Singin' Saturday (Christmas Edition Part 3)

Singin' Saturday (Christmas Edition Part 2)

Singin' Saturday (Christmas Edition Part 1)

The Holiday season is more than just near – it’s here! These next 2 Saturdays will be filled with Christmas themed songs that you can enjoy sharing with your baby. With a fresh layer of snow on the ground outside it is finally starting to feel like the Holidays are near! Merry Christmas everyone!  

Silent Night 

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

The First Noel 

The First Noel, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

Christmas Don't Be Late

I have only been singing the first verse of this song to baby K, but I included the second verse just in case you wanted to continue singing a little more to your wee-one.

Christmas, Christmas time is near,
Time for toys and time for cheer.
We've been good, but we can't last,
Hurry Christmas, Hurry fast.

Want a plane that loops the loop,
(Alvin:) Me, I want a Hula-Hoop.
(Chipmunks:)
We can hardly stand the wait,
Please Christmas don't be late.

Singin' Saturday (On Sunday)

I appologize for my tardiness... Motherhood is kicking my butt at the moment, and I guess I've been on some-what of an emotional rollercoaster.

1 2 Buckle My Shoe

1, 2, Buckle my shoe.
3, 4 Shut the door.
5, 6 Pick up sticks.
7, 8 Lay them straight.
9, 10 A big fat hen!

Singing Saturday

I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle (one hand on hip), here is my spout (other arm out straight)
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout
Just tip me over and pour me out!
(As song ends, lean over and tip arm out like a spout.)

I'm a clever teapot, yes it's true
Here's an example of what I can do
I can change my handle to my spout (Switch arm positions and repeat tipping motion.)
Just tip me over and pour me out.

Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee

Bumble bee, bumble bee.

Straight from the farm.

Bumble bee, bumble bee.

Flies under your arm.

To help make this more enjoyable for both you and your baby – simply use your finger to simulate a flying bee, and then give your baby a little tickle under their arm at the end.

Singing Saturday - Baa Baa Black Sheep

Another Classic that you can't help but love.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane

Singing Saturday - Thirty days hath September

A simple classic and educational too!

Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
February has twenty eight alone
All the rest have thirty-one
Except in Leap Year, that's the time
When February's Days are twenty-nine

Singing Saturday – “Hush Little Baby”

This has long been my go-to song from rocking my niece almost 13 years ago to my own infant daughter beginning just a little over 2 weeks ago. Here is a common version:

Hush little baby, Don't say a word.
Daddy's going to buy you a Mocking bird.

If that Mocking bird don't sing,
Daddy's going to buy you a diamond ring.

If that diamond ring don't shine,
Daddy's going to buy you a looking-glass.

If the looking-glass get's broke,
Daddy's going to buy you a billy-goat.

If that billy-goat runs away,
Daddy's going to buy you another one day.

I think it’s great that no one version is absolutely correct, and thankfully – there is always room for your own spin to make each time you sing it unique to your own child. =)

And here is a video of me singing one of the many versions I have created. Each time I sing it, it differs after the Garden Rake…just depends on what I can think of to rhyme off the top of my head. Generally, I end it with a long line of humming till I am about to fall asleep myself.

BTW – Warning – ALL I ever wanted growing up was to sing beautifully. I’ve been told everyone can learn to sing. My mom signed me up for lessons with the rumored “best” in the county and we drove 45 minutes a week to get to her. After a few months, she actually sat me on the couch and asked, “Lara, You’re a real sweet girl. You know that right? Ok. I know you really want to sing, but I think it’s time that we free this time slot for someone who is actually able to benefit and progress. Don’t you agree?” She KILLED my Broadway dreams right there, and I’m not sure that even after all these years there is anything that I want to do as badly as perform on stage in a high energy musical, but I'm too afraid to even try for community theater...Drama only, sign me up!

Here goes the ultimate embarrassing act of me singing…Cheers to breaking barriers, right?

Hope you enjoy -

Nursery Rhymes - "Singing Saturdays"

Now that I have my own baby daughter – I’ve come to realize that I’m not as familiar with Nursery Rhymes as I once thought. It was easy to fake it as the Aunt when you only have to sing to them every once in a while. I thought it would be nice if every Saturday became “Singing Saturday”. Every week I’ll try to find a new Nursery Rhyme to post for everyone. There will be a video of me singing it to Baby K every once in a while, but it may or may not be altered…

For example: The first one I am going to post tomorrow will be “Hush Little Baby”. I’ve sung this many times, never knowing the exact items after the Diamond Ring I have become comfortable with my own list of items that I use to replace the one before, and my version is slightly longer before cycle back to the beginning.

I hope you enjoy learning these timeless rhymes with me, and have fun finding where we may have been singing them all wrong for all these years! Again, this begins tomorrow, and will be a weekly post.