On THis Day - The Beethoven Effect

 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to the classical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven!

Can't you believe that it's been 250 YEARS and 25 DECADES AGO since the famous 1770s classical genius Ludwig van Beethoven was first brought into the universe and made some of the greatest classical masterpieces that are still known to this day.

During his 57 years lifespan from 1770-1827 he was among one of the classical legends that have designed complex masterpieces for both ancient and modern listeners. Among his famous works include Symphonies 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Wellington's Victory Op. 91, Rage Over A Lost Penny, Rondo in C #1 Op. 51 Fur Elise, 12 Contradances, Minuet in G (not to be confused with a Bach piece of the same name), Sonatinas in F and G Major, Moonlight and Pathetique Sonatas, Piano Sonatas No. 15 and 23, Allegro for a Flute Clock, Yorkscher Millitary March No. 1 and The Ruins of Athens, Greece Turkish March.

But his famous 1824 work would later become arguably known as the best classical piece ever made and the anthem for the nations of our planet, his infectionly catchy and final masterpiece Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in D Minor, which has since then also been nicknamed as his "Ode to Joy". Beethoven also made a milestone in history as he was among one of the first people to compose and write music after suffering hearing loss.

When Beethoven's last hurrah was premiered on 7 May 1824 in Berlin, Germany, he unfortunately was unable to hear. The piece was a major bomb of success and everybody who attended the premiere loved it and the Ode to Joy and Prestissimo Coda sections would be melodies that they would remember forever. When the choir of singers shutted their mouths muffled at the end of the track, the entire concert hall was filled to the earrape volume of cheering and applause. Beethoven unfortunately couldnt hear the gratitude himself so one of the soprano vocalists had to turn him around for him to see and receive the outstanding ovations.

Although Beethoven died in 1827 and a funeral attended by 30,000 people, Beethoven's music still contributes as a masterpiece in the vault to this day. Its first notable uses in children's television happened to be around the Baby Einstein video series starting around at least 1999/2000 with the release of the fourth episode "Baby Shakespeare: Worlds of Poetry". The first Beethoven piece used by that series and company was "Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in D Minor, 2nd movement (opening bars only)"

I have admired Beethoven's music since around at least the fall of 2002 at the time when Baby Einstein's tenth episode "Baby Beethoven: Symphony of Fun" was released into stores. From the entire universe of world citizens, thank you L. van Beethoven for making a musical archive of classical hits people will remember forever.

RIP Beethoven 1770-1827

Happy 250th Anniversary Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-2020

On THis Day - Hey Duggee Premiered

 SCOUTS ATTEN-TION! FORWARD MARCH!

On this day SIX YEARS AGO, BBC's Hey Duggee first graced our screens. This lovable aft-erschool club teaching dog voiced by Sander Jones with narration by award-winning comedian Alexander Armstrong has since become a staple in childrens entertainment.

Since Duggee's first encounter with his five squirrels Betty (Jasmine Bartholomew), Happy (Duke Davis), Norrie (Poppy Boyes), Roly (Leo Templer and Dexter Varrall) and Tag (Alfie Sanderson), the series has aired and produced over 156 episodes across three seasons, aired on over 50 channels and platforms in over 30 languages, a live show theme park adaptation at CBeebies Land Alton Towers, multiple books and merchandise products, a digital CD album and four songs/singles across Apple Music and Spotify, a YouTube channel with over 800,000 subscribers and nine videogames across iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.com App Stores.

The series' recent episode S3E32 "The Christmas Badge" is expected to hit USA chimneys on Nick Jr. and NOGGIN USA on Christmas Eve Thursday December 24th at 8AM ET/7c.

Sander, Alex and I thank you for supporting this program over the past six years. With just time for one more thing...DUGGEE HUG!!! If it wasnt for your support, this program would have never existed in the first place and Duggee wouldnt have a school to run or badges to give to his students in this BAFTA-winning and five time Kidscreen Awards winning smash hit that has been loved by children from the UK ponds to across the world.

Best wishes and thank you again.

