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Bette Midler > Cool Yule
Audio CD
:: Columbia ::
Released:
2006-10-10
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Rating:
4.5/5 (95 Reviews)
5/5
Bette's Cool Yule Shall Rule !!!
by Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service)
This is one incredible Christmas CD from Bette Midler. Bette's first Christmas album is full of great renditions of the standards of this time of year including "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas;" "Ill Be Home For Christmas;" "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?;" "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" and "White Christmas." Bette throws in a lot of her own pizzazz and wonderful eggnog with a new song "Cool Yule" and she does a wonderful duet with Johnny Mathis as they perform "Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" Terrific!
The CD opens strong with "Merry Christmas." This song boasts a great musical arrangement and Bette's voice is in excellent form--as it is throughout this album! Then the CD shifts gears and revs up the motors a little bit with "Cool Yule." This song, written by Steve Allen with additional lyrics by Eric Kornfeld, is a lot of fun and you'll be eager to listen to it again and again!
Another fun song on this CD is "Mele Kalikimaka." This is how to say "Merry Christmas" in Hawaiian; this adds a very personal touch to the CD because Bette was born in the state of Hawaii. It offers a great musical composition that starts off with a brief romantic flavor and then twists into a very catchy tune! Could this be a new classic in the making? I think this song will become increasingly popular with time as it is very well written and Bette does a great job with it. The numerous background vocalists are wonderful as well.
Bette Midler fans will recognize the special Christmas version of "From A Distance." It is touching as it was when it was first released and it remains just as relevant today as it was when it was first released in 1990. Newcomers will enjoy this special song as well.
I especially like how Bette masterfully handles the romantic, sentimental lyrics of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" as well as "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" Bette breathes new life into these standards with her beautiful voice, energy and passion.
The quality of the sound is excellent even on a portable CD player. The liner notes are wonderful, too. There are nice photos of Bette both in the liner notes and on the back of the CD artwork, too. You get the song credits and there's a well written essay by Jay Landers. Nice!
Overall, I would recommend this CD for Bette Midler fans and anyone who appreciates beautifully arranged Christmas music. Bette's voice has never sounded better and I applaud her fine efforts to make her first Christmas CD a splendid reality. "Mele Kalikimaka" to you! SMILES
3/5
Too short
by S. Le Vine (Farmington Hills, Michigan United States)
I am really getting tired of people like Bette and Rod Stewart going for the easy money and putting out way too short CDs because they know their fans will buy them anyway. CDs can hold 80 minutes of music. Stop insulting us by putting out CDs that are under 40 minutes long. This is not the 1960s where only records were available
2/5
Not Your Best Bette
by Julie Bee (Chicago, Illinois)
I've been a fan for years, and I thought (for some reason) that this would be the Bette of old that would add her fun quirky personality to some old classics. However, The Divine Miss M went with a more sophisticated approach. If you like that Bette then go for it, however, if you like the fun original Bette, opt out.
3/5
Not Bette's Best, but Okay
by B. Goldberg (Woodbridge, CT USA)
I collect just about all of Bette Midler's CDs, and I found this this one to be mediocre. It's missing the excitement and panache of her other work.
1/5
Ho-ho-ho-hum
by J. Hanna (Houston TX)
Bette is great on her Rosemary Clooney album but this Cristmas effort falls flat. Get the Anne Murray Christmas album; better music by far.
Cool Yule Summary
She smiles, she sizzles, she coos, she swings. So goes the lively and completely charming Christmas record by the cheeky Divine one. There's never a note out of place, a chart too excessive, or the sentiments too sentimental. Plus Midler's tasty stable of producers and arrangers have packed the big band and stringed arrangements with their own musical warmth against Midler's smart song choices and contagious vocal performances.
Cool Yule
mixes the standard traditional pop pieces--like Steve Allen's snappy title track, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "I'll Be Home for Christmas"--with the sole hymn, "O Come, O Come, Emanuel." But nobody's picking up this stocking stuffer because they want to go to church. Bette's got merrymaking on her mind more than anything else. Her duet with Johnny Mathis on "Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" is as much fun as her "From a Distance (Christmas Version)" is a somber and sobering antiwar statement. How she can move from sounding girlish and playful to sophisticated and jazz-smart in the space of one note to the next may not be supernaturally inspired, but it sure is fun to hear the joyful sounds she makes. From her lips to your ears, you gotta love it.
--Martin Keller
Cool Yule Track Listing:
Merry Christmas
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; Winter Wonderland\ Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Featuring Johnny Mathis
I'll Be Home For Christmas
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Mele Kalikimaka
From A Distance
White Christmas
Cool Yule CD Techincal Details
Artist:
Bette Midler
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Running Time:
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UPC:
828768626627
Binding:
Audio CD
Studio:
Columbia
Release Date:
2006-10-10
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