# Slow, Soothing Songs to Sing With Children

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-soothing-songs-to-sing-with-children/641559>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 20, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-soothing-songs-to-sing-with-children/641559 "2012-11-20T00:09:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-soothing-songs-to-sing-with-children/641559/21 "2012-11-22T04:00:35Z")

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My husband used to sing “American Pie” to the kids. He says he picked it because a) the melody is soothing, but more importantly, b) it’s insanely long so you usually don’t have to repeat it a zillion times like you might for shorter songs.

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-soothing-songs-to-sing-with-children/641559/22 "2012-11-22T04:25:15Z")

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“Hush-a-Bye” by Peter, Paul and Mary

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**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-soothing-songs-to-sing-with-children/641559/23 "2012-11-22T05:41:26Z")

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“Christmas Don’t Be Late” by Alvin and the Chipmunks.

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**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-soothing-songs-to-sing-with-children/641559/24 "2012-11-22T06:49:52Z")

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“The Baby Tree” by Jefferson Starship:

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rkz4safz1Do/hqdefault.jpg "Baby Tree") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkz4safz1Do)

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