Raffi
Christmas Album (Rounder) Raffi is the undisputed kingpin of folk-infused, eco-friendly children’s music that NPR-leaning parents love almost as much as their offspring. Though cloying at times, Raffi’s organic, enthusiastic tone on this reissued 1983 collection is mainly an invitation to Yuletide sing-alongs. The traditional favorites are here, along with intriguing choices like Roger Miller’s “Old Toy Trains” and a new song, Raffi’s own “A Child’s Gift of Love,” which celebrates Christianity’s greatest commandment in Charles Schulz fashion.
This article appears in December 20 • 2002.
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Greg Beets was born in Lubbock on the day Richard Nixon was elected president. He has covered music for the Chronicle since 1992, writing about everyone from Roky Erickson to Yanni. Beets has also written for Billboard,Uncut, Blurt, Elmore, and Pop Culture Press. Before his digestive tract cried uncle, he co-published Hey! Hey! Buffet!, an award-winning fanzine about all-you-can-eat buffets.
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