Santa’s little helper:
seeking a good Christmas carol album for a 7 year old who is learning to distinguish between carols and songs. With a bit of nudging she could sing Away in a Manger, Silent Night, and Little Donkey. I think it’s time to widen the repertoire.
I suspect we need good folk-singing type carols, but that Maddy Prior might be a bit alarming. What do you recommend?
wonderful exchange 
While the Hannah family is not famed for its musicality, there has been for years one CD above all others which meant ‘Christmas’ – my children enjoyed it, all except George, who prefers rap. There are carols on it , including a wonderful ‘gallery carol’ version of ‘While shepherds’ and traditional hymns (In the Bleak Midwinter) and the eponymous ‘Holly and the Ivy’ – every child had its own favourite.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Season-Holly-Ivy/dp/B000025UZD
Ooops not in stock at Amazon, – available
http://www.folkineducation.co.uk/product.php?productid=16176
but they are shut for Christmas. Next year?
One of my favorites as a kid (and still) was The Christmas Revels (did you ever come across them? My parents had a record – but no idea why). But I’m not sure this really helped me *sing* them, I just liked it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Revels-Traditional-Ritual-Carols/dp/B0000002AZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1229519306&sr=8-1