Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
Once Upon a Christmas
RCA Victor (PCD1-5307)
October 29, 1984

  1. I Believe in Santa Claus (Dolly Parton) 3:18
  2. Medley: Winder Wonderland / Sleigh Ride (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard / Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson) 3:37
  3. Christmas Without You (Dolly Parton, Steve Goldstein) 3:52
  4. The Christmas Song  (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) 3:20
  5. A Christmas to Remember (Dolly Parton) 4:00
  6. With Bells On (Dolly Parton) 2:38
  7. Silent Night (Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber) 3:15
  8. The Greatest Gift of All (John Jarvis) 3:42
  9. White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 3:02
  10. Once Upon a Christmas (Dolly Parton) 4:19
1997 CD reissue
  1. I Believe in Santa Claus (Dolly Parton) 3:18
  2. Medley: Winder Wonderland / Sleigh Ride (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard / Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson) 3:37
  3. With Bells On (Dolly Parton) 2:38
  4. Christmas Without You (Dolly Parton, Steve Goldstein) 3:52
  5. White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 3:02
  6. A Christmas to Remember (Dolly Parton) 4:00
  7. Hard Candy Christmas (Carol Hall) 3:39
  8. The Greatest Gift of All (John Jarvis) 3:42
  9. Once Upon a Christmas (Dolly Parton) 4:19

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Original album

Performance
  • Dennis Belfield – bass
  • Erich Bulling – keyboard, synthesizer programming
  • Joe Chemay – bass
  • Jimmy Cox – keyboard
  • Victor Feldman – percussion
  • David Foster – keyboard
  • John Goux – guitar
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • John Hobbs – keyboard
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Paul Leim – drums, percussion
  • John Robinson – drums
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • ​Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass
  • Fred Tackett – guitar
  • Kin Vassy – guitar
  • Randy Waldman – keyboard
  • Billy Joe Walker – guitar
Production
  • Debbie Caponetta – production assistant
  • Terry Christian – additional engineering
  • Larry Fergusson – additional engineering
  • David Foster – producer, rhythm arrangements
  • Tom Fouce – additional engineering
  • Stuart Furusho – additional engineering
  • Humberto Gatica – engineer, mixing
  • David Leonard – additional engineering
  • Laura Livingston – additional engineering
  • Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements, rhythm arrangements
  • Bob Pickering – additional engineering
  • John Richards – additional engineering
  • Kenny Rogers – producer
  • Stephen Schmitt – additional engineering
  • Stephen Shelton – additonal engineering
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer
Other personnel
  • Sandy Gallin – management for Dolly Parton
  • Tzetzi Ganev – Dolly Parton's costume
  • John Coulter Design – art direction
  • Ken Kragen/Kragen & Company – management for Kenny Rogers
  • Reid Miles – front cover photography, back cover photography
  • Dianne Roberson – Dolly Parton's hair
  • Cassie Seaver – Dolly Parton's makeup
  • Diana Thomas – creative consultant for Dolly Parton
  • Gene Trindl – inner sleeve photography for CBS Photography