Holidays Are The Right 'Time To Sing! New Childrens Recording Allows Everyone To Enjoy Caroling/.

'TIME TO SING! AT CHRISTMAS CD release set for September 30, 2003. Tunes slowed down, Rearranged, and Lyrics Changed To Accommodate All Children.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) September 3, 2003 -- Caroling with friends and family is one of the joys of Christmas, but for young children its often tough keeping up with the holiday pace. A new CD in the award-winning Time to Sing! series, Time to Sing! at Christmas, features 22 favorite holiday tunes at a pace than can be enjoyed by children of all abilities. Sprightly and upbeat, Time to Sing! at Christmas is just right for children who find traditional recordings too fast or too difficult to follow. Its perfect for children with language delays or disabilities, and is also a handy and fun resource for English language learners.

Recommended for ages 2-6, Time to Sing! at Christmas is the second release in the CD series, which is available from The Center for Creative Play, a non-profit innovative play center in Pittsburgh offering activities for children of all abilities. The 55-minute CD will be released September 30, 2003 for a suggested retail price of $16.99, and the CD package includes a songbook with lyrics. In some songs, lyrics have been changed or simplified to make singing-along easier for young carolers

The whole family will enjoy the new recordings and arrangements on Time to Sing! at Christmas, each featuring a variety of instruments from simple country-bluegrass banjos and Latin percussions to piano and orchestral mixes. A funky James Brown styled Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is complemented by the soft spirituality of Mary Had a Baby." Angelic childrens voices invite listeners to sing along.

James Coffey, one of the nations most acclaimed family music artists, produces these holiday musical treats. Coffey composed music for the popular I Love Toy Trains and Lionel model train videos. His most recent CD release is My Mama Was a Train, which won a Parents Choice award, and his other CDs Come Ride Along with Me and Animal Groove each won awards and inclusion on Best of the Year" lists.

The Center for Creative Plays Executive Producer and one of the creators of the Time To Sing! concept, Mara Kaplan, explains, Time to Sing! CDs are designed to allow every child and adult the opportunity to easily sing along and enjoy their favorite songs."

Holiday favorites on Time to Sing! at Christmas include:

·   Holly Jolly Christmas
·   Up on the Housetop
·   Mary Had a Baby
·   I Saw Three Ships
·   Over the River and Through the Woods
·   Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer
·   Joy to the World
·   Christmas Is Coming
·   Friendly Beasts
·   Do You Hear What I Hear?
·   Deck the Halls
·   Jingle Bells
·   Frosty the Snowman
·   Go Tell It on the Mountain
·   Must Be Santa
·   Christmas Tree
·   Jolly Old St. Nicholas
·   Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
·   Silent Night
·   Little Drummer Boy
·   Ring, Ring, Ring the Bells
·   We Wish You a Merry Christmas

The first CD release in the series, Time To Sing! received rave reviews and awards for its innovative recordings that adjust the tempo and lyrics to fit the needs of all children, including children with speech delays.

The next release, Time To Sing! II will be released in February 2004 with two more CDs following that year. To order Time To Sing! CDs, please call toll free 1-800-977-5708 or visit www.time2sing.org.

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