Cool Yule

Cool Yule is a holiday album by Bette Midler released on October 10, 2006, through Columbia Records. Midler's first seasonal release, the album features many standard Christmas tunes as well as a reworking edition of her Grammy-winning hit "From a Distance".

For the Louis Armstrong song, see Cool Yule (song).
Cool Yule
Studio album by
Bette Midler
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreChristmas music, Jazz
Length37:23
LabelColumbia
ProducerRobbie Buchanan, Jay Landers (exec.)
Bette Midler chronology
Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
(2005)		 Cool Yule
(2006)		 Jackpot: The Best Bette
(2008)
Singles from Cool Yule
  1. "From a Distance (Christmas version)"
Professional ratings
Review scores
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As of July 14, 2007 it had sold 271,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[1]

In 2008, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category.

Track listing
  1. "Merry Christmas" (Fred Spielman, Janice Torre) – 3:13
  2. "Cool Yule" (Steve Allen, Eric Kornfeld) – 2:28
  3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:55
  4. "Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (duet with Johnny Mathis) (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith/Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:46
  5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent) – 3:21
  6. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 3:58
  7. "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (Irving Berlin) – 3:25
  8. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow/Johnny Marks) – 2:47 [bonus track on CDs released at Target]
  9. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)" (Traditional) – 3:12
  10. "Mele Kalikimaka" (Robert Alexander Anderson) – 2:34
  11. "From a Distance" (Christmas version) (Julie Gold/Special holiday lyrics by Jay Landers) – 5:11
  12. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:20

Personnel
  • Christopher Autopchuk – art direction
  • Rick Babtist – trumpet
  • William Baker – copyist
  • Russell Bartmus – copyist
  • Leanne Becknell – woodwind
  • Steve Becknell – French horn
  • Tom Bender – mixing assistant
  • Gordon Berg – copyist
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Charles Bisharat – violin
  • David Blumberg – conductor, orchestral arrangements, copyist
  • Chandler Bridges – engineer
  • Robbie Buchanan – piano, arranger, conductor, keyboards, producer, orchestration, orchestral arrangements, track arrangement
  • Caroline Campbell – violin
  • Darius Campo – violin
  • Dave Carpenter – upright bass
  • Lily Chen – violin
  • Paul Cohen – cello
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Dennis Collins – background vocals
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Rose Corrigan – woodwind
  • Datz Pyle, Debbi – contractor
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Andrew Duckles – viola
  • Bruce Dukov – concert master
  • Katharine Edmonds – copyist
  • Bill Edwards – copyist
  • Johnson Enos – background vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Tabitha Fair – background vocals
  • Alma Fernandez – viola
  • Gary Foster – woodwind
  • Matt Funes – viola
  • Steve Genewick – digital editing
  • Mark Graham – copyist
  • Alan Grunfeld – violin
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Al Hershberger – violin
  • Dan Higgins – woodwind
  • Sean Holt – background vocals
  • Stephen Holtman – trombone
  • Greg Huckins – woodwind
  • Alexander Iles – trombone
  • Bob Jackson – mastering assistant
  • Sharon Jerry-Collins – background vocals
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • JoAnn Kane – copyist
  • Ana Landauer – violin
  • Jay Landers – liner notes, executive producer
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Bill Liston – woodwind
  • Dane Little – cello
  • Doug Livingston – steel guitar
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Warren Luening – trumpet
  • Larry Lunetta – trumpet
  • Barry Manilow – producer
  • Arif Mardin – orchestral arrangements
  • Andy Martin – trombone
  • Liane Mautner – violin
  • Joe Meyer – French horn
  • Jaclyn Morse – production coordination
  • Helen Nightengale – violin
  • Robin Olson – violin
  • Michael O'Neill – photography
  • Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Searmi Park – violin
  • Sara Parkins – violin
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Danny Perito – copyist
  • Victor Pesavento – copyist
  • Joel Peskin – woodwind
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
  • John A. Reynolds – French horn
  • Eric Rigler – Uilleann pipes, Irish whistle
  • Dennis Rivadeneira – mixing assistant
  • William Ross – arranger, conductor, orchestration, orchestral arrangements, track arrangement
  • Aaron J. Sala – background vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Chris Soper – assistant engineer
  • Ken Stacey – background vocals
  • Tereza Stanislav – violin
  • Beverley Staunton – background vocals
  • Bette Sussman – background vocals, associate producer, vocal arrangement, track arrangement
  • Phil Teele – trombone
  • Fonzi Thornton – background vocals
  • Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Jonathan Tunick – arranger, conductor, orchestration
  • Karen Van Sant – viola
  • Josephina Vergara – violin
  • Shalini Vijayan – violin
  • Windy Wagner – background vocals
  • Randy Waldman – Piano, keyboards
  • Helen Barbara Werling – copyist
  • Patrick Williams – arranger, conductor, orchestration, vocal arrangement, orchestral arrangements, track arrangement
  • Frank Wolf – track engineer
  • Terry Woodson – librarian, copyist
  • Phil Yao – French horn
  • Gina Zimmitti – contractor

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[2] 6
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[3] 13
US Billboard 200[4] 33

References
  1. "Holiday Hits". Billboard. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "Bette Midler Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. "Bette Midler Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. "Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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