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65. Love Songs for Little Ones


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This is an episode with love songs for our little ones. We include one folk song, one Clap for Classics! original song, and the beautiful Waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet, Sleeping Beauty.

Love Somebody

This is an Appalachian folk song, originally a fiddle tune.

Love somebody yes I do,

Love somebody yes I do,

Love somebody yes I do,

Love somebody but I won’t say who.

Love my mommy yes I do,

Love my mommy yes I do,

Love my mommy yes I do,

Love my mommy and she loves me too!

This song is a fun and easy one to adapt for multiple ages.

  • For babies: rock your baby and make eye contact with them as you sing this song.
  • Insert the names of your family members and loved ones.
  • Look at a map and find the Appalachian Mountains
  • What your child is learning:

    • Steady beat
    • Movement to music
    • The repetition in the words, and simple melody makes this a great song for little ones to develop verbal skills
    • The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66- Valse Allegro, Tchaikovsky.

      Watch a video of Elizabeth and Charlotte teaching and dancing to the sleeping beauty waltz: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/sleeping-beauty-waltz

      If you’d like to purchase our Fairy Tale Course where we tell even more of the story of Sleeping Beauty as well as incorporate other fairy tales and wonderful music, you can find it in our Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes bundle, or inside our All Access Membership.

      Will you waltz with me,

      Will you be my partner please?

      If you will, I’ll spin you around

      And round, then give you a squeeze

      Pretty please will you waltz with me

      Will you be my partner please?

      Waltzing is my favorite thing in the world!

      Many thanks to Classical.com for licensing the classical music for us to use in the podcast and in our courses.

      Let’s Sing a Song About Hugs. Written by Kathryn Lieppman, it is a Clap for Classics! original and features Kathryn Lieppman and Elizabeth Nixon on ukulele and vocals, and Imogene Lieppman (age 4) on vocals and desk bells.

      You can watch this video on our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmKolRJchIg

      Let’s sing a song about hugs!

      Chorus: Some are tight

      And some are gentle

      Some are short

      And some are long and sentimental

      A hug can help you feel okay

      If you get a little boo boo

      Or you’re having a rough tough day

      Try and hug it all away

      Chorus

      A hug can help you share some love

      With a very special grownup

      Taking care of you

      So hug ‘em all day through

      Chorus

      A hug can help you cheer a friend

      When she seems a little sad

      You can bend her frown back to a smile

      Just hug her for a while

      Chorus

      A hug can help you feel so great

      But sometimes we just need some personal space (And that’s ok, too!)

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      Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

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