Sincerely with Duggee Hugs and warm regards
Kyle Bulger
cretaor of the Daily NOGGIN Blog
and
Alexander Armstrong
Sander Jones
and the entire staff of Hey Duggee at Studio AKA and BBC.

On This Daay - Nick Jr.'s Peter Rabbit Premiered With A Christmas Tale Special

 On this day, EIGHT YEARS AGO, CBeebies UK and Nick Jr USA's Peter Rabbit was first broadcasted onto our screens. This modern-age take on the 12-decade old franchise of The World of Peter Rabbit originally created in 1901 by Beatrix Potter has been leaving a lasting impact for BBC and Nickeloden viewers over the last decade. The complete 52-episode series is available to stream on NOGGIN SVOD since 2018.

Nick Jr Rings In Christmas 2020 With New Holiday CD

 This holiday, ring in the Christmas right with the all new digital holiday CD from Nick Jr/Noggin, Nick Jr's Holly Jolly Jams. In this new festive collection, join your favorite Nick preschool characters as they share with you musical melodies of their famous holiday traditions, filled with cheerful lyrics and great messages.

Nickelodeon is no stranger to the holidays for music industry. This is the channels' eighth holiday album, off the heels of previous successes The Ren & Stimpy Show's Crocko Christmas (2000), Rugrats Parodies Holiday Classics (2004), Nick Holiday (2005), Nick Jr.'s Winter Wonderland (2006), A Dora the Explorer Christmas (2009), Merry Nickmas! (2012) and It's A SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Soundtrack (2012).

The songs featured on the album come from this year's slate of Nickelodeon Christmas programming with the songs from the recently premiered Christmas specials of Blaze and the Monster Machines, Blue's Clues & You!, Bubble Guppies, PAW Patrol and Santiago of the Seas, the recently cancelled Butterbean's Cafe and the premieres of the highly anticipated new series Kinderwood and Baby Shark's Big Show!, as well as this year's new Nickmas anthem and identity graphics.

Track listing:
01. Nickmas (is for All of Us) - Nick Jr Holiday Anthem 2020
02. Can You Smell It In The Air? IT'S FISHMAS!!! - Baby Shark's Big Show!
03. Blazing Christmas Medley - Blaze and the Monster Machines
04. Jingle Bells Parody - Blue's Clues & You!
05. Holiday Missions Song - Santiago of the Seas
06. Deck the Halls Parody/Ripoff - PAW Patrol
07. Let's Get HOLIDAY Cooking! - Butterbean's Cafe
08. Coraling Medley - Baby Shark's Big Show
09. This Holiday - Nick Jr. Holiday Anthem 2019
10. I Wanna Be An Engineer for Christmas - Blaze and the Monster Machines
11. Big Snow - PAW Patrol
12. Holiday Rides - Bubble Guppies
13. Snowflakes - Blaze and the Monster Machines Rockin' Ride Along Songs
14. It's Almost Christmas - Sunny Day
15. Warm & Fuzzy - Nick Jr. Holiday Anthem 2015
16. I'd Love To Share My Christmas With You - Bubble Guppies
17. The Holidays Together - Butterbean's Cafe
18. A Kinderwood Christmas - Kinderwood

Look for these other great CDs/digital albums of your favorite Nick Jr and NOGGIN sogs available now on your favorite music platforms:
Blaze and the Monster Machines Rocking Ride Along Songs
Blue's CLues & You Sing Along Spectacular
Bubble GUppies Bubble Bops
Canticos Nursery Rhymes Volume 1
Canticos Nursery Rhymes Volume 2
NOGGIN Volume 1: Let's Dance!
Shimmer and Shine GROOVE Zahramay
Sunny Day Keep Styling, Keep Singing Volume 1
Sunny Day Keep Styling, Keep Singing Volume 2

Look for all ten releases available on these music platforms:
iTunes
Google Play
Spotify
Apple Music

We hope that Nickelodeon's preschool music continues to inspire your children to have fun and learn new things in the years to come as you ring in your own special holiday traditions with your family.

