You couldn't do better than a sextet of CDs from the Children's Group, the organization that created the excellent CD/video "Beethoven Lives Upstairs." Aimed for kids age 3 and above, these CDs feature well-chosen musical highlights by Handel, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Beethoven and Mozart.

Tracklist:

Joy to the World (theme by Handel)
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Men
Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Behold a virgin shall conceive
Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: For unto us a Child is born
Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
O Jesulein sss, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Ges
Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came, The (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen,
First Nowell, The (English) - Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 b
In the Bleak Midwinter
Old English Carols (4), for chorus & piano, Op. 20b, H. 82: A Ba
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English) - Tewkesbury Abbey Schoo
God is with us (A Christmas Proclamation), for chorus & organ
Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night")
Wassail Song ("Here We Come A-Wassailing"), carol
Holly and the Ivy, The (English)
What Sweeter Music, for chorus
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'i
Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'i
Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'i
Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248
Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8: Past
Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), oratorio, H. 21/3: Winter. 'Die
German dances (3) for orchestra, K. 605: Sleigh Ride
Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Waltz, The
Christmas Eve Suite (Noch' pered rozhdestvom), for orchestra (wi
Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: December, The
Weihnachtsbaum, for piano, S. 186 (LW A267): Adeste Fideles
Lieutenant Kij‚, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 4.
Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Cinderella's Waltz
Sleigh Ride, for orchestra (or string orchestra)

UPC: 747313034475
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 9.25.07
Format: CD

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