Yule Be Wiggling (album)

Yule Be Wiggling (album)
Australia Cover
Released	December 20, 2000 (Australia) October 16, 2001 (America) October 22, 2002 or October 7, 2003 (America Re-release)
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Children's music
Label	ABC (Australia) Koch Records (America)
Length	43:03 (AUS Version) 38:45 (US Version)
Previousalbum	Wiggle Time! (2000)
Nextalbum	Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party (2001)

"Yule Be Wiggling" is the 12th Wiggles' album, it was a released on the December 20, 2000. This is The Wiggles' second Christmas album, and the accompanying video was released in 2001.

Tracklist

1. Yule Be Wiggling - Intro - 0:12
2. Just Can't Wait For Christmas Day - 2:45
3. Here Come The Reindeer Intro - 0:11
4. Here Come The Reindeer - 1:44
5. And the World Is One On A Christmas Morning Intro - 0:15
6. And the World Is One On A Christmas Morning - 2:13
7. Murray's Christmas Samba Intro - 0:32
8. Murray's Christmas Samba - 1:31
9. Jimmy The Elf - 1:21
10. The Little Drummer Boy - 2:46
11. Christmas Around The World Intro - 0:07
12. Christmas Around The World - 2:23
13. Wags Loves To Shake Shake Intro - 0:09
14. Wags Loves To Shake Shake - 2:10
15. Doing a Dance - 1:36
16. Curoo Curoo Intro - 1:37
17. Curoo Curoo - 3:00
18. Christmas Polka - 2:08
19. Decorate The Tree - 2:51
20. Yule Be Wiggling - 1:27
21. Greg's Christmas Poem - 0:07
22. A Scottish Christmas - 1:44
23. Angels We Have Heard On High - 2:10
24. Jeff's Snooze Poem - 0:10
25. The First Noel - 2:48
26. The Wiggles Christmas Wish - 0:16
27. Multimedia Track

Personnel

• The Wiggles are Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page
• Vocals: Greg Page, Mark Punch, Paul Paddick, Carolyn Ferrie
• Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Terry Murray, John Field
• Bass: Murray Cook Drums: Tony Henry
• Violin: Maria Schattovits Cello: Margaret Lindsay
• Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay Percussionist: Phil South
• Backing Vocals: Mark Punch, Greg Page, Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt, Murray Cook
• Special Guest Vocalists on Curoo Curoo: Morgan Crowley and Denise O'Kane
• Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay. Recorded and mixed atElectric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia by Craig Abercrombie. Additional recording by Chris Brooks.
• Curoo Curoo recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Eire
• Mastered at Studios 301 by Don Bartley
• Cover artwork by Geoff Morrison and Alexandra Osbelt. Photography by Gary Johnston

Trivia

• Christmas Around The World is a kid-friendly Christmas version of The Cockroaches' song Round the World.
• Morgan Crowley and Denise O'Kane guest star in Curoo Curoo.
• Guest musician Phil South plays the percussion on this album.
• The word "Yule" on the album is the homophone for "You'll" as in "You will".
• Curoo Curoo was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland.
• The version on Decorate The Tree is different to the one on video.
• In the US release, the spoken tracks are heard at the beginning of some tracks such as Just Can't Wait For Christmas Day.
• John Field plays the guitar on this album.
• An animated version of Jimmy the Elf is seen.
• The word "The" was added to the title of Christmas Polka only in the US 2001 CD.
• The word "Carol of the Birds" with two brackets was added to the title of Curoo Curoo in the US releases.
• The word "spoken word" was added to Greg's Christmas Poem, Jeff's Snooze Poem and The Wiggles Christmas Wish in the US releases.
• The word "instrumental" was added to A Scottish Christmas in the US releases.
• The Australian cover is the first appearance of the Maton Mastersound MS500.
• Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt & Anthony Field are uncredited for the vocals, although they are for the backing vocals.

Goofs

• The Australian version of the song credits remove "Trad. Arr." from the songs such as Curoo Curoo.
• Jeff Fatt is uncredited for playing the keyboards on this album.
• In the US release, The Tracking Station Studios was credited but they did not record this album at this studio. It was originally recorded at Electric Avenue Studios.
• In the US release, A Scottish Christmas was credited as a traditional arrangement.

