Wilson Does X-Mas CD

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for rock legend Brian Wilson. The former Beach Boy will release What I Really Want for Christmas, his first holiday-themed solo album, on October 18th.

"Christmas has always been a special time for me and my family," Wilson says. "And this year will be even more special because I'll have a new album of songs to celebrate the holiday season. I hope the music means as much to other people as it does to me."

The title track features lyrics by longtime Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin, while Jimmy Webb ("Wichita Lineman," "Up-Up and Away") penned the words to "Christmasey." Wilson, who produced and arranged the album, revisits "Little Saint Nick" and "The Man With All the Toys," two chestnuts from 1964's The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, and tackles standards like "Auld Lang Syne," "Deck the Halls" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."

The What I Really Want for Christmas track listing:

What I Really Want for Christmas
Christmasey
Little Saint Nick
The Man With All the Toys
The First Noel
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Oh Holy Night
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Auld Lang Syne
Deck The Halls
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen