The Best Lullabies To Soothe Babies To Sleep Revealed – And They’re Not What You Would Expect

While classic lullabies are still sung to babies worldwide by many parents, lots of other mums and dads are opting to belt out more, erm, controversial tunes to their little ‘uns at bedtime.

It seems like more and more parents are singing tunes from the likes of Pitbull and Vanilla Ice, turning bedtime wind-down into more of a mini party.

But as it’s the sound of their parent’s voice that babies find soothing rather than the song they sing, it doesn’t really matter which tune is sung.

Some 37 per cent of parents chose to sing hip hop songs at bedtime, research by BT has found.

While 25 per cent of mums croon tunes from TV adverts, 15 per cent of dads sing songs from films and 13 per cent of parents chose pop tunes as their go-to lullaby.

But the top tune isn’t a chart-topper in the modern day sense – it’s a classic. The ultimate song to send babies to sleep is Audrey Hepburn’s Moon River, made famous by the hit film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Top 10 Chart Lullabies
1.    Moon River, Audrey Hepburn
2.    There Must Be An Angel, Eurythmics
3.    Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice
4.    My Way, Frank Sinatra
5.    Islands In The Stream, Dolly Parton
6.    Sing, Ed Sheeran
7.    Sweet Child O’Mine, Guns ‘N’ Roses
8.    Timber, Pitbull Ft. Kesha
9.    Groovy Kind Of Love, Phil Collins
10.    Stay With Me, Sam Smith

Sporting anthems are also a firm favourite with dads, with 25 per cent of fathers choosing to sing their tot their club’s chant. But it’s rugby anthems that take the top two places in the sports lullaby chart.

Top Three Sporting Lullabies
1.    Ireland’s Call – Ireland Rugby
2.    Swing Low Sweet Chariot – England Rugby
3.    You’ll Never Walk Alone – Liverpool

Despite all of the more modern day options, a large percentage of parents do revert to the classics and sing traditional lullabies to their babies – even if 64 per cent do admit to changing the words because they can’t remember the original lyrics.

Top Three Lullabies Parents Sing To Their Babies
1.    Humpty Dumpty
2.    Rock-a-bye Baby
3.    Three Blind Mice

What’s your favourite song to sing your baby to sleep with? Let us know in the comments.

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