Michael McDonald's SEASON OF PEACE: THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Due October 12 + New Christmas Tour Dates Confirmed

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and five-time Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald is set for the October 12 release of Season of Peace: The Christmas Collection on BMG. The album compiles 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.

In celebration of the new compilation record, McDonald is adding a number of winter performances to his current North American tour. Confirmed dates include two nights at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl with Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross as well as performances at New York's South Street Seaport, Washington, DC's Filene Center at Wolf Trap with Peter Cetera, St. Louis' Loufest, the Cityfolk Festival in Ottawa and more. See below for a list of dates.

McDonald's most recent release, Wide Open (out now via BMG), is the subject of extensive critical praise from the Los Angeles Times, NPR Music, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and many more:

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

July 10	Sacramento, CA	Crest Theatre
July 13	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl*
July 14	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl*
July 15	Temecula, CA	Thornton Winery
July 17	Sandy, UT	Sandy City Amphitheater
July 19	Aspen, CO	Belly Up Aspen
July 20	Castle Rock, CO	Phillip S. Miller Amphitheater
July 22	Grand Prairie, TX	Verion Theatre at Grand Prairie
July 24	Chattanooga, TN	Walker Theatre
July 26	Rock Hill, SC	Old Town Amphitheater
July 27	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Botanical Garden
July 28	Robinsonville, MS	Gold Strike Casino Resort
August 9	Oshkosh, WI	Waterfest Concert Series, Leach Amphitheater
August 11	Arnolds Park, IA	Okoboji Blue Water Festival
Augut 12	Lawrence, KS	Lied Center
August 14	Louisville, KY	Iroquois Amphitheater
August 15	Detroit, MI	Motor City Casino Hotel
August 17	Maumee, OH	35th Northwest Ohio Rib-Off
August 21	New York, NY	Pier 17 at South Street Seaport
August 22	Vienna, VA	Filene Center at Wolf Trap†
August 24	Mount Pocono, PA	Mount Airy Casino Resort Summer Stage
September 9	St. Louis, MO	Loufest Music Festival
September 11	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee Theatre
September 12	Northfield, OH	Hard Rock Live
September 14	Toronto, ON	Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
September 15	Ottawa, ON	CityFolk
September 17	Rutland, VT	The Paramount Theater
September 19	Derry, NH	Tupelo Music Hall
September 21	New Brunswick, NJ	State Theatre New Jersey
September 22	Boston, MA	Emerson Colonial Theatre
September 23	Huntington, NY	The Paramount
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 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 8	Van Wert, OH	Niswonger Performing Arts Center
December 9	Champaign, IL	Virginia Theatre
December 12	Tiffin, OH	The Ritz Theatre
December 14	Youngstown, OH	Stambaugh Auditorium
December 15	Waukegan, IL	Genesee Theatre
December 18	Orange, TX	Lutcher Theater
December 21	Norman, OK	Riverwind Casino, Showplace Theatre

*with Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross
†with Peter Cetera

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