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Christmas Fantasy is the seventh studio album by American singer Anita Baker. It was released on October 4, 2005, by Blue Note Records. Her first and only Christmas album, it was produced by Baker along with Barry Eastmond, featuring three original songs and six cover versions of Christmas standards and carols.

Track listing:
All tracks produced by Anita Baker and Barry J. Eastmond.

1. “Frosty’s Rag (Frosty the Snowman)”
Jack RollinsSteve Nelson
2:10
2. “Christmas Time Is Here”
Lee MendelsonVince Guaraldi
4:38
3. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Buck RamKim GannonWalter Kent
5:24
4. “Christmas Fantasy”
Anita BakerBarry J. Eastmond
4:34
5. “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” Traditional 4:53
6. “Moonlight Sleighride”
BakerEastmond
6:15
7. “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (with The Yellowjackets) Traditional 5:38
8. “Family of Man”
BakerEastmondCarol RickettsTiffany Palmer
4:49
9. “My Favorite Things”
Richard RodgersOscar Hammerstein II
5:02
Total length: 44:59

Personnel:
Anita Baker – vocals
George Duke – acoustic piano (1, 3)
Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 6, 8, 9)
Barry J. Eastmond – Rhodes electric piano (2, 6, 9), keyboards (3, 4, 7, 8), acoustic piano (5)
Russell Ferrante – acoustic piano (7)
Larry Carlton – guitars (1–3, 8, 9)
Tim May – guitars (5)
Phil Upchurch – guitars (5)
Nathan East – bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), acoustic bass (2, 9)
Reggie Hamilton – acoustic bass (5)
Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar (7)
Ricky Lawson – drums (1–6, 8, 9)
Marcus Baylor – drums (7)
Rafael Padilla – percussion (3, 7)
Gene Lobianco – clarinet (1)
Sharon Bryant – backing vocals (8)
Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals (8)
Carol Ricketts – backing vocals (8)

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Released: October 4, 2005
Studio:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)East Bay Studios (Tarrytown, New York)
Length: 44:59
Label: Blue Note
Producer: Barry Eastmond, Anita Baker