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Jul 14, 2021 · 23 Best Lullabies to Soothe Baby to Sleep. From classic melodies to modern songs, these baby lullabies (with lyrics!) will help get baby ready for bed. save article. By Rose Walano. Updated July 14, 2021. Image: Da Antipina | Shutterstock. You don’t need the voice of an angel to sing baby to sleep with lullabies.
- “Rock-a-bye Baby” Both a nursery rhyme and a baby lullaby, “Rock-a-bye baby” or sometimes “Hush-a-bye baby” is based on an English ballad called “Lillibullero.”
- “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” With lyrics based on an early nineteenth-century poem by Jane Taylor and music based on “Ah! vous dirai-je, maman,” a French melody from 1761, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a perennial favorite.
- “Cradle Song” (Brahms’s Lullaby) or “Wiegenlied” Another classic baby lullaby, “Cradle Song” (also commonly known by its first line, “Lullaby and goodnight”) was composed by Johannes Brahms and published in 1868 as “Wiegenlied” (German for cradle song) for one of his former flames on the birth of her second child.
- “Hush Little Baby” Most likely originating from the Southern states, this baby lullaby promises rewards for a child if they are quiet for naptime or bedtime.
- Itsy-Bitsy Spider.
- Hush, Little Baby.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
- Brahms's Lullaby (Lullaby and Good Night)
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- “Lullaby and Goodnight”
- “Hush, Little Baby”
- “Simple Gifts”
- “Danny Boy”
- “Rockabye Baby”
- “When You Wish Upon A Star”
- "The Rainbow Connection"
- “All The Pretty Little Ponies”
- “You Are My Sunshine”
- “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Brahms’ lullaby is a classic bedtime ballad for a reason—its swaying cadence is the perfect soundtrack for the motion of rocking. Get the music and lyrics here.
Feel like getting creative? You can string together your own endless DIY verses of this nursery song that promises baby all manner of gifts mama (or papa) will give them as a display of love. Get the music and lyrics here.
The Shakers, an early American religious group, believed in the holiness of simplicity. This hymn from 1848 embodies this lovely concept. Get the music and lyrics here.
For a mystical melody with Irish roots, sing "Danny Boy," the bittersweet song of love separated by distance. Get the music and lyrics here.
Who’s putting their baby in a treetop (and why)? It doesn’t matter much if this old standard sends your little guy or girl right to sleep. Get the music and lyrics here.
It’s hard to sing this one without visions of a crooning Jiminy Cricket from Disney’s Pinnochio—but that’s okay. The well-known song about wishing on a star is a sweet choice for winding down at the end of the day. Get the music and lyrics here.
For another soothing song sung by a familiar green character, “The Rainbow Connection” comes from Kermit the Frog in 1979’s The Muppet Movie. Get the music and lyrics here.
“All the Pretty Little Ponies” paints an irresistible picture of the delights awaiting your baby on the other side of sleep. Coordinate the swaying melody with the rhythm of your rocking to help your baby nod off even faster. Get the music and lyrics here.
We’ll grant that the verses of this folk song are a bit melancholy, but its chorus is an uplifting anthem of love and human connection. Get the music and lyrics here.
If you don’t know a lot of lullabies, you can always rely on classics like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Get a little more ambitious by learning all three verses! Get the music and lyrics here.
Here are some of our favorite lullabies for babies — a mix of popular, modern-day hits and songs sung for centuries by parents eager for their little ones to get some shut-eye. 1. "Rock-a-Bye Baby" This classic nursery rhyme is believed to date back to 18th-century England (though it may have originated in America).
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