Buena Vista Records Introduces a New Musical Delight from the Award-Winning Baby Einstein Company, ``Playtime Music Box A Concert for Little Ears,’’ Available December 21, 2004

BURBANK, CA -- Dec. 21, 2004 -- Baby Einstein, the award-winning creators of video and music CDs for babies and toddlers, introduces its newest CD, “Playtime Music Box(TM) A Concert for Little Ears(TM),” set for release on December 21st. “Playtime Music Box(TM)” includes a fun-filled selection of upbeat classical pieces, such as Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” and Schumann’s “Happy Farmer,” as well as traditional favorites such as “Old MacDonald Had A Farm.”

Parents will dance, clap and play with their little ones as they enjoy this fun and entertaining musical collection. Each delightful piece was specially selected to bring musical fun to any activity -- playtime, travel time, tummy time and more. Babies will want to listen again and again and parents will watch their little ones dance and smile with glee.

As an added bonus, “Playtime Music Box” also includes eight fun and interactive activities from the Baby Einstein book “Great Minds Start Little, A Guide for Parents” for parents and babies to do together. Parents will learn new ways to introduce their little ones to music, colors, nature and more!

Distributed by Buena Vista Records, The Baby Einstein Concert for Little Ears(TM) series also includes Baby Mozart, Baby Bach, Baby Beethoven, Baby Vivaldi, Baby Neptune, Lullaby Classics and Baby Galileo music CDs -- all of which are among the top mid-line classics Billboard charts, making Baby Einstein music CDs the best in classical titles for little ones from birth to three years of age.

Track listing:

1. Carmen Suite Medley, Bizet
2. Snow Maiden, Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov
3. William Tell Overture (Lone Ranger), Rossini
4. Flight of the Bumblebee, Rimsky-Korsakov
5. Humpty Dumpty / Child’s Verse Medley
6. The Bartered Bride, Furiant, Smetana
7. Minute Waltz, Chopin
8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo, Offenbach
9. Hey Diddle Diddle, Verse
10. Wellington’s Victory, Op. 91, “England”
11. Wellington’s Victory, Op. 91, “Victory Finale”
12. Swan Lake, Waltz, Tchaikovsky
13. Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Traditional
14. Happy Farmer, Schumann
15. Farmer in the Dell, Traditional
16. Jack & Jill, Verse
17. Symphony No. 4, Italian, Mendelssohn
18. Dance of the Hours, Poncielli
19. The Bartered Bride, Skokna, Smetana
20. Voices of Spring, Waltz, Strauss


About the Baby Einstein Company

The Baby Einstein Company, LLC, is the award-winning creator of the infant developmental media category and the best-selling brand of videos specifically designed for babies and toddlers from birth. Through unique combinations of real world objects, music, art, language, science, poetry and nature, Baby Einstein products expose little ones to the world around them in playful and enriching ways. Originally founded by a mom, the company’s videos, DVDs, Discovery Cards, books, music CDs and toys are created from a baby’s point of view and encourage parent-child interaction. The Baby Einstein Company is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. For more information, visit www.babyeinstein.com.

Playtime Music Box(TM) A Concert for Little Ears(TM) CD is available at the suggested retail price of $6.98 on December 21, 2004 wherever music is sold. All Walt Disney Records and Buena Vista Records audio products can also be ordered by visiting DisneyRecords.com.

(C) 2004 The Baby Einstein Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Baby Einstein, Baby Mozart, Baby Bach, Baby Beethoven, Baby Neptune, Baby Galileo, Lullaby Classics and the Boy’s Head logo are trademarks of The Baby Einstein Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. EINSTEIN and ALBERT EINSTEIN are trademarks of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. All Rights Reserved.

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Media Relations

Buena Vista & Walt Disney Records

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