Folk legend Bob Dylan will release his first album of Christmas songs - with royalties going to charity, his record label has confirmed.
Tracks on Christmas in the Heart, due out on 13 October, will include Winter Wonderland and Little Drummer Boy.
Columbia Records said US royalties from the sale of the album would go to the Feeding America charity.
The fund, which provides "food security to people in need", hopes to feed 1.4 million people with proceeds.
Dylan said: "It's a tragedy that more than 35 million people in this country alone - 12 million of those, children - often go to bed hungry and wake up each morning unsure of where their next meal is coming from.
"I join the good people of Feeding America in the hope that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need during this holiday season."
International royalties from sales will go to organisations in other countries who provide meals for vulnerable people, Columbia said.
Dylan's 47th studio album will also include Here Comes Santa Claus and Must Be Santa.
Tracks on Christmas in the Heart, due out on 13 October, will include Winter Wonderland and Little Drummer Boy.
Columbia Records said US royalties from the sale of the album would go to the Feeding America charity.
The fund, which provides "food security to people in need", hopes to feed 1.4 million people with proceeds.
Dylan said: "It's a tragedy that more than 35 million people in this country alone - 12 million of those, children - often go to bed hungry and wake up each morning unsure of where their next meal is coming from.
"I join the good people of Feeding America in the hope that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need during this holiday season."
International royalties from sales will go to organisations in other countries who provide meals for vulnerable people, Columbia said.
Dylan's 47th studio album will also include Here Comes Santa Claus and Must Be Santa.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8223851.stm
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