Symphonica...

George Michael has announced a new album.

The singer will release Symphonica on March 17 through Virgin EMI/Universal Music Group as his sixth solo studio album. It will be released as a standard 14-track CD as well as a hardback deluxe 17-track CD edition.

The collection was recorded during Michael's tour of the same name back in 2011-12 and will feature covers of classic tracks, including covers of the Roberta Flack classic "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", Terence Trent D'Arby's "Let Her Down Easy" and Elton John's "Idol". The album also incudes several re-recordings of Michael's own songs.

Tracklist:

Through

My Baby Just Cares For Me

A Different Corner

Praying For Time

Let Her Down Easy

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Feeling Good

John And Elvis Are Dead

Roxanne*

One More Try

Going To A Town*

Cowboys and Angels

Idol

Brother Can You Spare A Dime

You Have Been Loved*

Wild Is The Wind

You’ve Changed

*bonus tracks on deluxe and blu-ray audio

Merry Christmas!...

Christmas time is here! And here is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs. 



"December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)" by George Michael was released four times between 2008-2011, peaking at #14 in the UK. One of Mr Michael's finest moments, me thinks.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

May your every New Year dream come true

Sweet December song

The melody that saved me

On those less than silent nights

When snow would fall upon my bed

White sugar from Jesus

And take me to the day

She could always smile

The Virgin Child would always show, you see

Just to save me

(Just to save me)

There was always Christmas time

To wipe the year away

I guess that morning they'd decided

That the war would have to wait

There was always Christmas time

Jesus came to stay

I could believe in peace on Earth

And I could watch TV all day

So I dreamed of Christmas

Maybe since you've gone

I went a little crazy

God knows they can see the child

But the snow that falls upon my bed

That loving that I needed

Falls every single day

For each and every child

The Virgin smiles for all to see

But you kept her from me

There was always Christmas time

To wipe the year away

I guess that morning they'd decided

That the war would have to wait

There was always Christmas time

Jesus came to stay

I could believe in peace on Earth

And I could watch TV all day

So I dreamed of Christmas, yes, I dreamed like you

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

May your every New Year dream come true

Merry Christmas to all my readers and I hope you all have a wonderful time over the holidays. Thanks for visiting the Galaxy this year. See you in 2014!

Merry Christmas!...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! I hope you guys will have a wonderful time over the holidays :)

More Faith...

George Michael is to release a new single in aid of this year's Comic Relief. The singer is to release a cover of New Order's 'True Faith' on March 14.

Speaking of Michael's contribution to this year's Comic Relief, Richard Curtis said: "Over the years, George has been the most tremendous supporter of Comic Relief. Out of the blue one year he gave us all the cash from the release of 'As', his single with Mary J. Blige.

H is giving Comic Relief all the money from his new single, 'True Faith'. It's always so moving when people stick with us year after year.

"We're thrilled and delighted about the song, and the wonderful video that goes with it. We promise we'll use every penny we make from it to save and change lives in Africa and all over the UK."

The song, which was arranged and produced by Michael, was a hit for New Order in 1987. Songwrwiters Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Hague have also donated their royalties to the charity.

The single is to be released through Aegean Records, both on physical format and as a digtial download.