He seldom covers others' songs, at least not in many years, and I can't see him writing a dozen holiday tunes just to have another album. For years he has sung at Christmas services at his local church (not the last two years, obviously) and I have heard his lovely rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" which he sang to ring in the new millenium (from Wayne Francis' site: "Lightfoot, sporting a resprouted moustache, is the first voice heard on Canadian TV in 1999 as he sings Auld Lang Syne at the stroke of midnight, playing solo with his acoustic 6-string guitar.")
So, no, I don't think you'll hear him doing "Silver Bells" or "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" any time soon.
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