The Christmas Album

This was Lynn Anderson's first Christmas music album. The album was released by her record company at the time, Columbia Records, and was very successful. The album reached No. 13 on the "Billboard 200" in 1971 (her highest chart position on that chart), but it didn't chart on the "Top Country Albums" list, despite Anderson being a Country singer. Anderson had recently had a No. 1 Country and Pop hit, "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden", which is probably the reason for why this album charted so high on the "Billboard 200". In addition, this album was certified "Gold" by the RIAA.

This album consists of 11 tracks of big Holiday music hits from the 50s and 60s, including Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" and Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Rednos Raindeer". Anderson would later release a second Christmas album in 2002, some of the songs from this album were re-recorded and released on her 2002 Holiday album, Home for the Holidays. However, most of the material on her 2002 album was brand new.