Classical music is not just for adults. We have lots of classical music in the Children's Department that kids will love. Check out any of these wonderful titles and enjoy!

Brainy Baby Classical Tunes Instrumental Classics [sound recording]

Classical naptime for tots [sound recording]

Disney's silly classical songs [sound recording]

The classical child at the ballet [sound recording]

Jim Gill, master of all things fun and silly, has a new album.

Jim Gill presents music play for folks of all stripes [sound recording] by Gill, Jim — If you love bananas or pizza, this album has songs for you. If you love Mozart or friends, look no further. Jim Gill has created another great dancing, clapping, silly songs album for everyone young and old. You can find other Jim Gill albums in the Children's Department, too. Happy listening!

Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins, died January 20 at age 73 after a long battle with leukemia. The fiery Blues singer is best known for her ballad "At Last." James was one of the first women inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Chanukah is an eight-day Jewish observance that remembers the Jewish people's struggle for religious freedom. It begins on December 21st this year and ends on the 29th. One candle on the menorah is lit each day to celebrate the miracle of a one day's supply of candle oil lasting through eight days. For more on Hanukkah, see these sources in our collection. For a brief overview, see this holiday website.

Frosty the Snowman is a classic winter song. But did you know there were so many different versions? Check out some of these great songs, and learn a new snowman song too!

Sing along! [sound recording] by Caspar Babypants

Kidz Bop Christmas [sound recording]

Christmas with the Chipmunks [sound recording] by Alvin, Simon & Theodore with David Seville

Phineas & Ferb holiday favorites [sound recording]

With Christmas just around the corner, why not take a look through our extensive collection of Christmas CDs? With so much variety, we make it easy to put together that perfect playlist for all of your holiday activities!

It's that time of the year again. Some of our holiday favorite sounds:

A Hawaiian Christmas [sound recording] by Amy Hanaiali'i

A midwinter night's dream [sound recording] by Loreena McKennitt

Enjoy some of these fun and festive Thanksgiving songs for kids:

Thanksgiving songs that tickle your funny bone [sound recording] by Roberts, Piller & Katz

At home and abroad [sound recording] by Focus on the Family

Bear's holiday celebration from Jim Henson's bear in the big blue house [sound recording]

Whaddaya think of that? [sound recording] by Laurie Berkner

Looking for some tunes you may have heard at storytime? Here's some of our favorites:

Storytime classics [sound recording] by Peter Pan Kids

Storytime favorites [sound recording]

Dragon tunes [sound recording] : [from Dragon Tales] by Sesame Workshop/Columbia TriStar Television

Creative movement and rhythmic expression [sound recording] by Hap Palmer

Here are some great kids cd's that you can play while you jump into the pile of leaves.

John McCutcheon's four seasons [sound recording]: autumnsongs by McCutcheon, John

Cartime [sound recording]

Sara Jordan presents celebrate seasons [sound recording] by Sara Jordan; composed by Sara Jordan, Mark Shannon

Hi Kids. If you are looking for some great music to get you in the mood to go back to school, look no further. We have great music CDs for all ages, from preschool to middle school, that will help you prepare for the new school year. Enjoy your first day!

Looking for some music to help the kids chill out on these very hot days? Try some Jazz. Cool Jazz for Kids and Disney Songs the Satchmo Way are just two of the great selections of Jazz for kids. Classic crooners like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong are some of the artists that will help your family beat the heat. More selections are available in the Children's Department. Stay cool!

Now that summer is officially here it's time to groove to some of the season's best tunes from summers past. Check out our list and add your own!

• All summer long (1962) — The Beach Boys
• Brown eyed girl (1967) — Van Morrison
• California girls (1965) — The Beach Boys
• Centerfield (1985) — John Fogerty

Taking a road trip with the family this summer? Need some tunes to entertain the little ones? Here are some great CDs for the car ride this summer:

Car songs: songs to sing anywhere by Dennis Buck

Songs for the car

Here comes science by They Might Be Giants

City kid! by Joanie Leeds

Kidz bop 19 by Kidz Bop Kids

Hey Kids! Are you looking for some new songs to enjoy in the car? Or some great CDs along with which to sing? Then check out some of the new music we have at the library. There's a new CD by the Wiggles and some great Broadway music too!

Wiggles, the: ukulele baby by Wiggles

Big bully: the best foot forward series

Kidz bop presents 101 crazy jokes for kids

Spring into action this weekend with the Bunny Hop. Don't know what the Bunny Hop is? Check out some of these fun cd's and put on your dancing paws, I mean shoes.

Disney's more dancin' tunes [sound recording]

Family fun songs [sound recording]

A very veggie Easter [sound recording]

Animal groove [sound recording] words & music by James Coffey

When I think of St. Patrick's Day, I think of the color green. Frogs, leprechauns, grass, green beans, there are a lot of green things in this world. Sure, you hear a lot of Irish songs for the holiday, but there are many other "green" songs out there. Here are some other songs that celebrate all things green!

Green eggs and ham and other servings of Dr. Seuss by Seuss, Dr

Under the green corn moon: Native American lullabies

Rockabye baby!: lullaby renditions of Green Day

Here are some new and popular music CDs for the kid in all of us:

The best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Tangled by Alan Menken

Yo Gabba Gabba! Music is — awesome. Volume 2

Here comes science by They Might Be Giants

Family time by Ziggy Marley

Rockabye baby!: lullaby renditions of Journey by Dennis Caplinger

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If you are looking for some children's music that is not your ordinary lullaby or nursery rhyme, then check out these cd's by some popular artists.

Here comes science [sound recording] by They Might Be Giants

Snacktime! [sound recording] by Barenaked Ladies

Here come the 123s [sound recording] by They Might Be Giants

Camp Lisa [sound recording] by [Lisa Loeb]