2 comments about Night Night Classics.

1. My four-year-old son loves this CD and frequently asks to hear "Moonlight Sonata" at bedtime. I'm happy that he is starting to appreciate classical music at an early age.



2. I am one those people that cannot sleep when I'm travelling. Even at home in my own bed it takes me a while to relax enough to fall asleep. I heard this CD when I was visiting my sister. She had the CD in the guest room and not knowing what was loaded, I just turned on the player hoping to find relaxing music. I was lucky because the CD player was loaded with several CDs that my sister used to help her child to fall back asleep when he wakes up in the night. It was great because I remember hearing just a portion of the CD when I woke up the next morning. I guess the CDs did the job. I listened to this CD along with Baby Bach and other similar CDs during my entire visit. I had no problem with falling asleep each night while I was there. I liked it so much that I'm purchasing all the CDs that she had for myself. I look forward to receiving my purchase so that I can relax and quickly fall asleep as I did during my visit to my sister. I highly recommend this as a must have for your collection even if you do not have children. My sister used it for her new born and said that it help him to quickly fall back to sleep. I feel that if it can work on me, it would help anyone to relax.

5 comments about Baby's First: Lullabies.

1. If you want to turn your child off classical music forever, this CD may well do the job.
   It has absolutely nothing to recommend on it.
   # 1, the volume fluctuates, and like ads on TV, the worst tracks are usually the loudest.
   # 2, many of the tracks are badly performed; ponderous, scratchy, and amateurish takes on what should be good listening, but isn't.
   # 3, there are 4 vocals. WARNING to all mothers: Baby might think this awful voice is you singing to him/her, and cause deep feelings of resentment, needing years of psychiatry to unravel.
   
   I am a huge believer in the importance and value in what we feed our ears. Many worry about the effects of 2nd hand smoke, I preach about the dangers of 2nd hand boom-box, and the horrors and negativity of rap music. Few things are more important than what your baby listens to, whether verbal or musical, and there are many "Adagio" recordings that are expertly performed on the market that would be a pleasure for baby's ears, an education for his mind, and a joy for his soul; this CD is to be avoided at all cost. Total playing time is 50'29 dreadful minutes.



2. I'm bobbing my head up and down with the other reviewers about the obnoxious non-lullaby tracks thrown in on this CD. After burning a new CD and leaving those tracks off, the CD is great and one of my favorites.



3. I purchased this CD under the impression that it was all instrumental music - WRONG! Interspersed with rather lovely renditions of classical favorites -- perfect for bringing a baby to sleepyland -- are painfully perky upbeat vocal variations on a few traditional lullabies that have a tendancy to jar a baby awake! Rather antithetical to the purpose.



4. this g-unit cd is off da hook

   i give it 3 starz

   oh classic music sux bach




5. I saw this CD and thought it would be great for my daughter whom I like to expose to as much wonderful music as possible, particularly at bedtime. The first night I played it, I stayed in her room and listened to the first 2 songs - they were charming versions of some well-known classics. Then, I turned on the baby monitor and went into the other room.

   Suddenly, my ears were accosted by the most obnoxious, laughable sound of track 3. It is a synthesized, incredibly upbeat version of Hush A Bye Baby sung by a woman with the most grating voice. The same can be said of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Frere Jacque (tracks 6 & 11). Besides being irritating, these songs are actually LOUDER than the rest of the instrumental songs and could easily jolt a sleeping baby out of slumber.

   Those 3 tracks completely undermine the "Lullaby" theme. I will be burning this CD onto another CD and leaving out those 3 tracks. Had I read the reviews and seen that others had complained about these same tracks, I never would have bought it. This CD defies logic and you will be better off without it!

1 comments about Veggie Tales: Junior's Bedtime Songs.

1. We love this cd. Melodic songs, gentle pace, sweet voices. It features Junior and his mom, singing alone and together. Great choice for night!

2 comments about The Very Best of the Chipmunks.

1. Vraiment irritant!! On dirait que la musique à été faite avec un clavier Radio Shack! Je ne sais vraiment pas ce que cette merde fait sur un disque... Dire que la compagnie gaspille du papier et du plastique pour imprimé les ''Chips Monk!''.



2. I am a fan of David Seville and the Chipmunks now for 35 of my 38 years and the Chipmunks are on the top of my musical listening lists . The original lp was released in 1975. And now that it is on cd form it will sound everybit better. I feel that it is a great cd for young and old , beginner or old fan, for it has something for everybody thas appreciates good clean songs humor and great talent. Thank you Skip for keeping you fathers music alive and sharing us with it-Mark D. Williams.

No comments about Learn with Vivaldi.

4 comments about Mommy and Me: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

1. I bought it 8 years ago for my daughter when she turned 2, she enjoyed it for many years. Now my second will turn 2 and starts to sing his own song, I bought it again.



