i suppose that for little kids, much of this cd will work. for the most part, this recording is a one-note samba...and not a good one. daryl playing the synthesizer (cheesey most of the time) and toni singing (good but not great vocals). a couple of the original songs might be great with a "proper" arrangement and production. don't expect anything past what you might hear at your office Christmas party with somebody playing their cassio, etc. this is a disappointing recording, considering some of the really terrific past efforts by C&T. unfortunate, plastic, shallow, and uncomfortably ameteurish. i hope that "real" versions of both "Christmas Star" and "The Secret Of Christmas" will appear some day. til then, if you're a fan like me, you'll listen to this disc and then permanently file it - if you're not a fan, then start with one of the older classics.