Gallery

• See here

The Wiggles albums Murray, Jeff, Anthony, Greg and Phillip (1991) The Wiggles (1991) Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg (1992-2006, 2012) Here Comes a Song (1992) • The Adventures Of Captain Feathersword, The Friendly Pirate (1993) • Yummy Yummy (1994) • Big Red Car (1995) • Wake Up Jeff! (1996) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1996) • The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack (1997) • Toot Toot! (1998) • It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! (2000) • Wiggle Time! (2000) • Yule Be Wiggling (2000) • Hoop-Dee-Doo It's a Wiggly Party (2001) • Wiggly Safari (2002) • Wiggle Bay (2002) • Go To Sleep Jeff! (2003) • Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! (2003) • Top of the Tots (2003) • Cold Spaghetti Western (2004) • Santa's Rockin'! (2004) • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005) • Sailing Around the World (2005) • Here Comes The Big Red Car (2006) • It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (2006) • Racing to the Rainbow (2006) • Surfer Jeff (2012) • Celebration! (2012) Karaoke Albums Karaoke Songs 1 (2005) • Karaoke Christmas Songs (2005) • Karaoke Songs 2 (2006) • Karaoke Songs 3 (2006) US-exclusive Splish Splash Big Red Boat (2006) Singles Eagle Rock! (feat. Ross Wilson) (2003) • Christmas Single (2004) • Beep! Beep! Buckle Up! (2012) Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Sam (2007-2011) Getting Strong! Wiggle and Learn (2007) • Pop Go The Wiggles! (2007) • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (2008) • Sing a Song of Wiggles (2008) • The Wiggles Go Bananas! (2009) • Hot Poppin' Popcorn (2009) • Let's Eat! (2010) • Ukulele Baby! (2011) • The Wiggles' Big Birthday! (2011) • It's Always Christmas With You! (2011) Anthony, Lachy, Simon and Emma (2013-present) Taking Off! (2013) • Furry Tales (2013) • Pumpkin Face (2013) • Go Santa Go! (2013) • Apples & Bananas (2014) • Wiggle House (2014) • Rock & Roll Preschool (2015) • The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! (2015) • Wiggle Town! (2016) • CinderEmma! Fairytale (2016) • Dance Dance! (2016) • Nursery Rhymes (2017) • Duets (2017) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) • Wiggle Pop! (2018) • The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! (2019) • Party Time! (2019) • Fun and Games (2020) • Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! (2020) • We're All Fruit Salad (2021) Spin-off Albums Emma! (2015) • Carnival of the Animals (2016) • Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2016) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (2018) • Emma! 2 (2019) Singles Power Through the Day (2013) • Rise For Alex (2014) • NSW Blues Song! (2017) • The Toilet Song (2019) • The Alphabet Ballet (2019) • My Ballet Goat (2019) • I Am A Fine Musician (2019) • The Ants Go Marching (2019) • What's the Time, Mr Wolf? (2019) Dorothy the Dinosaur (2007-2012) Dorothy the Dinosaur (2007) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book (2008) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus (2009) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas (2010) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! (2011) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party! (2012) Compilations Christmas Classics (2006) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2009) • Hits And Rarities (2012) • Christmas Crackers! (2012) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2013) • Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti! (2015) • The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl (2016) • The Best of The Wiggles (2016) Samplers The Wiggles (1999) • Celebrating The Wiggles' 10th Birthday! (2001) • Compliments of Brach's and The Wiggles (2003) • A Wiggly Music Sampler (2003) • Wiggle Bay (2003) • Toot Toot! 3 Bonus Songs (2004) • Magical Adventure! A Wiggly Movie: 3 Bonus Songs (2004) • Wake Up Jeff!: 3 Bonus Songs (2004) • Wiggle Into Apple-Healthy Snack Time (2005) • Snack Time is Wiggle Time With Mott's (2006) • 4 Song CD (2006) • Omo Colourlock Limited Edition CD Sampler (2006) Books w/ CDs Sing-along CD (2006) • We're All Friends (2007) • Play Piano with... The Wiggles (2007) • A Wiggly Sing-Along Box Set (2012) • Super Singalong Slipcase (2015) • Singalong Slipcase (2018) Other Compilations featuring The Wiggles ABC Kids ABC For Kids: Greatest Hits (1991) • A Menagerie Of Songs All About Animals (1992) • More ABC For Kids Greatest Hits (1992) • Rock 'N' Roll Kids (1992) • ABC For Kids Live (1993) • Lots And Lots Of Great Music For Kids (1994) • ABC For Kids Dance Party (1995) • Hottest Hits (2003) • ABC For Kids Hits (2004) • Best of ABC for Kids (2006) • The Best of ABC for Kids (2013) • ABC for Kids TV Themes (2014) • The Best of ABC for Kids Volume 2 (2014) • ABC For Kids Christmas (2014) • The Best of ABC Kids Volume 3 (2015) • ABC Kids Christmas - Volume 2 (2015) • The Best of ABC Kids Volume 4 (2016) • ABC Kids Christmas Volume 3 (2016) • Sing and Learn (2017) • The Best of ABC Kids Volume 5 (2017) • ABC Kids Christmas Volume 4 (2017) • ABC Kids Let's Play! Holiday Fun with Friends! (2017) • ABC KIDS Listen (2018) • ABC Kids Hits (2018) • Christmas With ABC Kids (2018) • ABC KIDS Favourites (2019) Playhouse Disney Playhouse Disney 2 (2003) • Playhouse Disney: Imagine and Learn With Music (2005) • Disney Music Block Party (2008) Christmas compilations The Spirit of Christmas 1998 (1998) • The Spirit of Christmas 2003 (2003) • So Fresh: Songs For Christmas 2005 (2005) • The Spirit Of Christmas 06 (2006) • Carols in the Domain: 25th Anniversary (2007) • So Fresh Songs for Christmas 2008 (2008) • My Favourite Christmas Songs (2010) • Greatest Ever! Christmas: The Definitive Collection (2010) • The Spirit of Christmas 2011 (2011) • My Christmas Album (2012) • So Fresh Songs for Christmas 2012 (2012) • Making Spirits Bright Christmas Charity Collection (2013) • The Spirit of Christmas 2014 (2014) • Making Spirits Bright 2014 Christmas Charity Collection (2014) • 101 Christmas Classics (2017) More from The Wiggles The Kingdom Of Paramithi (2009) • ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles (2011) • Och Aye the G'Nu! (2017)