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The Cat in the Hat Playlist
A rainy-day fantasy needs music that feels playful, a little mischievous, and gently rhythmic—like the Cat’s games arriving at the door. This playlist alternates bright, storybook vocal moments with cozy instrumental textures that keep your focus steady while the whimsy escalates and then settles back into bedtime calm.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Merry-Go-Round of Life
Joe Hisaishi · Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')
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2
One Summer's Day (The Name of Life) - English Version / from 'Spirited Away'
Joe Hisaishi · A Symphonic Celebration - Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki
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3
One Summer's Day
Joe Hisaishi · メロディフォニー
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4
Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28: No.4
Sergei Rachmaninoff · Gestures
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5
Clair De Lune
Claude Debussy · The Exquisite Meggie Teyte
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6
The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan
Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
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7
Summer
Antonio Vivaldi · Encore
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8
Gymnopédie No. 1
Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends
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9
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
B.J. Thomas · Super Hits
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10
Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole · Alone In Iz World
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11
Wavin' Flag
K'NAAN · Troubadour
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12
Good Day Sunshine - Remastered 2009
The Beatles · Revolver (Remastered)
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13
Three Little Birds
Bob Marley & The Wailers · Exodus
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14
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Jackie DeShannon · Put A Little Love In Your Heart
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15
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
Mark Ronson · Uptown Special
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16
The Pink Panther Theme
Henry Mancini · The Return of the Pink Panther
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17
Happy Together
The Turtles · Happy Together
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18
Let It Be - Remastered 2009
The Beatles · Let It Be (Remastered)
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19
The Liberty Bell March
John Philip Sousa · Vaderlandse & Bevrijdingsliederen
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