Friday November 6, 2009

Know what's harder to find than a can of pumpkin pie filling on Thanksgiving Eve? An album full of Thanksgiving songs for kids! So, I've compiled a list of some of the best Turkey Tunes for Tots from various CDs, from traditional songs like "Over the River and Through the Wood" by Dog On Fleas and The Quincy Choral Society, to thoughtful, original odes by John McCutcheon and Si Kahn, to fun, silly tunes by Debbie Friedman, The Uncle Brothers and Laurie Berkner.
Image Courtesy Rounder Records
Wednesday November 4, 2009

Did you see the Google Doodle today? More and more Muppets will be featured on Google's front page in anticipation of Sesame Street's 40th Anniversary on November 10, 2009.
Besides a planned reissuing of three classic Sesame Street albums by Koch Records next week, fans can also look forward to a cover album of favorite Sesame Street and Muppet Show tunes in the near future. Koch Records and Sesame Workshop will release for the first time on CD The Original Cast Record, Big Bird Sings, and Bert & Ernie Sing Along, originally released in 1970, 1974, and 1975, respectively. And early next year Walt Disney Records will release Muppets Revisited, a CD of covers by folks like Weezer, My Morning Jacket, and Andrew Bird. Stay tuned for further info...
Image Courtesy Children's Television Workshop
Sunday November 1, 2009
Here's an oddity: half of the Top 10 Kids' Music best-sellers over the past week were releases from the past, some going back as far as the early '90s. Baby Einstein's Lullaby Classics, Jack Johnson's Curious George Soundtrack, Laurie Berkner's Rocketship Run, They Might Be Giants' Here Come the 123s, and Music for Little People's Toddler Favorites all made strong showings, falling just below the Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb: Original TV Soundtrack.
Here are the Top 10 best-selling children's CDs for the week of October 25, 2009.
Thursday October 29, 2009

Charity Kahn continues her "Song of the Month" series with "a call to dance your dance, sing your song, stay grounded, stay shining, and keep loving all along the way. It's for your inner rockstar, your inner guide...the part of you that Knows What to Do, the part that knows how to SING, DANCE, LOVE, SHINE!" The funky, rockin' "Rockstar" will have your little ones bringing out their imaginary six-strings and make-believe mics, for sure.
Charity's free kids' music downloads were inaugurated last December with "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," followed by January's "The Bird," February's "The Song in Your Heart," March's "The Reminder," April's "Pancakes," May's "Rock-A-Bye," June's "Beach," and "A Little Night Music" in July.
Head on over to Charity and The JAMband's website for a free download of "Rockstar," and visit their archive for past Songs of the Month.