Rocking Babies... To Sleep

A poll published by The Baby Website has revealed that pop and rock songs have overtaken traditional lullabies as many parents' favoured way of singing their babies to sleep. Modern classics such as Oasis' "Wonderwall" and Robbie Williams favourite, "Angels" were among the most popular songs in the poll of 2,000 mothers. The questionnaire revealed that nearly two-thirds thought pop ballads were more effective for sending babies to sleep than traditional lullabies like Twinkle Twinkle or Rock-a-Bye Baby.

Spokeswoman Kathryn Crawford suggested mothers were being influenced by the music they listen to during the day. "We were really surprised to find that mums would rather sing modern pop tunes than traditional lullabies. I expect most mums put the radio on when at home with the baby and the catchy lyrics make it impossible to sing anything else at bedtime."

Nearly half of those polled said they sang to their little ones to calm them when they were upset, while a third always lulled their baby off to sleep with a song. The poll also revealed 13% of mothers thought lullabies were too old-fashioned, while one in 10 said they could not remember the words to any of them.

Take That's chart-topper Patience was named as the most popular song in the questionnaire; if you'd like a version of the track which has been specially designed for babies, check out our Babies Go Take That page or for lots of pop songs that have been specially produced for babies, visit our website .

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