i just logged in to the moodyblues new website and ray thomas wasn't in it has he quit the group? and when will their new album December be released to Wal-mart

Yes, he left.
"As expected flutist/vocalist Ray Thomas is not on the tour, lending credence to reports that Ray has permanently retired from the Moody Blues."

"The Moodies first studio album in four years, December, went on sale here in the U.S. on Oct. 28."

-Both from http://www.moodies-magazine.com/moody_news.htm