Cool Yule

Cool Yule is a holiday album by Bette Midler released on October 10, 2006. The album features many Christmas tunes as well as a reworking of her Grammy-winning hit "From a Distance".

On December 6, 2007, the album was given a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Track listing

1. "Merry Christmas" (Spielman, Torre) – 3:13
2. "Cool Yule" (Steve Allen, Eric Kornfeld) – 2:28
3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Blane, Martin) – 3:55
4. "Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Duet With Johnny Mathis) (Bernard, Smith/Cahn, Styne) – 2:46
5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Gannon, Kent) – 3:21
6. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (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 Alex Anderson) – 2:34
11. "From a Distance (Christmas Version)" (Julie Gold/Bette Midler/Buchanan/Landers) – 5:11
12. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:20

Personnel

• Christopher Austopchuk – 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 – Uillean 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

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