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Peter Combe's Christmas Album
''Peter Combe's Christmas Album'' is the seventh studio and first Christmas music album by Australian children's musician Peter Combe. It was released in November 1990 and peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Charts The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca ..., becoming Combe's highest charting album. The album was certified gold in December 1990. Track listing # "Happy Christmas to You" # "Christmas Eve" # "Tell Me the Story" # "Star Shines Bright" # "Baby Lying in a Manger" # "Chock a Block (The Inn Keeper's Song)" # "Rejoice Rejoice" # "Hang Up Your Stocking" # "Christmas Is Coming" # "To You Merry Christmas" # "Love & Joy" # "Caesar's Decree Song" # "Ping" # "O Little One" # "Fear Not for I" # "Christmas Child" # "Christmas Is Coming" *All songs composed, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Combe
Peter Charles Combe Order of Australia, OAM (; born 20 October 1948) is an Australian Children's music, children's entertainer and musician. At the ARIA Music Awards he has won three ARIA Award for Best Children's Album, ARIA Awards for Best Children's Album, for ''Toffee Apple'' (1988), ''Newspaper Mama'' (1989) and ''The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded in Concert'' (1992) and four additional nominations (''Chopsticks (album), Chopsticks'' (1990), ''Little Groover'' (1996), ''Live It Up'' (2017) and ''Planet Earth 3rd from the Sun'' (2023)). His best-known tracks are "Toffee Apple", "Spaghetti Bolognaise", "Mr Clicketty Cane", "Juicy Juicy Green Grass" and "Newspaper Mama". His ''Christmas Album'' (November 1990) reached the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart top 50. Biography 1948–1979: Early life Peter Charles Combe was born in Adelaide on 20 October 1948 to Merle (née Holman) and Bern Combe, the third of four children. His early influences from the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Music
Children's music or kids' music is music composed and performed for children. In European-influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment and educational functions. Children's music is often designed to provide an entertaining means of teaching children about their culture, other cultures, good behavior, facts and skills. Many are folk songs, but there is a whole genre of educational music that has become increasingly popular. History Early published music Class singing became compulsory in England with the passing of the Elementary Education Act 1870, Education Act (1870). By the early 1900s, demand for choral works for educational use had resulted in more than 50 school operettas in the catalogue of Vincent Novello, Novello, England's leading publisher of educational music. These were mostly modelled on the tuneful, humorous and morally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Music
Christmas music comprises a variety of Music genre, genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas and holiday season, Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or in the case of Christmas carol, carols, may employ lyrics about Nativity of Jesus, the nativity of Jesus Christ, traditions such as gift-giving and merrymaking, cultural figures such as Santa Claus, or other topics. Many songs simply have a winter or seasonal theme, or have been adopted into the canon for other reasons. Traditional List of Christmas carols, Christmas carols include pieces such as "Silent Night", "Gabriel's Message", "O Holy Night", "Down in Yon Forest" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". While most Christmas songs before the 20th century were of a gospel music, traditional religious character and reflected the Nativity of Jesus, Nativity story of Christmas, the Great Depression brought a stream of U.S. songs that did not explicitly mention the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopsticks (album)
''Chopsticks'' is the sixth studio album by Australian children's musician Peter Combe. It was released in September 1989 and was certified gold in Australia in August 1991. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, the album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album. Track listing #"Chopsticks" #"This Little Pig" #"Wriggle & Roll" #"9999" #"Saturday Night" #"Fishy O Fishy" #"Made Ya Look Ya Dirty Chook" #"River River" #"Springtime of Our Dreams" #"Hey Ho Jerry O" #"Humpty Dumpty's Other Song" #"The Pied Piper of Hamelin" #"Hadrian's Wall" #"Look After Yourself" #"Cast Away"This track is only included on the CD version of the album. #"Stuck in a Pizza" #"Fear Not for I" #"Reprise" *All songs composed, arranged and produced by Peter Combe. Certifications Release history Notes References {{Authority control 1989 albums Peter Combe albums ABC Music albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Absolutely Very Best Of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded In Concert
