What songs do you sing at bedtime?

[Anotherdayanotherdollar]

Hi all,

I know this has been done loads of times before but I can't seem to find the threads when I search.

Just the above question really. Ds is 20 months and I hear "more singing mummy" a lot at bedtime so need to expand by repertoire!!

Any suggestions??
Tia!

Puff the magic dragon, Alexander Beetle (melanie sacks/a a Milne),The Fox (folk song), down by the station, doe a deer, there's a hike in my bucket, daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow, the marvellous toy, my favourite things (sound of music) ... I learned them from my mum

And Streets of London was one my mum sang. It always made me sad as a child.

I'm learning guitar now actually in the hope I'll feel less self conscious about singing to the next one. I have already learned Lullaby by Dixie Chicks which is lovely.

5 little ducks is our bathtime song. At bedtime When Goldilocks went to the house of the Bears, Dingle Dangle Scarecrow and Trasna na dTonnta ( Irish song). My dh is a great singer but doesn't know the words, I'm the opposite know loads but tone deaf!

Pig mine seem boring compared to these! Plus I've never heard of most of them.
I do twinkle twinkle, mockingbird, and baa baa black sheep. Also away in a manger but only in December!

Ha! Away in a manger as the 'go and eat' song really made me ! I think that will always be the 'away and mangia' song to me now.

I used to sing anything by the carpenters when my ds was tiny ! I built up quite a repertoire

Coulter's Candy ( Scottish) over and over again!
Grandma always sang "go to sleep, my baby.."

We do the baby's goodnight song from three men and a baby

I also do La La Lu from Lady and the Tramp.

Daisy Daisy
Frere Jacques
Twinkle twinkle

In that order, twice each!

But DDs all time favourite is Gershwin's Summertime which I've sung to her since she was a baby!

Loads of inspiration here though

Down in the river to pray
Moon river

Aww these are lovely - I stick to the ones my grandma sang:
Golden Slumbers
Molly Malone
Go to sleep my baby
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers (despite not being religious!)
Once upon a dream

At the moment my favourites are:

Dream a Little Dream
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Wouldn't it Be Lovely and The Street Where You Live (from My Fair Lady)
What a Wonderful World
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
You Don't Know Me
We'll Meet Again
And quite a few more...

Bedtime songs are a big thing for me and DD!