• Poet/Singer/Songwriter/Performer Rod McKuen Was One of the True Renaissance Men of the ‘60s and ‘70s
• McKuen Recorded a Number of Albums for Warner Bros.， but His Disarmingly Personal Recordings for His Own Stanyan Label Are Among His Most Treasured
• Of Those Stanyan Records， 1971’s New Carols of Christmas—The Rod McKuen Christmas Album Is One of His Gems
• All but One Track Recorded on December 6， 1970 at Chappel Studios in London with Members of the Westminster Symphony Orchestra
• Offers Rod’s Trademark Blend of Poetry， Song， and Beautiful Instrumental Passages on Such Songs as “Bethlehem B.C.”
• Expanded Edition Features a Great Duet Between Rod and Petula Clark on “Baby， It’s Cold Outside”
• Other Highlights Include “So My Sheep May Safely Graze，” Which Tells the Story of the Birth of the Good Shepherd; and the Upbeat， Uplifting “Here He Comes Again”
• Writing Partners Include Rod’s Long-Time Collaborator Anita Kerr， Art Podell of The New Christy Minstrels， and Electronic Music Pioneer Mort Garson
• Liner Notes by McKuen Biographer Barry Alfonso
• Rare Period Photos Along with Original Gatefold Art
• Only Briefly Available on CD and Out of Print for Over 20 Years

1. The Carols of Christmas
2. So My Sheep May Safely Graze
3. Thank You for Christmas
4. And to Each Season (A Fugue for Pachelbel’s Canon in G)
5. Here He Comes Again
6. The Snows of Amsterdam
7. Spend This Holiday with Me
8. The Day After Christmas
9. When Winter Comes
10. So Long Stay Well
11. Simple Gifts
12. As We Traveled Through Vermont
13. Bethlehem B.C.
14. A Hand to Hold at Christmas
15. Who Knows Where We’re Going
Bonus Track:
16. Baby It’s Cold Outside (Rod McKuen & Petula Clark)