Cool Yule
Studio album by
Bette Midler
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
Length37:23
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Robbie 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)"

Cool Yule is a first holiday album by American singer Bette Midler. It was released on October 10, 2006, through Columbia Records. The album features many standard Christmas tunes as well as a reworking edition of her Grammy-winning hit "From a Distance". In 2008, Cool Yule was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic editor Marisa Brown found that "the Divine Miss M shows off her stuff (including a very able backing band/orchestra) on all the tracks [...] and sounds good the whole time. Because she doesn't add much to the songs that hasn't already been done before, Cool Yule may not replace anyone's [duet partner] Johnny Mathis holiday albums yet, but it's still a pretty strong collection of well-done Christmas standards from a well-known and popular artist."[1]

Chart performance

Cool Yule failed to chart upon its October 10, 2006 release.[2] It was not until November 25, 2006, the album made its debut on the US Billboard 200.[3] It peaked in the week of December 6, 2006, rising from number 35 to number 33 on sales of 47,000 copies.[4] By July 2007, Cool Yule had sold 271,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.[5]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Robbie Buchanan.

Cool Yule track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Merry Christmas"
3:13
2."Cool Yule"
2:28
3."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
3:35
4."Winter Wonderland"/"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (duet with Johnny Mathis)
2:46
5."I'll Be Home for Christmas"
3:21
6."What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"Frank Loesser3:58
7."I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"Irving Berlin3:25
8."I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day[a]"
2:47
9."O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)"Traditional3:12
10."Mele Kalikimaka"Robert Alexander Anderson2:34
11."From a Distance"
5:11
12."White Christmas"Berlin3:20

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Cool Yule
Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[6] 6
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[7] 13
US Billboard 200[3] 33

References

  1. ^ a b AllMusic Review
  2. ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard.com. October 27, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bette Midler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ Gallo, Phil (December 6, 2006). "'Grenades' rockets the charts". Variety.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Holiday Hits". Billboard. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Bette Midler Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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