Curious George Christmas Carols

Lyrics and simple scores for traditional Christmas carols are brought to life with illustrations by the creator of the "Curious George" series in which the notes on the staff are representing by pictures.

Lyrics and simple scores for traditional Christmas carols are brought to life with illustrations by the creator of the "Curious George" series in which the notes on the staff are representing by pictures.

This beautiful holiday ebook includes the songbook lyrics and music notation for ten classic Christmas carols as illustrated by Curious George creator H. A. Rey, with more than 30 minutes of original recordings—just click on the page to play! Carols included are: "O Christmas Tree," "Deck the Halls," "We Three Kings," "Good King Wenceslas," "I Saw Three Ships," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "The First Noel," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," and "Silent Night." Joyce Raskin, Chick Graning, Joe Propatier, of the popular band Scarce, and Matt White provide the original music. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Joyce Raskin says, "Our band has reinterpreted H. A. Rey's traditional Christmas carols as a folksy, lighthearted, and kid-friendly set of recordings—a little Carter family, Mazzy Star, and Buddy Holly mixed together. We hope it’s musical fun for kids of all ages." Featuring the playful and curious monkey George and original H. A. Rey illustrations, Curious George Christmas Carols is truly an e-book to treasure.

Celebrate the season with the merry monkey in this playful story based on the animated show! Curious George is counting the days until Christmas! Join him as celebrates the holiday by picking out a tree, baking cookies, admiring the festive decorations, singing in the Christmas play, and sharing the magic of the season with his friends. Adapted from the TV Christmas special, Curious George Christmas Countdown is a delectable holiday treat for beginning readers to enjoy one sweet poem at a time. The audio for this Read-Aloud ebook was produced and engineered by Perry Geyer at Cybersound Recording Studios (349 Newbury St., Ste. 201, Boston, MA 02115). Music theme composed by Cybersound Studios (Perry Geyer, Silvio Amato, Michael Africk, Greg Hawkes). Engineers: Perry Geyer (music production and sound design), Rob Whitaker (editing and mixing engineer), Samuel Creager (editing, sound design, and mixing engineer), Marcus Clark, Corey Rupp. Assistant engineers: Dave Chapman, Mike Pekarski, Justin Sheriff, Daniel Wrigley, Andrew Sardinha, Mami Ienaga, Kevin Notar, Maria Goulamhoussen. Sheridan Willard, John Huang, John Schmidt. Voiceover by Jack Tracksler. Additional vocals by Evan Sanders.

Curious George enjoys the sights and sounds of the holiday season, including taking a sleigh ride, wrapping presents, and sipping from a cup of hot chocolate.

Accompanying CD includes nine Christmas carols.

“This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious.” With these words, H. A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George in 1941, and the world has loved him ever since. The tales of this cheerful and resilient little hero have kept generations of readers enthralled and entertained. Now, in recognition of the sixtieth anniversary of his debut, Houghton Mifflin proudly presents a special edition of George’s best-loved adventures. With an introduction by critic Leonard Marcus, a retrospective note by publisher Anita Silvey, and a cataloged history of the Reys by curator Dee Jones, this collection offers a fun and fascinating portrait of a classic character and his unique creators.

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