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Cross Michael Jackson’s greatest-hits album off your Christmas wish list. The release has been pushed back to next year. A source at Epic Records, Jackson’s label, says the performer has written a lot of new songs and wants to finish recording them all before choosing several to include in the package. There is a possibility that more than two or three new songs will be included in the multi-record set, but there are no official plans for an entire new album at this time.