HolidayGift Guide - Laurie Berkner's Favorite Classic Kids' Songs

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The legendary Laurie Berkner — crowned "the queen of children's music" by People Magazine — will release her tenth album in late October.  Laurie Berkner's Favorite Classic Kids' Songs will be a two-disc set including 51 well-loved, traditional children's songs, plus six "bonus" tracks of favorite Laurie Berkner originals.  

Says Laurie, “I grew up with many of these songs, and I’m sure parents and grandparents will remember a lot of them from their own childhoods.  I’m excited about sharing these classics with kids who may not have heard them before and also introducing my versions of songs that might already be family favorites.  In the true folk tradition, I’ve added some of my own lyrics and my own spin to many of these traditional songs.  I’ve kept a folk or rock feel for most of the numbers, with a little reggae thrown in here and there for fun!”

My Thoughts

I have been listening to Laurie Berkner with my kids since she was came out with her music.  We love all of her songs.  although my kids are now eleven and eight, they still like her songs.  And we do sing along together to her songs. I  am a stay at home mom, and I have an in home daycare so I get to play this CD set very often.

This two CD disk set is loaded with songs! Disc number has twenty five songs, plus an additional three bonus songs, and disk number two has twenty six songs plus an additional three bonus songs. No matter what your age, young or old, you are sure to enjoy listening Laurie Berkner.

CD Review : KIDZ BOP 29

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Track Listings

1. Sugar

2. Style

3. Time Of Our Lives

4. GDFR

5. Love Me Like You Do

6. Want You To Want Me

7. Outside

8. Shut Up and Dance

9. I Want You to Know

10. Dear Future Husband

11. Centuries

12. FourFiveSeconds

13. Honey I'm Good

14. See You Again

My thoughts:

My eight year old son absolutely loves this CD.  It has all the hits, but only with kids singing it.  I even enjoy singing along when my son plays this.  Which he plays numerous times throughout the day.  I like that since it is a kid version, there aren't any words that aren't kid appropriate as the real version sang by original artists sometimes has words throughout their songs that aren't kid appropriate.  This CD is definitely a five star rating .

Review: Daycare Dance Party CD

“Daycare Dance Party” showcases a fictional preschool trio that sing about everything from washing hands to juice boxes. Charles Fulp, a song writer/producer with singles that have appeared on the charts of Billboard, MusicRow and DJ Times magazines produced the CD, and Grammy Award-winning engineer Gene Grimaldi mastered it. Preschool Popstars’ music videos, which were animation by director Rinat Gazizov (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2”), have attained millions of YouTube views – and the CD was just released on iTunes! youtube.com/preschoolpopstars



My thoughts:

This is a cute CD.  I run an in home daycare and the toddlers absolutely love this.  We listen and sign to it a couple times a day.  It is so much fun watching three toddlers pretend they are singing sensations and dance.    There are twelve fun songs on this CD.

We have a ritual everyday.  I play track number eight before lunch, "Wash your hands".  And after lunch we play track number ten and they get a kick out of this one, which is "I didn't mean to burp".  My seven year old gets a kick when I put this on and sign it with the kids.  Ten plus stars for this.  

Laurie Berkner Lullabies

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Best-selling, award-winning children’s recording artist and preschool television favorite Laurie Berkner will release her first-ever lullaby album, Laurie Berkner Lullabies .  The album features traditional lullabies (“Hush Little Baby,” “Little Boy Blue”) as well as brand new songs to lull little ones to sleep (“Fireflies,” “All the Planets”).  The album also includes re-worked versions of some of Laurie’s classic originals (“Under A Shady Tree,” “Five Days Old”) – and, of course, the beloved Laurie Berkner bedtime favorites “Moon Moon Moon” and “Goodnight.”

Laurie is joined on Laurie Berkner Lullabies by band mates Susie Lampert (keyboards), Brady Rymer (bass) and Bob Golden (drums, percussion).  The album is enhanced by the voices of children including Laurie’s own daughter, Lucy!

Says Laurie, “I have been getting requests for this album for many years.  I’ve now been a parent since 2004, and I’ve had a chance to feel that amazing experience of singing my own child to sleep.  I’ve written lullabies for her and I’ve sung my favorites from my own childhood to her over the years. To me, making that time feel safe and full of love is so important.  I hope some of these songs create some of those feelings and become as special to other families as they have been for mine.”

A former preschool music teacher by day and indie rocker by night, Laurie Berkner started selling her music over fifteen years ago out of her living room on her own label, Two Tomatoes Records. Laurie currently stars in Sing It, Laurie!, an animated short-form series on the Sprout preschool TV channel, and makes frequent appearances on the network’s “Sunny Side Up Show” and in music videos.  

Laurie Berkner Lullabies Track Listing

A Lullaby

Fireflies

I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song)

Pillowland

Sing Me A Song

Under A Shady Tree

Your Beautiful Eyes

Moon Moon Moon

Hush Little Baby

All Around My Room

What Is The Color Of My Dreams?

Mahalo

All The Planets

Nona

Little Boy Blue

In The Clouds

Like A Seashell

All Through The Night

Five Days Old

Stars Are Shining

Goodnight

My thoughts:

I was first introduced to Laurie Berkner's music when my daughter was a year old (nine years ago). One of her favorites wash "Under a Shady Tree". And I was so excited to see it on this CD.   I can never tire of listening to Laurie's music.  She has a beautiful yet calming voice.

I have an in  home daycare, and the kids just love this CD.  I have it on while they are playing, and I keep it playing during nap time.  Some of the songs on this CD are great remakes.  I was so happy to see that are so many songs on this CD.  One of the kids favorites is "All The Planets". But they love them all.  

Whether young or old, I think everyone would enjoy listening to this CD.

 You can purchase this CD  on amazon 

***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. The opinions expressed in the review are my own and were not influenced in any way.***