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"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star". [1] The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann.
"Rub-a-dub-dub" is an English language nursery rhyme first published at the end of the 18th century in volume two of Hook's Christmas Box [1] under the title "Dub a dub dub" rather than "Rub a dub dub". It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3101.
Poem by Ujō Noguchi, ... The first recorded instance of the rhyme is in Newest Christmas Box, printed in London in 1797. ... This nursery rhyme is known in Australia ...
This occurrence has been taken to suggest that the rhyme was well-known by the early eighteenth century. [4] Carey's poem ridicules fellow writer Ambrose Philips, who had written infantile poems for the young children of his aristocratic patrons. Although several other nursery rhymes are mentioned in his poem, the one about Little Jack Horner ...
So, some of the poetry on our list is just for small kids to enjoy—the rhymes are light-hearted and fun which means they will probably want to be repeated over and over. ... Best Christmas Poems ...
This Christmas, but his want wherewith says nay. The reference in the first line here is to stakes or forfeits in contemporary games of cards. [5] Once the rhyme entered the nursery repertoire it was frequently included in collections of such lore and tunes were then fitted to it.
Another theory sees the rhyme as connected to Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), with "how does your garden grow" referring to her reign over her realm, "silver bells" referring to cathedral bells, "cockle shells" insinuating that her husband was not faithful to her, and "pretty maids all in a row" referring to her ladies-in-waiting – "The ...
[6] [16] [17] A calypso sounding version was featured on the 1979 album John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together [18] and a loose, jazzy piano-based arrangement was featured in the musical score of A Charlie Brown Christmas. [19] The rhyme also became the basis for the song "Christmas Is a-Comin'", written by Frank Luther and performed ...