Music Minute - A Laurie Berkner Christmas Special

 

Kids' music superstar Laurie Berkner invites families to share the warmth of the season with her in a cozy, hour-long holiday show, A Laurie Berkner Christmas Special, set for release Friday, November 24 on Laurie's YouTube channel. Special guest will be Jules Hoffman of the popular YouTube show, Songs for Littles. "It was so much fun to create this Christmas Special!," says Laurie Berkner. "I'm grateful to have a platform like YouTube where I am able to share a longer form Christmas-themed show with magical, musical, and educational components that is aimed specifically at preschoolers. I hope it's something that kids will love watching as much as I loved making it – because this is a Christmas Special just for them!" Set in a Laurie's magic rhyming room, A Laurie Berkner Christmas Special is a beacon of togetherness for young children, with a focus on gratitude, friendship, giving, and receiving. In the show, Laurie has lost her box of treasured Christmas decorations, but with the help of the children who are watching, she discovers an array of common items with which to beautifully decorate her Christmas tree. Along the way, Laurie playfully incorporates a variety of early childhood curriculum markers, such as matching, counting, rhyming, doing motions together, finding things on the screen, recognition of words, colors, and shapes, "repeat after me," and more. A Laurie Berkner Christmas Special will give families who are unable to attend one of Laurie Berkner's in-person holiday concerts a taste of what has become a beloved seasonal tradition, as essential as sleigh rides, snowmen, and hot cocoa by the fireside. Westchester Magazine enthused, "Laurie Berkner is considered a godsend by parents for being one of a handful of children's musicians that all members of the family can enjoy in equal measure. If your kids are climbing the walls waiting for Santa to arrive and think they'll burst before December 25, have them let off some steam seeing Berkner in concert." About Laurie Berkner: Recognized as “the queen of kids’ music” by People magazine, Laurie Berkner is a singer, songwriter, performer, author, and founder of Two Tomatoes Records, LLC. With more than 1 billion total streams, an average of more than 22 million monthly streams, more than 350 million YouTube channel views, and millions of CDs and DVDs sold, Laurie’s songs have become beloved classics for children worldwide. Throughout 2023, Laurie is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her sophomore album, Buzz Buzz. On October 6, a remastered, hi-res edition of the album was released, digitally, on CD, and on vinyl. Laurie has authored several picture books based on her songs, the most recent of which were published by Simon & Schuster, including the enormously popular We Are The Dinosaurs. She has also written the music and lyrics for three Off-Broadway children's musicals produced by New York City Children’s Theatre. Laurie maintains a busy, nationwide touring schedule, both solo and with The Laurie Berkner Band, and has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the White House, among many prestigious venues. # # #

Laurie Berkner In-Person Concert Highlights - Nov. 2023 - Mar. 2024 Dec. 2 - Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall Dec. 17 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount Jan. 20 - Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre Feb. 18 - Owings Mills, MD - Gordon Center for Performing Arts March 2 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live March 3 - Miami, FL - Jungle Island's Bloom Ballroom # # #

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