Yule Be Wiggling is the twelfth Wiggles album (and second Christmas album) released in 2000 by ABC Music and distributed by EMI.[1]

Yule Be Wiggling
Studio album by
Released2000
StudioElectric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Eire
GenreChildren's music
LabelABC (AUS)
Hit Entertainment (US)
Koch Records (US)
ProducerThe Wiggles
The Wiggles chronology
Wiggle Time
(2000)
Yule Be Wiggling
(2000)
Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party
(2001)

Track list

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All tracks are written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page and John Field, except listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yule Be Wiggling (Intro)" (spoken[note 1][2]) 0:12
2."Just Can't Wait For Christmas Day" 2:43
3."Here Come The Reindeer (Intro)" (spoken[note 1]) 0:09
4."Here Come The Reindeer" 1:44
5."And The World Is One On A Christmas Morning (Intro)" (spoken[note 1]) 0:16
6."And The World Is One On A Christmas Morning" 2:12
7."Murray's Christmas Samba (Intro)" (spoken[note 1]) 0:31
8."Murray's Christmas Samba"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Dominic Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay1:31
9."Jimmy The Elf"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page1:21
10."The Little Drummer Boy"Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry V. Onarti, Harry Simeone2:46
11."Christmas Around The World (Intro)" (spoken[note 1]) 0:07
12."Christmas Around The World" 2:23
13."Wags Loves To Shake Shake (Intro)" (spoken[note 1]) 0:08
14."Wags Loves To Shake Shake" 2:11
15."Doing A Dance"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page1:35
16."Curoo Curoo (Intro)" (spoken[note 1]) 1:38
17."Curoo Curoo"Trad. Arr. Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Dominic Lindsay, Morgan Crowley, Denise O'Kane3:01
18."Christmas Polka"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Dominic Lindsay2:08
19."Decorate The Tree"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Paul Paddick2:50
20."Yule Be Wiggling"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page1:28
21."Greg's Christmas Poem" (spoken word) 0:07
22."A Scottish Christmas"Dominic Lindsay1:44
23."Angels We Have Heard On High"Trad. Arr. Cook, Fatt, Field, Page2:10
24."Jeff's Snooze Poem" (spoken word) 0:10
25."The First Noel"Trad. Arr. Cook, Fatt, Field, Page2:48
26."The Wiggles Christmas Wish" (spoken word) 0:16[citation needed]

Personnel

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The Wiggles[2]

  • Greg Page – vocals
  • Murray Cook – guitar, bass, background vocals
  • Anthony Field – guitar, background vocals
  • Jeff Fatt – background vocals

Additional personnel[2][3]

  • Morgan Crowley, Denise O'Kane – vocals
  • John Field, Terry Murray – guitar
  • Dominic Lindsay – trumpet
  • Maria Schattovits – violin
  • Margaret Linsday – cello
  • Tony Henry – drums
  • Phil South – percussion
  • Mark Punch – background vocals
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Charts

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Chart performance for Yule Be Wiggling
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 55

Certifications

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Certifications for Yule Be Wiggling
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Video

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Yule Be Wiggling
Directed byChisholm McTavish
Produced byPaul Field
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Edited bySteve Rees
Douglas Kirk
Chisholm McTavish
Music byThe Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC Video
( #102923)
Release date
  • October 2001 (2001-10)[6]
Running time
45 minutes[7]
CountryAustralia

Yule Be Wiggling is the second Wiggles Christmas video, released in October 2001.

Songs

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  1. Doing a Dance
  2. Just Can't Wait for Christmas Day
  3. Here Come the Reindeer
  4. And the World is One on a Christmas Morning
  5. Murray's Christmas Samba
  6. Jimmy the Elf
  7. Curoo Curoo (The Carol of the Birds)
  8. Christmas Around the World
  9. Wags Loves to Shake Shake
  10. Jingle Bells
  11. Angels We Have Heard on High
  12. Christmas Polka
  13. Decorate the Tree
  14. A Scottish Christmas
  15. Come on Everybody (We'll Tap for You)
  16. Yule Be Wiggling

Cast

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The cast as presented on the videos:

The Wiggles are
Additional Cast
  • Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
  • Dorothy the Dinosaur: Carolyn Ferrie
  • Henry the Octopus: Jeff Fatt
  • Wags the Dog: Jeff Fatt
  • Santa Claus

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g On some versions such as the Koch release in 2006, this song was not counted towards the overall number of tracks.

References

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  1. ^ "The Wiggles Exhibition". Powerhouse Museum. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Wiggles - Yule Be Wiggling CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Yule Be Wiggling, The Wiggles". fishpond. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 301.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Powerhouse Museum – The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Yule be wiggling / The Wiggles. [videorecording]". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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