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?
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