Michael McDonald's New Album 'Season of Peace: The Christmas Collection' is Out Today

Singer/songwriter and five-time Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald's new holiday compilation, Season of Peace: The Christmas Collection, is out now via BMG. The album features McDonald's most beloved Christmas recordings including "White Christmas/Winter Wonderland" (feat. Jonny Lang), "Oh Holy Night," "Christmas on the Bayou" and "Children Go Where I Send Thee" (feat. Twinkie Clark), as well as a new version of "Winter Wonderland" featuring special guest Jake Shimabukuro. The album art hails from an original painting by McDonald himself; see below for a complete track list.

McDonald will tour North America throughout the winter, playing select songs from Season of Peace and much more, beginning November 21 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Before kicking off the holiday shows, McDonald is performing hits from throughout his storied career, as well as some of his favorite covers and selections from his most recent critically acclaimed album Wide Open (out now via BMG), during a rare, intimate solo residency at New York's legendary Café Carlyle running from October 23 through November 3. Tickets are available via the Café Carlyle website as well as at https://bit.ly/2gHyyXt. See below for a complete list of dates.

McDonald celebrated the release of Wide Open with a pair of appearances on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," performing the album track "Find It In Your Heart" as well as collaborating with Thundercat and Kenny Loggins on the trio's hit single "Show You The Way" from Thundercat's critically acclaimed LP Drunk. McDonald was also featured on CBS "Sunday Morning" in the wake of the album's release.

With a career that encompasses five Grammys, numerous chart successes and personal and professional accolades, as well as collaborations with some of the world's most prominent artists, Michael McDonald remains an enduring force in popular music. Hailing from St. Louis, McDonald arrived in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, honing his talents as a studio musician before becoming an integral part of Steely Dan. In the mid-'70s McDonald was invited to join the Doobie Brothers as the band redefined their sound with McDonald serving as singer, keyboardist and songwriter on such Top 40 singles as "Takin' It To The Streets," "It Keeps You Runnin'," "Minute By Minute" and "What A Fool Believes." Throughout the '80s and '90s McDonald's solo career took off with a string of hits including "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)," "Sweet Freedom," "On My Own" (with Patti LaBelle) and the Grammy-winning James Ingram duet "Yah Mo B There," plus he co-wrote the Van Halen hit "I'll Wait." McDonald has performed with a who's-who of critically acclaimed artists across a number of genres, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Vince Gill and Grizzly Bear.

Season of Peace: The Christmas Collection

1. That's What Christmas Means To Me

2. White Christmas/Winter Wonderland (feat. Jonny Lang)

3. Children Go Where I Send Thee (feat. Twinkie Clark)

4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

5. Wexford Carol (feat. Amy Holland)

6. Christmas On The Bayou

7. To Make A Miracle

8. Peace

9. Through the Many Winters

10. Every Time Christmas Comes Around

11. On Christmas Morning

12. World Out Of A Dream

13. Oh Holy Night

14. Winter Wonderland (feat. Jake Shimabukuro)

15. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

MICHAEL MCDONALD LIVE

October 23	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
October 24	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
October 25	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
October 26	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
October 27	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
October 30	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
October 31	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
November 1	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
November 2	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
November 3	New York, NY	Café Carlyle*
November 21	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
November 23	Clearwater, FL	Capitol Theatre
November 24	Coconut Creek, FL	Seminole Casino, The Pavilion
November 27	Fayetteville, NC	Crown Theatre
November 28	Charlotte, NC	Levine Center for the Arts
November 30	Bensalem, PA	Parx Casino, XCite Center
December 1	Wilmington, DE	The Grand Opera House Gala
December 2	Peekskill, NY	Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
December 5	Plymouth, MA	Plymouth Memorial Hall
December 6	Worcester, MA	Hanover Theatre
December 8	Van Wert, OH	Niswonger Performing Arts Center
December 9	Champaign, IL	Virginia Theatre
December 12	Tiffin, OH	The Ritz Theatre
December 13	Youngstown, OH	Stambaugh Auditorium
December 15	Waukegan, IL	Genesee Theatre
December 16	Springfield, MO	Gillioz Theatre
December 18	Orange, TX	Lutcher Theater
December 20	Catoosa, OK	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (The Joint)
December 21	Norman, OK	Riverwind Casino, Showplace Theatre

* solo performance

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