Classical Baby

An animal orchestra performs a stellar selection of classical music from such composers as Bach and Mozart in this animated family special.

The world's greatest works of art are accompanied by memorable and moving classical music pieces in this animated family special.

Dance moves inspired by George Balanchine, Martha Graham and others are on display in this animated family special.

Poems about love...birds...roses...weather. This special presents some of the world's greatest works of poetry in a way that children can appreciate. From William Shakespeare and Robert Louis Stevenson to Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Frost, the legendary lines are presented via whimsical animation and lovingly read by some of today's most respected performers, including Andy Garcia, John Lithgow, Gwyneth Paltrow, Susan Sarandon, Jeffrey Wright, and others.

Enjoy lullabies heard around the world in this delightful, transporting mix of music and art. Show 1 features: Drume Negrita. A Cuban lullaby. Sung by: Bola de Nieve; Suliram. An Indonesian lullaby. Sung by: Miriam Makeba; Little Willow. Written and performed by: Paul McCartney; Liebestraum No. 3 (classical). Composer: Franz Liszt; Oyfn Pripetshik. A Yiddish lullaby. Performed by Itzhak Perlman; Goodnight. Written and performed by: Laurie Berkner; Gymnopedie No. 1 (classical). Composer: Erik Satie; White Seal Lullaby. Based on a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Written and performed by: Corinne Bailey Rae; Hush-A-Bye. An American Traditional. Sung by: Peter, Paul & Mary; Schlafe, mein prinzchen, schlaf' ein. A German lullaby. Sung by: Rita Streich; Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula). A Zulu lullaby. Sung by: Harry Belafonte; Dream Angus. A Scottish lullaby. Performed by: Gary Lightbody; Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Brahms Lullaby). Composer: Brahms Lullaby.

Enjoy lullabies heard around the world in this delightful, transporting mix of music and art. Show 2 features: Meditation from Thais (classical). Composer: Jules Massenet; Fais Do Do. A French lullaby. Performed by: Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell; Lullaby (classical). Composer: George Gershwin; Hush Little Baby. American Traditional. Performed by: Rufus Wainwright; Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann (classical). Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Sleep Little One (Nami Nami). An Arabic Lullaby. Sung by: Oumaima Khalil; Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 (classical). Composer: Frederic Chopin; O Cravo Brigou Com A Rosa. A Brazilian Lullaby. Sung by: Natasha Llerena; Nana (classical). Composer: Manuel De Falla; Dreaming (classical). Composer: Amy Beach; A La Nanita Nana. A Spanish lullaby. Sung by: Marta Gomez; Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (classical). Composer: Johannes Brahms; Lullaby in Ragtime. Written by Sylvia Fine. Sung by: Ron Sexsmith.