Cool Yule

1. Cool Yule

2. The Man with the Bag

3. I Want You for Christmas

4. Christmas Kisses

5. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

6. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus

7. Winter Weather/Let It Snow

8. Little Jack Frost

9. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

10. Jing-a-Ling

11. Sleigh Ride

12. Love Turns Winter to Spring

13. Winter Wonderland

14. Hot Hanukkah

15. The Merriest

16. Cool Yule (reprise)

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About the Artist
The Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus is known as one of the leading gay choruses in the world and one of Chicago’s top performing arts organizations. In 2001, CGMC was named to the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, performed with the Joffrey Ballet, the Goodman Theater, Hubbard Street Dance 2 and others. CGMC was chosen to open the program at the international conference of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, held in July of 2000 in San Jose, California.

Product Description
A first for CGMC, we are celebrating the release of our very first CD - "Cool Yule," a collection of jazzy and contemporary holiday tunes that's sure to get your feet tappin' and your heart into the holiday spirit!

For this recording, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus Artistic Director Patrick Sinozich researched the archives of swing and unearthed a number of seasonal tunes that were once signatures of some of jazz’ greatest names. The recording’s title song, Cool Yule, was written by Steve Allen and first performed by Louis Armstrong, but is rarely heard these days. All of the big names in jazz and swing had their holiday standards and most of the songs are forgotten now.

Cool Yule revives many of them, like the Andrews Sisters’ "Jing-a-Ling," Bing Crosby’s "Little Jack Frost Get Lost," Patti Page’s "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus," and "Love Turns Winter to Spring," originally performed by The Four Freshmen. The disc also includes many of the swing standards that have remained popular over the years, like "Let It Snow," and "I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." A new jazz/swing arrangement of "O Hanukkah" is even included. Again accompanying CGMC is the ten-piece swing orchestra Patrick Sinozich and his Snowmen of Swing.

Cool Yule,Chicago Gay Men's Chorus

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