Good Music CDs?

Does anyone have any recommendations for good children's music CDs? The adorable video that twoin2005 posted of her little ones got me thinking that we definitely need to expand our music library for the boys! I want some stuff that will be fun for them to dance to!

 

Does anyone have any recommendations for good children's music CDs? The adorable video that twoin2005 posted of her little ones got me thinking that we definitely need to expand our music library for the boys! I want some stuff that will be fun for them to dance to!

 

dan zanes... anything by him

elizabeth mitchel "you are my sunshine", is excellent

and laurie berkner is fun too!

 

Guilty!

We are Dan Zanes fans. We have all of his CDs, and the kids know a lot of the words (well the syllables and intonation; they try to sing along but don't speak a whole lot yet).

But the video of them dancing is from Greg and Steve and is called Kids in Motion. We have several that I brought home from work. Each one is good, but that one is exceptionally good because the songs involve whole-body movement and not just hand motions.

 

Here are the ones we have so far (with some commentary from moi):

They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs -- The words are really clever, but honestly the music bugs me. It's not terribly melodic and just sort of grates on me.

Like, don't quite love:
Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz Buzz
Dan Zanes (a couple, I forget the names)
Milkshake: Happy Songs
Raffi: Baby Beluga

Love:
Two Putamayo "World Playground" CDs -- The girls seem to particularly like the African songs.
Putamayo nighttime songs/lullabies (can't remember exact name)
Buckwheat Zydeco: Choo Choo Boogaloo
Chenille Sisters -- The girls are more ambivalent about this, but I love it.

I also try to play them "regular music" once in a while. I have a fairly large folk/acoustic collection that isn't too loud and doesn't have swear words in it. Plus stuff like the Beatles is always good.

 

I might be the only one willing to admit it, but I really like Big Smith's From Hay to Zzzzzz: Hillbilly Songs for Kids

 

We love Ralph's World! One good one is At the Bottom of the Sea. Also, the Curious George soundtrack is great, but I'm a big Jack Johnson fan myslef, so I love listening to it as much as my kids do.

 

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Also, the Curious George soundtrack is great, but I'm a big Jack Johnson fan myslef, so I love listening to it as much as my kids do.


I was wondering about this--thanks for the rec!

 

Ella Jenkins is a personal fav. of mine.

 

enja my kids love, high school music, Josh Groberg, Kidz bop anyones,try alot of different CDs not just kids CDs. My kids LOVE music, all music.

Erin

 

Curious George Soundtrack
Laurie Berkner
Disney Songs from Movies
Cars sountrack, Toy Story Soundtrack
They Might Be Giants Here Comes the ABC"s (the DVD is much better thoough)

 

I second Kids in Motion, my kids love going on a bear hunt, and we sit together and do all the motions..

go to your library and take some out...

 

Justin Roberts is pretty much all we listen to anymore. He covers many musical styles and ranges from funny to poignant lyrics so the adults and older kids stay interested. My boys adore him!

 

I’m curious, at what point do people go from being fans of cool music to being fans of kids' songs?

 

I assume it happens when a child is born, or even before that. That’s why I’m not planning to have any kids – I don’t want to change my tastes, preferences, habits, and favorite things for kids’ stuff, which inevitably happens to all parents. But a piece of advice that might be useful for everyone: if you’re looking for how to download some music from YouTube, for example, from a video, tubidy.la downloads fast, for free, and preserves the same quality that was in the original video.