Scarlet Fever" "Islands in the Stream" (with Dolly Parton) "Eyes That See in the Dark" "This Woman" "Buried Treasure" "Together Again" (with Dottie West) "What About Me?" (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) "Evening Star" "Crazy" "Morning Desire" "Goodbye Marie" "Tomb of the Unknown Love" "Twenty Years Ago" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Ronnie Milsap) "I Prefer the Moonlight" "The Factory" "I Don't Call Him Daddy" "When You Put Your Heart in It" "Planet Texas" "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" "Maybe" (with Holly Dunn) "Love Is Strange" (with Dolly Parton) "Crazy in Love" "If You Want to Find Love" "Mary, Did You Know?" (with Wynonna Judd) "The Greatest" "Buy Me a Rose" (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean) "He Will, She Knows" "There You Go Again" "Homeland" "I Can't Unlove You"

Guest singles	"What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Dottie West) "Real Love" (with Dolly Parton) "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Anne Murray)

Related articles	Discography The First Edition United Artists Records Liberty Records RCA Records Reprise Records Kenny Rogers Roasters

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Dolly Parton

Albums Singles

Studio albums	Hello, I'm Dolly (1967) Just Because I'm a Woman (1968) In The Good Old Days (1969) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy (1969) The Fairest of Them All (1970) The Golden Streets of Glory (1971) Joshua (1971) Coat of Many Colors (1971) Touch Your Woman (1972) My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner (1972) My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973) Bubbling Over (1973) Jolene (1974) Love Is Like a Butterfly (1974) The Bargain Store (1975) Dolly (1975) All I Can Do (1976) New Harvest – First Gathering (1977) Here You Come Again (1977) Heartbreaker (1978) Great Balls of Fire (1979) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly (1980) 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (1980) Heartbreak Express (1982) Burlap & Satin (1983) The Great Pretender (1984) Real Love (1985) Rainbow (1987) White Limozeen (1989) Eagle When She Flies (1991) Slow Dancing with the Moon (1993) Something Special (1995) Treasures (1996) Hungry Again (1998) The Grass Is Blue (1999) Little Sparrow (2001) Halos & Horns (2002) For God and Country (2003) Those Were The Days (2005) Backwoods Barbie (2008) Better Day (2011) Blue Smoke (2014) Pure & Simple (2016)

Compilations	As Long as I Love (1970) The Best of Dolly Parton (1970) Just the Way I Am (1972) Mine (1973) Best of Dolly Parton (1975) Just Because I'm a Woman (1976) Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits (1982) Collector's Series (1985) Think About Love (1986) The Best There Is (1987) Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3 (1987) I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits (1996) Ultimate Dolly Parton (2003) Singer, Songwriter & Legendary Performer (2006) The Very Best of Dolly Parton (2007) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton (2008) Dolly (2009) Letter to Heaven: Songs of Faith & Inspiration (2010) Dolly Parton & Friends (2011)

Dollywood Exclusives	Precious Memories (1999) Sha-Kon-O-Hey! Land of Blue Smoke (2009)

Collaborations	Just Between You And Me Just the Two of Us Always, Always Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca Once More Two of a Kind The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil Together Always We Found It Love & Music Porter 'n' Dolly Say Forever You'll Be Mine Porter & Dolly The Winning Hand Trio Honky Tonk Angels Trio II

Songs	"Dumb Blonde" "Mule Skinner Blues" "Joshua" "Coat of Many Colors" "Touch Your Woman" "My Tennessee Mountain Home" "Jolene" "I Will Always Love You" "Love is Like a Butterfly "The Bargain Store" "The Seeker" "We Used To" "All I Can Do" "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "Here You Come Again" "Two Doors Down" / "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" "Heartbreaker" "Baby I'm Burning" "You're The Only One" "Sweet Summer Lovin'" "Starting Over Again" "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" "9 to 5" "But You Know I Love You" "The House of the Rising Sun" "Single Women" "Heartbreak Express" "Hard Candy Christmas" "Potential New Boyfriend" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Tennessee Homesick Blues" "Don't Call It Love" "Real Love" (w/ Kenny Rogers) "Think About Love" "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" "We Had It All" "The River Unbroken" "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" "Yellow Roses" "White Limozeen" "Rockin' Years" "Silver and Gold" "Eagle When She Flies" "Little Sparrow" "Better Get to Livin'" "Together You and I"

Collaboration singles	"The Last Thing on My Mind" "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" "To Know Him Is to Love Him" "Telling Me Lies" "Those Memories of You" "Wildflowers"

Guest singles	"Islands in the Stream" (w/ Kenny Rogers) "Love Is Strange" (w/ Kenny Rogers) "When I Get Where I'm Going" (w/ Brad Paisley)

Soundtracks	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone Straight Talk

Live albums	A Real Live Dolly Heartsongs: Live from Home Live and Well Live from London An Evening With...Dolly Live!

Christmas albums	Once Upon a Christmas (w/ Kenny Rogers) Home for Christmas

Films	Hollywood to Dollywood The Book Lady For the Love of Dolly Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love

Tours	Halos & Horns Tour Hello, I'm Dolly Tour The Vintage Tour An Evening with Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Tour Better Day World Tour Blue Smoke World Tour Pure & Simple Tour

Theme parks and attractions	Dollywood Dollywood's Splash Country Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede

Related articles	Stella Parton Rachel Dennison Dollywood Foundation Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton

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