| "Cool Yule" | |
|---|---|
| Single byLouis Armstrong with the Commanders | |
| Released | 1953 |
| Recorded | October, 1953 |
| Studio | Decca, London, UK[1] |
| Genre | Christmas,Jazz |
| Length | 2:54 |
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Allen |
"Cool Yule" is a 1953Christmas song written bySteve Allen and introduced byLouis Armstrong.[2]
It was covered byRoseanna Vitro in 1986 on her albumThe Time of My Life: Roseanna Vitro Sings the Songs of Steve Allen (released 1999), byBette Midler in 2006 for her albumCool Yule, and byThe Brian Setzer Orchestra on their 2005 albumDig That Crazy Christmas.[citation needed]
The song is featured over the opening and closing credits of the 2001 movieSerendipity, starringJohn Cusack andKate Beckinsale. It was also heard on theNBC holiday specialMerry Madagascar when Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman, and the penguins rush to deliver gifts.[citation needed]
In October 2013 the song was used in the UK for a Christmas advert forDFS.[citation needed]
