We are about to enter the biggest holiday entertaining season of the entire year. Many of us are already thinking about food, cleaning, rearranging, planning, inviting, and decorating. But have you considered the less tangible elements of ambience? Like the music? Our family gatherings are always kid-friendly affairs, and I'm thinking this year is a great time to introduce a kid-friendly set of music to keep us all bopping.
With the plethora of great kids music out there, I'm narrowing down today's selection to some of the favorites at our house. These are the songs that keep us bouncing up and down! Some tunes are more dance party friendly, some are just sweet happy tunes, and one is for all of those holiday birthdays. But I think you'll find all of them are kid-appropriate and still parent-friendly!
Happy Birthday, The Ting Tings
Holiday, Vampire Weekend
Here Comes the Sun, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Going to a Party With Roxanne, Koo Koo Kanga Roo
I Believe in Love, Lily Collins, Mirror Mirror Soundtrack
Shiny Happy People (Furry, Happy, Monsters) R.E.M.
Bears They Are Your Friends, Koo Koo Kanga Roo
Pool Party, The Aquabats
Let's Dance, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Chicago, Sufjan Stevens
Everything At Once, Lenka
Blueberry Pie, Bette Midler
Lovely Love My Family, The Roots
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I'd like to add Pollywog in a Bog (Barenaked Ladies) and Pandora's Motown station.
Thanks for the list of new music for us to explore this weekend!
Will you make a Spotify playlist?!
We usually play James Brown at all-ages events and everyone gets out on the floor.
Second the spotify!
Our family loves the Okee Dokee Brothers. They are super cool for all ages. http://okeedokee.org/
Our family loves the Okee Dokee Brothers. They are super cool for all ages. http://okeedokee.org/
ANYTHING by They Might Be Giants!!
I think it's hilarious that you chose Sufjan's Chicago - my kids and I just had a kitchen dance party the other night when that came on! They asked me to play it over and over.
The Ting Tings are a hit at my house. We love their song Hands. I'm kinda embarrassed to admit it, but the guys behind Yo Gabba Gabba are responsible for many of the bands I listen to today.
Spotify, pleeeeaaase.
Nice, another HUGE Sufjan fan here! My kids and I were just listening to Illinoise last night!!
We love Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. All there stuff is great for parents who still wanna be cool. haha. I love that Lenka song too. Hadn't heard it.
www.luckydiazmusic.com