Rick Wakeman Announces Vinyl Christmas Release Featuring William Shatner

Rick Wakeman has announced *Silent Night*, a four-song Christmas vinyl release featuring William Shatner on vocals. The limited edition pairs the former Yes keyboardist’s performances of seasonal classics with Shatner’s contribution to “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”.

The record will be available in red and silver editions, each limited to 85 copies, and has an etching on side B. Its other tracks are “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, “Silent Night” and “Christians Awake Salute the Happy Morn”. Wakeman is due to perform in Portsmouth on 6 December before a UK tour beginning in February 2027; the article also notes two other Christmas releases from Cleopatra Records, by Geoff Downes and Hawkestrel.