Heather in Neverland Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 As I was putting my baby girl down for a nap today, singing her to sleep, I realized that I have sang the exact same songs to put my all 3 of my kids to sleep over the years. How about you? What songs do you sing to your little ones as a lullaby? Have you used the same ones for all your kids? My standbys are: Amazing Grace, I'll Fly Away, Mockingbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Sleep Sound in Jesus for all my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I always sang You Are So Beautiful To Me by Joe Cocker :) Hopefully without quite the croaky voice, but I don't think they would have cared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 It's been different for each. You Are My Sunshine, Hush Little Aby, RockABye Baby, Twinkle Little Star, Jeses Loves Me are usually on the repertoire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 To oldest Dd I sang " I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith. To youngest Dd I sang "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. I began singing that one but she much preferred the song from the Wizard of Oz, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." So I sang that much more often and still do today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I sing Amazing Grace. DH sings Wouldn't It Be Lovely from My Fair Lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 To put them to sleep, The songs I would sing over and over while walking them around the house or rocking them were: "You Are Special" (from Barney) "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad" (all verses) "Bushel and a Peck" (from Guys and Dolls) LOL, I used whatever worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Brahm's:001_wub: I made up a few too, personalized and with future ear training in mind.:tongue_smilie::lol: I sang the solfegge to several typical nursery tunes, and reworded them just for my little ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I didn't sing to the other kids when I was putting them to bed, but I do sing to Possum. I sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star every time I put him to bed. Now he is almost asleep in my arms before I finish it once through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxanne23 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) . Edited January 4, 2023 by roxanne23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Bye Lo Baby, the most. Also Brahm's lullabye and that Welsh one that has "let peace attend thee" in it. I also know a whole lot of other traditional ones and sang those when I wasn't too sleepy. Those three are the traditional family ones, though. -Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 It changes over time (yes, I still sing to DD at age 4). In the beginning with was "Country Roads" by John Denver along with some personalized "bespoke" songs. I still sing those, but have included some Turkish rhymes as I've learned them and "Stay" by Jackson Browne. Poor thing gets quite a hodegepodge. Oh and I also sing "Jesus Hold My Hand" - an old Baptist hymn. Not a sleepy time song, but one I know by heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 DH would hum the Halo theme music to our boys when they were fussy babies. I sang "How Can I Keep from Singing?". If I try to sing now, the kids yell at me to stop! The only tune they let me sing is "Bushel and a Peck". My grandpa used to sing that to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 The most common ones: Simple Gifts It's in Every One of Us (from the old Muppets Christmas special and album) Twinkle, Twinkle And, not as lullabies, but to calm them when they needed it, a couple of Stevie Nicks songs (Leather and Lace, Think About It). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Rock a bye baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) that Welsh one that has "let peace attend thee" in it. This is the one that I sang, but I can't remember the name of it now! I can't believe that I've forgotten considering the hundreds of times I sang that song. I also sang Mockingbird, Twinkle Twinkle, You Are My Sunshine, Jesus Loves Me, and some others, but that Welsh one was by far my favorite. eta: Wait! I remember now. "Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee all through the night. Guardian angels God will send thee all through the night..." I think the name of it was All Through the Night. Great song. Edited June 5, 2011 by MeganP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Each of my dc had their own bedtime song. Ds1--You Are My All in All. Ds2--My Jesus, I Love Thee. Dd needed two songs each night--I Will Glory in My Redeemer and either In the Beauty of Holiness or In Christ Alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 that Welsh one that has "let peace attend thee" in it. This one? (I'm not familiar with it, I just googled.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Baby Mine, with all of them. I had one it calmed instantly no matter what. In fact, to this day that child won't let me sing that song if they aren't sleepy because they know it will make them drowsy. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 We still sing "Jesus Loves Me" every night, and I hope they never outgrow it! I have sung "Love Can Build a Bridge", "Brown Eyed Girl", "You Are My Sunshine", "Victory in Jesus", "My Girl", and I'm sure many more. I certainly don't have a great voice, but they still like to hear me sing. Sweet babies. :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I usually just hummed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I was laughing about this last night at the wedding of some friends when the band started to play and I was wondering if my kids had just fallen asleep... Ripple and Uncle John's Band :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Margaritaville or Volcano. She learned left and right from Fins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2squared Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 My current baby gets whatever my toddler wants since the toddler "helps" with naps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 In addition to the typical nursery rhyme fare (twinkle, twinkle, mary had a little lamb, etc.), I sang A...You're Adorable and Froggie Went a Courtin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 It's been different for each. You Are My Sunshine, Hush Little Aby, RockABye Baby, Twinkle Little Star, Jeses Loves Me are usually on the repertoire. THose are all on the list followed by "God has smiled on me" and "Thou, O Lord, Art a Shield About Me". I did notice I do sing the same songs, in the same order with all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLinWI Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I would start with singing various songs and then, always, to wind down, hum "Edelweiss." THEN she started asking for the "hm-hm song." So I complied. THEN she started humming the "hm-hm song." and I couldn't contain my laughter. So it lost its value as a sleep aid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Señora Santana -- but a different melody than what I can find anywhere now. It's definitely my kids' favorite, so I wish I could find the version I sing somewhere... I learned it as a child from a cassette of Mexican folk songs sung by a children's choir... All the Pretty Little Horses The Riddle Song (I Gave My Love a Cherry) The Water is Wide Mockingbird Leatherwing