▁the ▁cover ▁album ▁that ▁Disney ▁had ▁released ▁for ▁The ▁Night m are ▁Before ▁Christmas ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Disney ' s ▁dual istic ▁effort ▁to ▁rev ital ize ▁the ▁franch ise ▁which ▁had ▁dr ast ically ▁f aded ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁subsequent ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁Mu ppet ▁film , ▁three ▁months ▁later . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁art work ▁features ▁a ▁" typ ographic ▁portrait " ▁of ▁K erm it ▁the ▁F rog ' s ▁face , ▁which ▁is ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁cover ▁art ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁rock ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Mu ppets : ▁The ▁Green ▁Album ▁was ▁generally ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 ▁on ▁both ▁Billboard ' s ▁Rock ▁Albums ▁and ▁Altern ative ▁Albums ▁charts . ▁With ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁initially ▁sold , ▁the ▁album ▁also ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁chart , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Mu ppet ▁album ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁promotion ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Records ▁made ▁the ▁entire ▁album ▁available ▁for ▁preview ▁through ▁N PR ' s ▁First ▁List en ▁program ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁release . ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" M u ppet ▁Show ▁Th eme ▁Song " ▁was ▁released ▁online ▁and ▁for ▁purchase ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 ,