Integrity Music, in partnership with SYCO/Columbia Records, will release Susan Boyle's first Christmas album to Christian retail.

Set for Nov. 9, The Gift features 10 songs from the former Britain's Got Talent contestant, whose debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, sold more than 9 million units worldwide since its release in November 2009.

Along with "Do You Hear What I Hear?," "The First Noel," "O Holy Night," "Away in a Manger," "Make Me a Channel for Your Peace" and "O Come All Ye Faithful," Boyle's second album will include Lou Reed's "Perfect Day," Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over."

First album I Dreamed a Dream is a collection of gospel, standards and classic pop songs, including "How Great Thou Art" and "Amazing Grace."

Boyle, 49, lived an anonymous life in her small village in Scotland, caring for her aging mother and volunteering at her church. Boyle has said that her mother had encouraged her to audition for Britain's Got Talent, but it was only after her death in 2007 that she sought a musical career in honor of her mother.

Boyle shot to worldwide recognition following her audition appearance on Britain's Got Talent in April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. Her performance has received 300 million views on YouTube.

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