We own a lot of kids’ music.  A lot.  Possibly more than we can handle listening to, but there’s just so much good stuff out there.  You know what I’m talking about.  So here’s the thing:  We’re in Q4 of the calendar year, and I’ve hardly written about any of our albums with 2009 release dates.  It’s going to be 2010 before we know it (sorry, it’s true), and by then I’ll want to tell you my favorite albums of the 2009, with a clean slate for 2010 releases.  So, it follows that I need to get on with my 2009 reviews.

Ahem.  October is going to push-to-get-CDs-reviewed month.  How many CDs do I have to review?  Well, it depends if I’m going to include a couple late 2008 releases, but…at least twenty.

20!

I’ve never been good at complex equations involving optimism and reality, so I won’t comment as to whether I think I can write that many reviews in one month.  But, if I make some headway now, maybe I can have it done by the end of the year.

So the real question is, where to start?  Do I sort by release date?  Go alphabetical?  Start with the favorites and go down hill?  Start with the lukewarm and go uphill?  Names in a hat?  Should I give preference to the ones that were sent to me to review?  (N.B., I don’t have any queued up that I’ve committed to review, but I do have that I’ll-get-to-it-eventually-if-I-can-find-nice-things-to-say-about-it policy.)

I decided to list them arbitrarily as they crossed my mind, then use a random number generator to shake it up.  Fortunately, what’s been sent to me for review is toward the top, so I feel pretty comfortable with the arrangement.

Happy October!  You’ll hear from me sooooooon…

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