Bat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I've pulled from the same repertoire for all of mine: All Trough The Night All Night All Day Baby Mine You Are My Sunshine Knowing You Bushel and a Peck Caro Mi Bien Glory of Love Bye Bye Blackbird Side By Side This Road Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Some required more singing than others. DD6 was putting herself to sleep at two weeks, so she got fewer lullabies. All of mine had a totally different set of songs they wanted when they were fussy but not sleepy. (Think heavy drum beat, strong bass line, rock music. :tongue_smilie: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 "The Babe Song" is a requirement whenever I lay anyone down. I can't remember who actually sang it, but it's the one Farmer Hoggett sings in the movie. If I had words to make a day for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Golden Slumbers, Jesus Loves Me, g good Shepherd Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Sweet Baby James, by James Taylor Goodnight My Love, by Billie Joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 "the babe song" is a requirement whenever i lay anyone down. I can't remember who actually sang it, but it's the one farmer hoggett sings in the movie. If i had words to make a day for you... i love this!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Although I'm not a Dead Head, I found out the Box of Rain was soothing to children. I'm also not a huge Neil Young fan but "Oh to live on Sugar Mountain" is calming, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Ds8's favorite was "Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction. :) I also frequently sang "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns n Roses, "Ripple" and "Sugar Magnolia" by the Grateful Dead, "Wild World" and "Moonshadow" by Cat Stevens, and Amazing Grace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I sang "Ivory Palaces" to my dd and some ditties with Brahms lullaby and Clementine using words I made about her. Ds has his own songs including a version (about him of course) of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. It seemed weird to sing dd's songs to ds. He needed his own. But I guess the gap explains it. She had a lot of years of those songs being sung to her (9+). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 My two most enduring ones are "The Pony Man" by Stan Rogers, and "Scarborough Fair." We have a lullabye CD called "Mrs. Moon" that has some really nice songs too - I particularly like one that goes: Evening is coming, the sun sinks to rest The birds are all flying straight home to their nest Caw, caw says the crow as he flies overhead It's time little people are going to bed It's time little people are going to bed. When they're tiny babies, I sing "Four Green Fields." But I have to stop before they're old enough to understand lyrics like "my four green fields ran red with their blood, said she." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samba Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Three Little Birds (Marley), Step by Step (Mullins), Jesus Loves Me, Song of Jesus and Barocha (Card). I'm now singing these same songs to our foster baby after all these years! Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Lyle Lovett's If I Had a Boat Kenny Loggins' House at Pooh Corner Bette Middler's Baby Mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Margaritaville or Volcano. She learned left and right from Fins. Mine learned left and right from fins, too! During car rides, though - not at bed time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmum Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 When ds was born I quickly realised I didn't't know any lullabies in Spanish but I remembered some Christmas carols! So I sang "Nino Lindo" which is a song about the newly born baby Jesus. My ds still asks for it if he can't sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Each child has her own: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star I Will by the Beatles You Are My Sunshine I Love the Mountains (second verse is "I love my ____" as I do every member of our family) All the Pretty Little Horses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Mine learned left and right from fins, too! During car rides, though - not at bed time. Yeah, we didn't do Fins at bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Here's a sample of All You Are, by Michael Card. It's based on a poem by George Mac Donald called Baby. It's sooooooo lovely, I sang it even though one of my babies didn't have blue eyes for long, and the other had grey eyes. :) --- Where did you get those eyes so blue? They're from the sky that you passed through. And what about that little tear? Did you find that it was waiting for you here? What about your little nose? He knew you'd need it for the rose! And as for your soft, curly ear— He knew there would be songs for you to hear. For all you are and all you'll be, For everything you mean to me, Though I don't understand, I know you're from the father's hand. How can it be that you are you? He thought you up, and so you grew! Because you're mine, it must be true, That He was also thinking of me, too. For all you are and all you'll be, For everything you mean to me, Though I don't understand, I know you're from the father's hand. --- Oh, and I also sang this one, in Portuguese. The rough translation is: One, two three, three little kisses, Mama's gonna sing you to sleep. Slowly, so slowly, sleep will come to you. My heart tightens and leaps inside me every time I see you smile. But now it's time to close your eyes—one, two, three, good night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I made up little ditties inquire for each baby, mostly expanding on a play on their name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbean05 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 All of my kids had/have the same songs. I sing "The Rainbow Connection" (from the Muppet Movie) and "The Wedding Song" (Peter, Paul, and Mary). Occasionally I throw in "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" (Pete Seeger) and "Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)" (Billy Joel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Subjecting an innocent baby to my singing would have been cruel, so I just counted. This could get disheartening as I always knew exactly how long I'd been at it (maybe I should just have murmured random numbers rather than going sequentially). When it was my husband's turn, the baby went to sleep to either The Ballad of Wendel Clark or a lullaby by Steeleye Span called Cannily, Cannily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hush Little Baby, Too Ra Loo Ra, Bonne Nuit, All Through the Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 "Take Me Out To the Ballgame" where we root, root, root for the Cubbies. None of this home team nonsense! DS loved to be sung to whenever he needed soothing or was be put to sleep and that was one of the only songs I could reliably remember the words to at 3:00 am. The others were "Margaritaville", "Amazing Grace" and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing". He still gets Ballgame and we've added the Wiggles "Rock A Bye Your Bear" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Mockingbird, Three Little Birds, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. This thread is making me miss rocking babies :crying:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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