http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DJ62M8/?tag=imwan-20

Vinyl LP: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005QBMYSO/?tag=imwan-20

1. My Favorite Things (Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers)
2. Carol of the Bells (Mykola Leontovych)
3. Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Paris)
4. Christmas Paradise (Louise Goffin, George Noriega and Jodi Marr)
5. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday (William Bell and Booker T. Jones)
6. Chanukah Prayer (Traditional, Arrangement by Louise Goffin and Lee Curreri)
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin)
8. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Irving Berlin)
9. Christmas In The Air (Louise Goffin and Jodi Marr)
10. Do You Hear What I Hear (Gloria Shayne and Noel Regney)
11. This Christmas (Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor)
12. New Year's Day (Louise Goffin and Guy Chambers)

Carole King has released more details about her forthcoming Christmas album. "A Holiday Carole" is now set for release on November 1, a week later than earlier reported. Daughter Louise Goffin produced the set and co-wrote three originals, "Christmas In The Air", "New Year's Day", and the Latin infused "Christmas In Paradise". Carole, herself, did not write any songs from the album, but did put her imprint on every song selected.

King points to the album's "Chanukah Prayer" as a personal highlight. The traditional song was taught to Carole by her parents when she was young and has been given a warm jazz influenced arrangement. Carole shares vocals on "Chanukah Prayer" with both her daughter and grandson.

The Christmas album, which is being released on HEAR records (the Starbucks affiliated label), fits snuggly between Carole's tour and album with James Taylor last year and the release next year of her memoir.

Amazon now has a listing for a vinyl LP version of King's Christmas set and we've added the link to the lead post.

Carole King is offering a "Deluxe Package" of "A Holiday Carole" through her web site.

http://aholidaycarole.com/

The "Deluxe Package" includes the CD and a full download in the format of your choice, plus a lead-free Danforth Pewter ornament in the shape of a grand piano with "A Holiday Carole 2011" inscribed on the back (limited to 300) in a velvet pouch and gift box with a holiday card, plus an autographed limited edition (to 300) 12x12 lithograph of the album cover on archival acid-free eco-friendly 100-lb paper (shipped separately).

It's pricey ($50), but it's out there...just fyi.

Kinda relieved that there's no extra music on the deluxe set, so I don't feel obligated to shell out 50 bucks.

According to the new Target ad (Oct. 29 & 30 papers), Target has a version of the Carole King CD with "3 exclusive songs."

The Target bonus tracks are:

13. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
14. Last Christmas
15. New Year's Day (Acoustic)

Also, two video MPEG4 files on the making of the album and a music video of New Year's Day (the acoustic version that Carole accompanies on the piano).

My sister's a big Carole King fan, so this is my early BDay present to her!

Picked up the Target version today, it's on sale for $9.99 thru this Saturday Nov 5.
While there, also grabbed last year's Target exclusive Lady Antebellum Christmas EP, very difficult to find elsewhere.