Do you know all of the words to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Rock a Bye Baby? Or are you more likely to sing Lady Gaga or the theme from Friends to your little ones? Do you sing to your children at all?
I love singing anyway and have always found that I can calm (or distract) a complaining, grumpy or crying toddler by singing. We've had some strange looks in the supermarket! Music is important to me, although we rarely listen to it during the daytime. I find it competes with my noisy boys and loses. We sing together most days, mostly nursery rhymes, with the odd random tune thrown in - whatever is running around my mind that day.
I was delighted to hear that Sophie Barker (from the wonderful Zero 7) and producer KK (Eno, Dido, Bjork) have put together a campaign to save the lullaby. They have produced a delightful CD of 18 night-time songs.
Here is the track listing:
| 1. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star |
| 2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
| 3. Ride a Cock Horse |
| 4. Lavender’s Blue |
| 5. Frere Jacques |
| 6. There was a Crooked Man |
| 7. Sing a Song of Sixpence |
| 8. Little Bo Peep |
| 9. Baa Baa Black Sheep |
| 10. Little Miss Muffet |
| 11. Brahms Lullaby |
| 12. Oranges And Lemons |
| 13. Hush Little Baby |
| 14. Rock a Bye Baby |
| 15. Dream a Little Dream |
| 16. The Owl and the Pussycat |
| 17. Row Your Boat |
| 18. Silent Night |
I was sent a review copy of the CD. The second my CD player whirred into action the boys ran over. We settled on the sofa, snuggled together and listened to the beautiful, calming songs. They relaxed instantly. The CD is lovely and soothing. It gets the Baby Baby two thumbs up rating (I'll make a Baby Baby two thumbs up badge one day)!
If you're interested in the campaign to save the lullaby you can join the Facebook Group or buy the CD.
I was sent an extra CD to give away to one lucky Baby Baby reader. To enter the random draw, that will take place on Wednesday 21st April, please leave a 'pick me' comment on this post by midnight on Tuesday 20th April.
This draw is open to all.
