Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Christina Lux

We're visited again by German singer/songwriter Christina Lux, who performs her song, To the World.

This song is my wish to you, as this will be the final lullaby here at Night the Beloved. Other projects are requiring attention and I'm afraid I can no longer devote time to this blog. A new day beckons and it's time to greet the dawn.

Thank you for taking this journey through the night with me. Godspeed, sweet dreams and good night.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Ane Brun

I couldn't resist another Ane Brun video. The Norwegian singer/songwriter performs her version of the song True Colors. She sings it so simply and with such an open heart, it's just wonderful.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Missy Higgins

This week's lullaby features Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins in a live performance of her song Nightminds. I love this song for its depth of emotion and honesty. I hope you enjoy it.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Pino Forastiere

Another gifted acoustic guitarist comes to us via YouTube. Pino Forastiere performs Cammino with great skill and feeling. A penetrating piece, almost brooding, it transports the listener to another time and place where many possibilities exist beyond what might have been previously experienced.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Alice Friend

Gifted artist Alice Friend provides this week's lullaby with her video Kokopelli's Magical Tour of Paintings, featuring her artwork and music. I find her music and imagery to be uplifting and delightful. I hope you enjoy it.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Carly Simon

We're having a midwinter thaw right now in my area, which is lovely, but I can't help wondering when the cold will return. This week's lullaby is a reminder of summer evenings to come. Carly Simon performs that Beatles classic, Blackbird. I love the look of this video, and her wonderful performance.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Therese Honey

This week's lullaby is a wonderful, lilting song, Hewlett, arranged and performed by harpist Therese Honey. The harp has such a soothing sound. Relax and enjoy this lovely tune.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Ane Brun, Syd Matters

You might remember Ane Brun's previous appearance here at Night the Beloved with her song, Lullaby for Grown Ups. Here, she performs Little Lights as a duet with French singer Syd Matters. Set to lovely nature images, this song has some of the most extraordinary lyrics. I hope you enjoy it.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Morcheeba

We had subzero temperatures here last week, so I hope that explains the escapist tendencies found in this week's lullaby. The song is The Sea by Morcheeba and the images are colorful electronic renderings. It may not be a substitute for a warm-weather vacation, but this time of year, every little bit helps.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Elliott Smith

From the heart of winter comes this extraordinary video. Shot in and around Jordan, Minnesota, it captures the restlessness of youth, small town life and nature at its harshest yet most beautiful. The song is Pitseleh by Elliott Smith, one of my favorites because of its poignancy and honesty.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Kings of Convenience

Time for something a little more up-tempo from the Kings of Convenience to usher in the new year. You'll notice that even their more upbeat stuff is pretty mellow, so no worries there. The song is Misread, recorded at a concert in Germany in 2007. I hope you enjoy their wonderful music as we ease our way into 2009.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Mavis Staples

We're on the verge of saying goodbye to 2008, and based on some of the Christmas letters I received this year, it's not a moment too soon. Ready for 2009? Mavis Staples sends us on our way with this week's lullaby. Ready or not, here we go...

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Cornell Kinderknecht

This week's lullaby comes from a winter solstice celebration two years ago. Cornell Kinderknecht performs Night Path on the bansuri flute. Beautiful and haunting, it is a lovely, meditative work. I hope you enjoy it.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Debussy

Time is getting away from me these days, for reasons I don't entirely understand. Time to slow down and relax to a gorgeous rendition of Debussy's Reverie, performed by pianist David Delucia. The videographer known as Spadecaller provides lovely images to complete this week's lullaby offering.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Odetta and Friends

Folk legend Odetta died this past week. An ardent civil rights supporter and musical master, she will be missed by so many. This week's lullaby is Hymn, by Janis Ian, sung by Ian, Odetta and Phoebe Snow, possibly the only collaboration of these three gifted singers. Easily one of the best lullabies you will find on this blog.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Meditations

The first major snow storm of the season has arrived. They're forecasting 6 to 8 inches by Monday morning. The snow made me think of this video, Meditations: A Year of Changes. Harry G. Pellegrin performs El Noi de la Mare, set to images he took along the Mohawk River in New York. I like that the images aren't the usual perfectly-lit, heavily composed nature pictures you see so often. They remind me of the parks near me - I'm still in nature, but need to look deeper to see the beauty and meaning of what is around me.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Tramuntana

The glory of autumn has passed, and we are faced with a brown and gray landscape, a chill in the air and the darkest day of the year still more than a month away. So here is a remedy - a lullaby featuring beautiful nature images from the island of Cres in Croatia. The lovely, relaxing music is New Born by Matt Chernishov. Enjoy the lullaby as we head into the holiday week.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie supplies our lullaby tonight - that classic American folk song, City of New Orleans. Poignant and nostalgic, it portrays a lost era, when rail travel was supreme, and all the romanticism that went along with it.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Gregory and the Hawk

Here's a lovely song from Gregory and the Hawk, entitled Boats and Birds. In its early days, this young band bypassed the usual music industry apparatus and relied on the internet to build a fan base. Now signed with a record label, they continue to produce original, wonderful songs.

Lullaby for Grown-Ups - Andy McKee

Here's a smooth and mellow acoustic guitar lullaby. Andy McKee performs a song from his CD Dreamcatcher. McKee developed an international following after two of his performance videos were posted on the internet and went viral, achieving more than 17 million views. I hope you enjoy this amazing music.