An Old-Fashioned Christmas is the second Christmas album and twelfth studio album by the American music duo Carpenters, released on October 26, 1984. It is also the second posthumous release following the death of singer and drummer Karen Carpenter in 1983.
The album originated from six unused tracks featuring Karen's vocals from the Carpenters' previous Christmas album, 1978's Christmas Portrait. Richard Carpenter took these tracks and recorded new instrumental and choral material to create a full-length album. It includes a slower version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," which differs from the version previously released on Christmas Portrait.
A 1984 expanded CD reissue of Christmas Portrait included eight tracks from An Old-Fashioned Christmas. In 1996, a two-CD set titled Christmas Collection was released, containing both albums in their original running order.
All lead vocals are by Karen Carpenter, except where noted. All tracks were produced by Richard Carpenter, except "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," which was produced by Jack Daugherty, Richard Carpenter, and Karen Carpenter.