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays with peace on earth and good will to all men and women from our family to yours

Play to Learn - NOGGIN and Nick Jr. Programs Added & Uploaded To CBS All Access & Paramount Plus SVOD Channels In The USA

 CBS All Access and Paramount Plus USA, the two SVOD channels home to the biggest and best ViacomCBS content past, present and future is getting even bigger with the addition of NOGGIN and Nick Jr. preschool programs to the library. Now your children can enjoy these classic titles beyond the NOGGIN SVOD app.

The preschool titles uploaded include
The Backyardigans (Seasons 1-2)
Blaze and the Monster Machines (Seasons 1-2)
Blue's Clues (Seasons 1-4, the golden era)
Bubble Guppies (Seasons 1-2)
Dora and Friends: Into the City (complete series)
Dora the Explorer (Seasons 1-5)
The Fresh Beat Band of Spies (complete series)
Go, Diego, Go! (Seasons 1-2)
Max & Ruby (Seasons 1-6)
Nella the Princess Knight (Season 1)
PAW Patrol (Seasons 1-3)
Peppa Pig (Seasons 1-4)
Peter Rabbit (complete series)
Shimmer & Shine (Seasons 1-2)
Team Umizoomi (Seasons 1-2)
Tot Cop (complete series)
Wallykazam! (complete series)

Although the NOGGIN SVOD continues to stay on air, its currently unknown whether or not the said service will stay up or get shutdown because of the CBS All Access rebrand into Paramount Plus early next year in America.

Coronavirus Update #8

ve As we head into the home stretch with the remaining few months of this weird covid-19 virus condition, here's some more updates.

Disney and Woolworths' 38th annual Carols in the Domain concert will be going indoors this year at the Aware State Theater of the International Convention Center in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia instead of their usual outside gathering at the Domain. Famous acts like Mickey Mouse, The Wiggles, Samantha Jade, Leo Sayer, the cast of Disney's Frozen on Broadway Australia/NZ, Justine Clarke and visit from Santa Clause will all be headlining. This year's festive all-star celebration will be hosted by Larry Emdur and Kylie Gilies. Also for the first time in history, the concert will be broadcasted on WEDNESDAY instead of the typical Saturday/Sunday schedule like all years prior.

Dick Clark's New Years Rocking Eve 2021 and the annual Times Square ball drop is going virtual this year. Performances for this year's NYE party include such acts like Jonas Brothers, Usher, Sheryl Crow, Kelsea Ballarini and Dan & Shay.

Not much is known about the fate of this year's Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade airing on ABC December 25th, but most predict that it will be filmed without a live audience, just like what happened at the Macys Parade last month.

Most of the Nickelodeon and Disney theme parks and resorts have been safe to reopen now with all health and safety priorities in place.

New tour dates for the children's Broadway musical productions Pinkfong Baby Shark live, Disney Live and Nick Jr. Live! Move to the Music have yet to be announced.

Kindergarten + Wood = Education - Kinderwood Launches on NOGGIN

 The all-new series Kinderwood is launched today on NOGGIN and launches on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr tomorrow.

Kinderwood follows the adventures of five friends who work together to solve problems in their wooden forests.

15 8-minute episodes are available to watch now.

Episodes include
1-01: Fifi's Balloons Dance
1-02: A Lovey Story
1-03: A Star is HORN
1-04: What Sounds Like Thunder?
1-05: The Dandy Dandelions
1-06: Beetle Buddies
1-07: A Hat Like That
1-08: The Amazing GREEN Canyon
1-09: Luplup and the Case of the Missing Moon
1-10: SLUGlup
1-11: Out of the BLOCKS
1-12: A Silent Story
1-13: A Kinderwood Holiday
1-14: The Snowballs Effect
1-15: Hop to the Top

According to Kidscreen, this is part of NOGGIN's recent slate of 2020 content, which includes short films School of YUM, Word Play and Imagination Trips.

According to the US Copyright site for the series, the first season is made up of eight half-hours containing 24 8-minute episodes.

Kinderwood episode "Hop to the Top" is also part of this year's Christmas and Holiday themed programming across all Nickelodeon platforms.