Get the season started with A Laurie Berkner Christmas! Best-selling children’s recording artist Laurie Berkner’s Christmas album includes fifteen traditional holiday and seasonal songs, three of which are original tracks:  “Santa’s Coming To My House Tonight,” “Candy Cane Jane,” and “Christmas Lights.”  Says Laurie, “Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays.  All of the songs I chose for this recording remind me of being a kid at Christmastime, when we shared so much playfulness and love through music.”  Laurie Berkner and The Laurie Berkner Band are joined by other talented musicians including acclaimed recording artist Elizabeth Mitchell.

Good night, sleep tight, and sweet dreams! Award-winning children’s recording artist and preschool television favorite Laurie Berkner’s first-ever lullaby album, Laurie Berkner Lullabies, 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.”  The album is enhanced by the voices of children, including Laurie’s own daughter, Lucy!

Beloved children’s recording artist and preschool TV favorite Laurie Berkner’s ninth album, The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection, a compilation of greatest hits, is the follow-up to The Best Of The Laurie Berkner Band, which has consistently been a top-seller on the children’s music chart since it was released in 2010. Six Laurie Berkner recordings are represented: Whaddaya Think Of That?, Buzz Buzz, Victor Vito, Under A Shady Tree, Rocketship Run, and the DVD/CD Party Day! The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection also features three bonus tracks, including the song “One Seed,” which has not appeared on any previous album.

Often compared to kids’ music legends such as Raffi, award-winning musician Vincent Nunes has, since 1991, forged a musical path that reflects his commitment to early childhood learning and deep respect for children’s innate intelligence. Vincent Nunes not only sings on Smart Songs for Active Children, he also plays piano, B-3 organ, bass, acoustic guitar, and accordion. “Washboard Dave” Paprocki, a street busker, adds his wonderful, quirky rhythms to half the album’s tracks, playing tin can, wooden shoe, soda bottle, bundt pan, and vintage washboard.  Percussionist Emmet Basha enhanced his standard drum set with udu, jembe, conga, and other African drums to add an international sound.