''Home for Christmas'' is the thirtieth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter

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. It was released on September 11, 1990, by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Gary Smith, with Parton serving as executive producer. It is Parton's second Christmas album, following 1984's '' Once Upon a Christmas'' with

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. Unlike ''Once Upon a Christmas'', which featured a number of original songs, ''Home for Christmas'' is made up of ten Christmas standards. The album's release was accompanied by an

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television special, ''Dolly Parton: Christmas at Home''. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1994.

Release and promotion

The album was released September 11, 1990, on CD and

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. It also received a limited LP release exclusively in the

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. There were no singles released from the album. Instead, Parton promoted the album's release with a television special titled ''Dolly Parton: Christmas at Home''. It aired December 21, 1990, on

. The special features footage of Parton in the studio recording the album, visiting and singing with her family at the Tennessee Mountain Home where she grew up, as well as performances filmed at a church and various other locations in the

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Critical reception

Thom Floyd from

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gave the album two out of five stars. He criticized the album's production as "a bit too slick," but said that Parton's "irrepressible charm" makes it a "reasonably enjoyable holiday record."

Commercial performance

The album debuted and peaked at number 74 on the '' Billboard''

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chart, spending a total of two weeks on the chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 27, 1994.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. *Dolly Parton – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 7, 9) *The Mighty Fine Band: **Michael Davis – keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 6, 10), percussion (track 8) **Richard Dennison – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 10) **Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle (tracks 2–4), mandolin (tracks 7–9) **Jennifer O'Brien – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 10) **Gary Smith – piano (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 10), Hammond B3 organ (track 5), keyboards (track 6) **Howard Smith – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 10) **Steve Turner – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10), percussion (tracks 2, 4, 8–9) **Paul Uhrig – acoustic bass (tracks 1–2, 7–9), bass (tracks 3, 5–6, 10) **Kent Wells – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–2), electric guitar (tracks 3, 5–7, 10) **Robert Williams – dobro (tracks 4, 8) Additional musicians *Stuart Duncan – mandolin (track 4), fiddle (track 9) *Carl Jackson – acoustic guitar (all tracks) *Michael Johnson – gut string guitar (track 3) *Jack Smith – steel guitar (tracks 3, 5, 7) *Alisha Jones Wall – Hammond dulcimer (tracks 7–8) Additional background vocals *Bob Bailey (tracks 5–6) *Bobby Jones & Nashville (tracks 5–6) **Theresa J. Comer, Everett Drake, Nuana Dunlap, Gary E. Jenkins, Bobby Jones, Lenoria Ridley, Lawrence D. Thomison, Harry Watkins, Angela Wright *The Christ Church Pentecostal Choir (track 10) **Jason Beddoe, Coby Coffman, Al Coleman, Melissa Coleman, Joy Gardner, Landy Gardner, Vicki Pointer, Rebekah Rayburn, Tanya Sykes, Mark Warren *Carl Jackson (track 7) *The New Salem Methodist Church Congregation (tracks 1, 10) *Our Kids (tracks 4, 8) **Trent Ashcraft, Alyson Chance, Hannah Dennison, Vanessa Hollowell, Jake Hoover, Crystal Hunt, Amy Johnson, Gretchen Johnson, Cole Kiracofe, Ian Kiracofe, Bryan Seaver, Rebecca Seaver, Austin Smith, Brandon Smith, Tiffany Smith, David Turner, Katie Turner, Derek Wells, Dustin Wells Production *Michael Davis – recording assistant *Richard Dennison – production assistant *Chrissy Follmar – recording assistant *Brad Jones – recording assistant *Mark Kiracofe – production assistant *John Kunz – recording assistant *The Mighty Fine Band – arrangements *Gary Paczaosa – recording, mixing *Dolly Parton – executive producer *Denny Purcell – mastering * Gary Smith – producer Other personnel *Dennis Carney – photography *Tony Chase – styling *Rachel Dennison – makeup *Cheryl Riddle – hair

Charts

Certifications

References

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