Happy New Year from Rockabye Baby!
Posted on Dec 30
Happy New Year, friends!
We hope you had a magnificent holiday season with of lots of family, food and plenty of long winter’s naps! We sure did. The time has come to think back on all the wonderful events of 2009.
Hard to believe but our little music-making elves created four new albums: More Lullaby Renditions of the Beatles, Lullaby Renditions of Queen, Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith, and Lullaby Renditions of Guns N’ Roses. Whew! No wonder we needed to take so many naps!
You asked for more and we delivered. More Lullaby Renditions of the Beatles is a magical mystery tour deeper into the Beatles’ bottomless catalog of timeless songs.
The lullaby versions of Queen takes our series to a new level. No one thought we could turn the operatic anthems of rock’s most ambitious band into soothing sounds for baby. But the critics all agreed, we did it! We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: we will rock you to sleep.
Aerosmith brought us an amazing honor: Steven Tyler–the demon of screamin’ himself–was so impressed with our lullaby versions of his band’s classic bluesy tunes, he wrote the liner notes for the album. We’re still beside ourselves over that one. It makes us sleepy just thinking about it!
Guns N’ Roses just came out last month and it’s already shaking things up (but most importantly, rocking the cradle). Welcome to the jungle, baby!
Lest we forget, 2009 also brought us the birth of our blog (thank you, thank you) and our digital download edition, which lets you give a beautifully packaged download card and lets the recipient choose their favorite digital album from the entire series. And last, but not least, we launched our very first line of onesies! Yes, we think we deserve another new year’s nap.
We can’t wait to see what 2010 will bring.
Thanks so much for being part of our family and for sharing your wonderful stories with us. We hope you have a sleep-filled new year! Dream on, and on, and on, and on…
Sincerely,
Your friends at Rockabye Baby
Rockabye Baby Makes the Holiday Shopping List on Good Day LA!
Posted on Dec 18Jillian Barberie of Good Day LA shares her favorite baby gifts for the holidays, including Rockabye Baby and Hushabye Baby. Check it out!
Click here to find out how to get 10-20% off your Rockabye Baby order!
To make sure your CDs arrive in time for Christmas, please order by:
Dec 19th (with Priority shipping)
Free Rockabye Baby! Holiday Coloring Page
Posted on Dec 16
Tis’ the season for fun and joyful activities! Despite increasingly cool electronic gadgets available to kids these days, coloring seems to remain a childhood activity favorite. If you’re looking for festive activities for the kids, download our free printable Rockabye Baby! holiday coloring page.
Coloring Contest
Have a group of tiny tots? Figure out a fun prize or treat and turn it into a coloring contest! Hang up all of the pages as party decorations to spread some holiday cheer. And kids, don’t worry – no one ever landed on the naughty list for coloring outside the lines.
Don’t forget to check out our other rockin’ coloring pages featuring artwork from our favorite Rockabye Baby! albums, Lullaby Renditions of Guns N’ Roses, Queen and Aerosmith and more! Visit our print and play page to see all of our coloring pages, cupcake toppers and other fun activities.
Rockabye Baby! On Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Books and CD Gifts for Kids
Posted on Dec 10
Looking for a great holiday gift for the kids? Check out Entertainment Weekly’s list of 10 Best Books and CD Gift For Kids which features books like The Polar Express and of course Rockabye Baby’s newest treasure, Lullaby Renditions of Guns N’ Roses. Pick up a copy today and get 10% with our current holiday special.
A Christmas Tradition: Artificial Christmas Trees
Posted on Dec 07
Artificial Christmas trees have always fascinated me. By the time I was crawling around, aluminum trees were considered passe and it was to be a couple of decades before the fiber optic and recycled plastic trees would become accepted stand-ins for the real deal. Owning a nice vintage aluminum job with a working colorwheel is one of my lifelong aspirations. Of course this goal is completely within my grasp but for some reason or another it has eluded me. Kinda like watching The Godfather or eating at Mike’s Hockey Burger. Anyhow, I’m insisting that this spring we track down a nice 6-foot pom pom with said colorwheel once and for all. I figure that interest in vintage Christmas goodies is probably at a nice low point in late May and I should be able to score a good one. Maybe even a turquoise model! This year I decided to dig in a little regarding the history of the A.C.T. and found it to be rather interesting.
It seems that the Germans first came up with the idea of an artificial Christmas tree. By the mid 1800’s deforestation due to Christmas tree harvesting was a big problem. Larger trees would have their tops cut off, creating a perfect little triangular tree but leaving behind a damaged & dying tree. To combat this issue, feather trees were introduced and their popularity quickly grew. Their popularity soon spread to the States, where they began replacing the traditional due to their improved safety and tidiness benefits. In the 30’s the Addis Brush Company began manufacturing trees assembled from their toilet bowl brush parts. These trees were a huge hit in the U.S. and the U.K. The beloved aluminum tree was a late 50’s/early 60’s sputnik-era hit. Many came in the same aquas, golds and pinks that the cars of the era sported and ranged in size from 3-7 feet. Due to short-circuiting concerns, the color wheel was used instead of the then tradition c7/c9 strings of lights.
Aluminum trees’ popularity waned in the late 60’s and production ceased in the early 70’s. It seems that widespread interest in fake trees did not recover until the 90’s, when green plastic trees came into vogue. The upside models are quite interesting as are some of the fiber optic styles.
Funny thing is, this year we decided to get a real tree and decorate it with hand tied bows and sleigh bells. Oh well, we’ll make up for that next year…
Visit Rockabye Baby! on Facebook
Posted on Dec 04
Did you know we’re on Facebook? Stop by our page and become a fan if you’d like to be the first to know about our new products (like our exclusive, limited-edition onesies!), contests and giveaways, special offers, new print & play activities, and more fun stuff.
We even have a gift application, so you can send your favorite Rockabye Baby! CD covers to your Facebook friends.
There’s always a great conversation going on over there, with lots of folks chiming in about their favorite lullaby CDs, or offering suggestions for who we should lullaby next. One loyal fan even shared the story of how she broke the news she was pregnant with a Rockabye Baby! CD.
Stop by and say hello!
Great Kid Bands – Los Gauchos
Posted on Dec 03Sometimes words can’t do justice. Just watch this awesome Argentinian metal trio (with special guest vocals by their 3 year-old niece) take on Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” to see for yourself. Rock on, kiddos!
Want to learn more about this great kid band who have become an internet phenomenon? Read an Esquire interview with them here!
Learn about more great kid bands here.
Is Little Brother Watching You?
Posted on Dec 01
We found this fascinating and slightly disturbing story on Wired. What if your baby monitor was sharing your secrets with the neighbors? This appears to have happened to a pair of neighbors who bought the same brand of baby monitor and then found themselves to be closed-circuit TV stars. The neighbors claim that if they had their monitors tuned to the same station, they could see inside eachother’s homes and now they’re suing the manufacturer. They even said the microphones picked up conversations outside the nursery!
What do you think? Do they have a case or is this just a frivolous lawsuit? Have you ever shared a juicy secret or made a horrible gaffe via a baby monitor?