2. It is a nice Collection to start for your baby . My baby girl loves to hear this collection all times .



3. My 3 year old son has practically worn out the cassette and now we're looking for the CD. I think he likes it better than all the other kids tapes because the songs are sung by other children. Everyone knows kids relate better to other kids. He sings the songs (his version) all the time whether the tape is around or not.



4. This cassette goes on everytime we get in the car. My girls love it. The 3 yr old knows every word and the 1 yr old is getting there.

5 comments about Baby's First Songs From Around the World.

1. So many people have brought up the mary jane in one of the songs, that I just thought I'd mention -- not all of the songs on this CD even HAVE lyrics. The first two, for example, are instrumentals.



2. They say "marijuana" on here! That's all you need to know! These people are obviously terrorists! They're murderous drug fiends! They want to destroy America! Run! Hide!
   
   Hey but at least the cockroach isn't shaking her fake boobies and thrusting her pierced belly button in your face, eh?
   
   But anyhow, never ever share your marijuana with a baby. They are total bogarts.



3. The quality of the music is good. However, there are several mistakes in the origin of some songs. For instance, Guantanamera is from Cuba, not from Spain. The Brazilian song (Es Para Ti) is not from Brazil. But the worst thing is the version of that popular Mexican song, 'La Cucaracha'.
   
   The lyrics are saying the following:
   
   La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
   ya no puede caminar,
   porque le falta, porque no tiene
   marihuana pa' fumar.
   
   The English translation for that would be:
   
   The cockroach, the cockroach
   can no longer walk
   because she doesn't have
   marijuana to smoke.
   
   Do you mothers honestly think that this is the kind of vocabulary we'd like our kids to learn, and dance to?
   
   I don't think that's precisely the vocabulary that we'd like young kids and babies to learn. And it's sad that companies are selling products that are not being reviewed before sending them to the market. People that doesn't have the ability of understanding foreign languages cannot understand what's being said in the song. I bought the CD for a friend's of mine's little boy. My friend doesn't speak Spanish, but she was still able to understand that marijuana was being mentioned. As I do speak Spanish as first language, she asked me to confirm her what she thought she understood. I felt very embarrased when I found out that she was right.
   
   It's a shame. I'd not recommend anyone to buy these CD, at least not for kids.



4. I am a mother of two and an early childhood educator so I listen to a lot of children's music. I gave this CD a rating of four stars because though it has wonderful beats on it and seems to be diverse i feel the company should have left "la Cucaracha" from MEXICO out of this cd or changed the words to be more child appropriate. There is a verse in this song that repeats various times that references smoking marijuana. My children are both bilingual in english/spanish and think "the wiggles" version of this song is funny. I feel as if the song promotes drug use and is not a positive value that i would like to instill in my child or others.



5. As a first time parent I want to give my child every advantage I can. Studies have shown that playing music to your child helps to enhance their learning ability.

   I saw "Baby's First" cd series and as they were so affordable I decided to go ahead and buy them without hearing them first.

   My decision has been rewarded! The cd's are very good, and provide hours of music to stimulate my babies mind.

   Buy this CD today, you won't be disappointed, and neither will your youngsters! :)

2 comments about Baby's First Classics, Vol. 2.

1. As a first time parent I want to give my child every advantage I can. Studies have shown that playing music to your child helps to enhance their learning ability.

   I saw "Baby's First" cd series and as they were so affordable I decided to go ahead and buy them without hearing them first.

   My decision has been rewarded! The cd's are very good, and provide hours of music to stimulate my babies mind.

   Buy this CD today, you won't be disappointed, and neither will your youngsters! :)




2. If you want your children to have an appreciation for classical music, this is the perfect tape to do just that. The music is all wonderful. You can't beat a price like this for true classical music.

1 comments about Animal Songs.

1. I bought this cd when my son was 1, now he is 4 and he has a 2 yr old sister... They both LOVE this cd. I do too ! All the songs are so cute & we all just sing along. My sons favorite song is God made all the animals, mine is belly of a whale. I would really recommend this cd. I'm getting all our friends children one for christmas.

2 comments about I Will Praise Him, Vol. 4.

1. Track Title
   1. Rejoice The Lord Is King
   2. You Are The Answer
   3. Lord I Lift Your Name On High
   4. Oh How We Need You
   5. Come Christians Join To Sing
   6. I Love You Lord
   7. I Will Sing Of The Mercies Of The Lord
   8. I Will Praise Him
   9. I Praise You Father
   10. Live To Love
   11. Praises To Our King
   12. Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us
   13. Step By Step
   
   All songs repeat in split track format



2. This is truly one of their best.The words and notes are very moving