Host Rita Houston talks with Bette Midler, Sarah McLachlan and Aimee Mann about holiday music and traditions, featuring exclusive live performances and new additions to the Christmas catalog.
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Piece Description
Host Rita Houston talks with Bette Midler, Sarah McLachlan and Aimee Mann about holiday music and traditions, featuring exclusive live performances and new additions to the Christmas catalog.
Broadcast History
Aired on WFUV. Also available through Content Depot.
Timing and Cues
TOTAL TIME: 58:58
PART 1-- 19:28
LOCAL CUTAWAY #1-- :60
PART 2-- 22:27
LOCAL CUTAWAY #2-- :60
PART 3-- 15:04
00:00 INCUE: (Music in & under)
"MUSIC OF ANY KIND CAN BRING YOU BACK TO A MEMORABLE TIME OR PLACE..."
19:28 OUTCUE TO 1ST LOCAL CUTAWAY:
"STICK AROUND FOR MORE SONGS AND STORIES WITH SARAH MCLACHLAN, AND ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED SONGWRITER AIMEE MANN, JUST AHEAD."
Followed by :60 of music bed
20:28 INCUE BACK TO PROGRAM:
"WE'RE TALKING CHRISTMAS HERE WITH AIMEE MANN."
42:55 OUTCUE TO 2ND LOCAL CUTAWAY:
"COMING UP NEXT, WE HEAD A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH, FOR CHRISTMAS STORIES FROM A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE."
Followed by :60 of music bed
43:55 INCUE BACK TO PROGRAM:
"SARAH MCLACHLAN IS OUR GUEST, AND WE'RE TALKING CHRISTMAS HERE."
58:58 PROGRAM OUTCUE:
"I'M RITA HOUSTON FROM WFUV IN NEW YORK, WISHING YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON, AND A VERY COOL YULE."
Music fades.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Yule | Bette Midler | Cool Yule. | Columbia | 2006 | 02:26 |
| From A Distance - Christmas Version (excerpt) | Bette Midler | Cool Yule. | Columbia | 2006 | 01:40 |
| Jesus Was A Dreidel Spinner | Jill Sobule | www.jillsobule.com. | 02:17 | ||
| Get Behind Me, Santa! | Sufjan Stevens | Songs For Christmas. | Asthmatic Kitty | 2006 | 03:49 |
| Calling On Mary (live) | Aimee Mann | 03:54 | |||
| The Christmas Song (live) | Aimee Mann | 03:26 | |||
| What Are You Doing New Years Eve? | Erin McKeown | www.erinmckeown.com. | 02:42 | ||
| Jingle Bells | The Puppini Sisters | www.thepuppinisisters.com. | 02:36 | ||
| Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (live) | Sarah McLachlan | 03:16 | |||
| Wintersong | Sarah McLachlan | Wintersong. | Arista | 2006 | 03:30 |
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Review of Cool Yule
I have to admit, Aimee Mann does not spring to mind as a Christmas music kinda gal, nor does the Hawaiian born Bette Midler, come to think of it. But they, along with emotive Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan, and a few new-to-me ringers, make for a fine and enjoyable change of pace from standard holiday fare. Features unpredictable song offerings, personal holiday musings, and original material ?? McLachlan points out the word Christmas makes for a tough rhyme. Steven Allen?s ?Cool Yule? swings warmly in Bette?s version, and Aimee Mann doesn?t say anything bad about Santa even though he?s a man. Seriously, something just a little different from usual Christmas fare, and a good pick for a holiday-stretch evening.