Christmas at Our House
Introduction '''''Christmas at Our House''''' is the 15th solo studio album by the American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in October 1984 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was Mandrell's first album of Christmas music.
Background and content ''Christmas at Our House'', as described by Bradley Torreano of ''Allmusic'', "shows the country star adding her name to the countless musicians who have released personalized Christmas albums." The album includes ten tracks, including some new material. It includes two tributes of the Christmas season, the title track and "From Our House to Yours", which Torreano described as "down home". It also includes cover versions of Christmas standards such as "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland"; it also introduced what would become a holiday standard, "It Must Have Been the Mistletoe (Our First Christmas)". Torreano gave the album three out of five stars staying, "Her brand of country-pop may not appeal to all fans of the genre, but many country listeners will probably find this a nice Christmas album to play for the holidays."
Release ''Christmas at Our House'' was Mandrell's third album released in 1984, officially issued in October. The album peaked at #31 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart in 1984.No singles were released from the album and it was her first album not to reach the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart since ''He Set My Life to Music'' in 1982. ''Christmas at Our House'' was originally released as a vinyl LP record  on MCA Records in 1984, with five songs on each side. It was reissued as a compact disc by MCA many years later.
Track listing
Personnel * Eddie Bayers – drums* Pete Bordonali – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar* Thomas Brannon – backing vocals* David Briggs – piano, synthesizer* Lori Brooks – backing vocals* James Capps – acoustic guitar* Jimmy Capps – guitar, piano, synthesizer* Phillip Forest – backing vocals* Sherilyn Huffman – backing vocals* David Hungate – bass guitar* John Jarvis – synthesizer* Shane Keister – piano, synthesizer* Barbara Mandrell – lead vocals* Farrell Morris – percussion* The Nashville Horn Works – horn* Nashville String Machine – strings* Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals* Brent Rowan – electric guitar* Lisa Silver – backing vocals* Diane Tidwell – backing vocals* Bergen White – arrangements, string arrangements
Sales chart positions ;Album Chart (1984) Peakposition U.S. ''Top Country Albums'' 31
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