''The Absolutely Very Best of Peter Combe (So Far) Recorded in Concert is the first live album by Australian children's musician Peter Combe. It was recorded in 1990 and released in April 1991 and peaked at number 69 on the ARIA Charts. The album was certified gold in December 1991. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album; the third time Combe has won this award. Track listing # "This Little Pig" - 3:53 # "Spangle Road" - 2:38 # "Jeffrey Hill" - 2:45 # "Thelma Brown" - 3:25 # "The Put It Song" - 2:03 # "Rain" - 3:02 # "Rock 'n' Roll Is All You Need" - 2:19 # "Lullaby (For Tom)" - 2:11 # "Tadpole Blues" - 3:17 # "Down in the Bathroom" - 5:36 # "Toffee Apple" - 2:40 # "Music of the Day" - 3:31 # "Saturday Night" - 2:22 # "Tell Me The Ti-i-ime Please" - 3:47 # "Cats" - 2:17 # "Chopsticks" - 2:57 # "Jack and the Beanstalk" - 3:22 # "Cast Away" - 2:22 # "Happy As Larry" - 2:44 # "Mr. Clicketty Cane" - 2:46 # "Spaghetti Bolognaise" - 2:3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Music
Children's music or kids' music is music composed and performed for children. In European-influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment and educational functions. Children's music is often designed to provide an entertaining means of teaching children about their culture, other cultures, good behavior, facts and skills. Many are folk songs, but there is a whole genre of educational music that has become increasingly popular. History Early published music Class singing became compulsory in England with the passing of the Elementary Education Act 1870, Education Act (1870). By the early 1900s, demand for choral works for educational use had resulted in more than 50 school operettas in the catalogue of Vincent Novello, Novello, England's leading publisher of educational music. These were mostly modelled on the tuneful, humorous and morally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent (historian), David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of holding of uncompressed stereo audio. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc format to reach the market, following the larger LaserDisc (LD). In later years, the technology was adapted for computer data storage as CD-ROM and subsequently expanded into various writable and multimedia formats. , over 200 billion CDs (including audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs) had been sold worldwide. Standard CDs have a diameter of and typically hold up to 74 minutes of audio or approximately of data. This was later regularly extended to 80 minutes or by reducing the spacing between data tracks, with some discs unofficially reaching up to 99 minutes or which falls outside established specifications. Smaller variants, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinyl Record
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog signal, analog sound Recording medium, storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the outside edge and ends near the center of the disc. The stored sound information is made audible by playing the record on a phonograph (or "gramophone", "turntable", or "record player"). Records have been produced in different formats with playing times ranging from a few minutes to around 30 minutes per side. For about half a century, the discs were commonly made from shellac and these records typically ran at a rotational speed of 78 rpm, giving it the nickname "78s" ("seventy-eights"). After the 1940s, "vinyl" records made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) became standard replacing the old 78s and remain so to this day; they have since been produced in various sizes and speeds, mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Albums
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990. This year was the peak of cassette sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then. Specific locations *1990 in British music * 1990 in Norwegian music * 1990 in South Korean music Specific genres * 1990 in country music * 1990 in heavy metal music * 1990 in hip hop music *1990 in Latin music * 1990 in jazz Events January–March *January 8 – Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor released her famous single " Nothing Compares 2 U" (originally written, composed and performed by Prince) which was a worldwide success, becoming one of the best selling singles in the world in 1990 and topped the charts in many countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. *January 18 – Eric Clapton plays the first of eighteen shows in a three-week span at London's Royal Albert Hall. *January 21 – MTV's '' Unplugged'' is broadcast for the first time, on cable television, with British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Combe Albums
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'' Animals * Peter (Lord's cat), cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Albums By Australian Artists
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is observed religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as celebrated culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the annual holiday season. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room, and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
