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Good news…

Someone sent in the line we’ll use for the final part of the chorus to “The Peppermint Pony”.

We’re still gonna work on a third verse, so there are plenty of chances to win a free MP3. And the person who contributes the most lines to the final song will win the new CD of tunes for kids. Of course that won’t be for a while because I still have to record this new tune and a few more to complete the project. But any one of you could be the winner. So…write some stuff down, and send it to me. Let’s tune up this pony.

Here are the words we have up to this date…

The Peppermint Pony

I cast my gaze to the bright sky
That slowly fades into the night sky.
Stars like sparkling candy twinkle in my mind’s eye.

My pony’s red with a white stripe.
We’re riding down through a snow pipe.
Snowflakes flicker around me; the weather is just my type.

On the Peppermint Pony…
I can ride beyond the daylight into the twilight.
On the Peppermint Pony…
I can dream about the sweet flight into the safe night…
On the Peppermint Pony.

One verse to go, so…

Stay tuned,

Hey there…

How’s everybody doing? I hope you’re relaxed and enjoying your December days.

It’s been looking a lot like Christmas and winter around here in Colorado. I shoveled a foot of snow off my deck on Monday morning. It’s great exercise, but it seems like I’m never quite ready to do it at 6:30 a.m. Once I get started it actually feels great to get the fresh mountain air in my lungs. It’s just the dressing up, getting the shovel, and getting started that’s hard.

So…what does that have to do with tunes for kids?

Nothing.

I just wanted you to know how smooth you have it if you’re one of those people living in the South. 

Now…back to our tune contest…when we last talked about it, we had 2 verses. Now we’ve got two lines of the chorus. See if you can think of something to go with ‘em finish up the chorus. Then we’ll go for one more verse. The Peppermint Pony is just below…

I cast my gaze to the bright sky
That slowly fades into the night sky.
Stars like sparkling candy twinkle in my mind’s eye.

My pony’s red with a white stripe.
We’re riding down through a snow pipe.
Snowflakes flicker around me; the weather is just my type.

On the Peppermint Pony…
I can ride beyond the daylight into the twilight.
On the Peppermint Pony…
(what’s the next line everybody?)

Stay tuned,

Hi everybody…

How’s December going for you, so far? Well, I’ve heard from several of you, and it seems to be a mixed bag. Some are enjoying preparing for the upcoming holidays. And others of you seem to be in a perpetual state of hectic errands and trips to the mall.

Remember…don’t get too caught up in the hype. Have fun. Enjoy life. It ain’t all that long.

Now…in the middle of our little tune contest for “The Peppermint Pony” I’ve been getting requests for different types of tunes for kids on the next CD. It’s pretty much run the full spectrum of tune styles…acoustic, blues, country & western, pop, rock, jazz, etc.

Do you have a request? Or a suggestion? Would you be willing to leave a comment and share it with us? We’re all friends here. Don’t be embarrassed. It’ll be fun.

OK…keep watching because there’s about to be another update to the tune contest.

Stay tuned,

December Special: Buy Any Personalized CD of
Tunes For Kids & Get An Extra MP3 At No Extra Cost

It has been pointed out to me that I haven’t had any “specials” since I started the blog format of Tunes For Kids. Well, seeing as how December just happens to have Christmas in it, I’m giving away an extra MP3 with any purchase of a personalized CD. That means any name on my current list and any new name.

And when you order the CD, make sure I have your email address, and  I’ll send you a very special Christmas MP3…my gift to you.

So…if you have any kids, or know any kids about seven and under, and you want to see their faces light up just like a Christmas tree…send ‘em tunes they can hear their names in. They’ll love it, and you’ll get an extra one just for ordering between now and Christmas.

Thanks for enduring my sales pitch. The next post will be back to “The Peppermint Pony”, and I’ll have a winner of the first MP3 in the tune contest.

Stay tuned,

Well, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

I certainly did. We spent a beautiful time with wonderful friends in the mountains West of the Denver area. Light snowflakes fell part of the day, and we had a fireplace going the whole time. Our friends call it their “cabin”, but it’s waaayyy too big to be a cabin. We ate too much and had a blessed, American great time.

In the meantime…

Since my last post with the finishing up of the second verse I’ve been mulling over some entries for the next line. It’ll be the first line of the chorus. What I’ve been thinking about doing is allowing entries for the whole chorus instead of just line by line. What do you think. Post comments or send me an email to let me know. For those of you not signed up for the automatic newsletters, you can email me at tony@tonofuntunes.com

I don’t usually post the email address here on the site so as to reduce spam, but I know we’re all friends. Right? OK…give me your ideas, and as soon as I get a general idea I’ll let you know what’s next. In the meantime, keep those lyrics coming. I’m eager to see what we come up with.

Stay tuned,