Forgot to add that my son is developing a taste for musicals; I listen to soundtracks a lot and he really likes the soundtrack to “Wicked”. He requests that we listen to the song “Popular” in the car a lot (kind of an upbeat, silly song). I try to make sure that I have Wicked or something else fairly harmless in the player as opposed to Avenue Q when he’s in the car.
I don’t need him going around the house singing “The Internet is for Porn.” ;>
Karen
Best. Goddam lullaby. Collection. Evar.
Cool tunesfor the green-oriented. Simply Mahvelous. Really. Love it still.
And uh…load this.
Of course, BB King/Eric Clapton has always been Da $#!+ for my youngest…we already know she’s gonna marry some 90 year old rich guy, and love him to death for the rest of his life.
I’ll heartily second that recommendation.
I will also recommend Somebody Needs a Timeout, a children’s benefit CD featuring lots of Canadian indie bands.
Time for a hijack: Hey, Inigo, good to see you back! {{Inigo}} 
Cinnamon Girl
Maybe Puff the Magic Dragon is just too slow and dramatic for some listeners; we were pretty much done with it when the kids became preschool age. (But I still like it!)
Regardless, Pete Yarrow swears up and down that it is not about pot.
The land of Hanalei is actually a beautiful bay at Kauai (Hawaii.)
The coolest thing about exposing your kid to all kinds of good music is the payback when they get big: my 15 and 21 year olds have turned me on to some really good tunes in recent years, and the hits just keep on comin’. 
Actually, The Monster (my former housemate’s little girl) loved Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas, both to watch and to listen to. She was also corrupted by my tastes in filk, learning to love “Monster’s Lullaby” by Meg Davis.
I’ll also second recommendations for Trout Fishing in America, Kingston Trio, and Peter, Paul and Mary (especially the album/disc: Peter, Paul and Mommy.).
Folk singer Tom Paxton has some children’s CDS out. The first song he ever wrote was “The Marvelous Toy,” so you know he’s good.
Please tell me yourkids watch The Wombles on TV. If not, they are wasting their childhood.
Mike Batt made a number of albums to tie in with the show. They can be listened to on two levels. The little ones hear their favorite TV characters singing about being a Womble. The grown ups hear clever musical parodies of various different genres of music, from Elvis and the Beach Boys to Ennio Moricone to Mozart & Grieg.
Yeah, I never thought it was about pot either, but apparently that myth will never die. I am lamenting the fact that I think it tarnishes a beautiful song. I don’t know if it’s ever been established with any certainty that Kauai’s Hanalei is represented by the mythical land of Honalee, but Kauaians like to think so. There is a land formation at one end of the crescent bay that is supposed to resemble that of a dragon lying on its belly (presumably waiting for Jackie Paper). Jury’s still out on this one. But it does remind wistfully me of home…*
Inigo, thanks for the rec on the lullaby CD. Just from the Amazon previews, I’d say it is fabulous: a perfect addition to The Planet Sleeps! Duly added to wishlist.
Also added to wishlist:
The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs for Bumpy Wagon Rides (Bloodshot Records). Thank you, thank you CBCD! 
Big Blues: Blues Music for Kids
For the Kids! Thanks Chastain86!
No!, They Might Be Giants. TY to all the rabid TMBG fans out there!
There will not be any Raffi CDs in the Cinnamon household, however. I woke up inexplicably at 1AM this morning to the tune of Bananaphone in my head. Since this isn’t The Pit, I won’t say what Raffi can do with his Bananaphone, as a result. That’s just more than I can handle. Don’t be annoyed with me; more Raffi for you then.
And it looks like it’s shaping up to be that way with my family as well. 
If you don’t have it already, I highly recommend getting the Raffi in Concert DVD. You get three Raffi concerts in one, each from a different Raffi era: Unplugged Raffi (solo, 1984), Raffi with the Rise & Shine Band (1988), featuring future jazz pianist-composer Nancy Walker, and Eco-Raffi on Broadway (1993).
All three are great shows! He really is a fantastic performer.
Don’t forget to try this one out in your computer: it’s got some fun little animated dealies that go along with the songs.
While I’m thinking about it, there’s a couple of other non-children’s performers (along the lines of TMBG) that go over well with the kids…
Jonathan Richman
The Pooh Sticks
The Aquabats
The Coasters
Roger Miller