Nursery rhymes are short, rhythmic poems or songs passed down through generations to entertain and educate young children. Riddled with playful language, catchy melodies, and simple stories, they help ...

The British nursery rhyme “Georgie Porgie” tells of a plump child who kisses girls and runs away from boys. On the surface, the verse seems to be about the antics of a naughty kid, but as with many ...

Nursery rhymes, fables and traditional folk tales all share a close kinship with drunkenness. I mean, obviously, right? They reduce the complications of life to an appealing, elemental simplicity.

Georgy Porgy might have kissed the girls and made them cry in the old days, but these days, old Georgy is a mere shadow of his former self. And he’s not the only one. In “The New Adventures of Mother ...

The real Humpty Dumpty was not a person but a powerful cannon used by the Royalist forces during the English Civil War of 1642 to 1651. Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle led the King's men and ...

Parents may be coaxing their young children to sleep with nursery rhymes less innocent than they might like to believe, it has been claimed. Some of Britain's favourite rhymes have been re-examined by ...

Choose me a nursery rhyme! If you're not sure what rhyme to sing or want to learn some new ones, try answering a few questions and let us choose. Why do we sing traditional nursery rhymes? Find out ...

Medleys from our Nursery Rhymes collection: 60 minute, 30 minute and 20 minute medleys; lullabies and sleep-time songs; action songs; counting songs; and other medleys including CBeebies presenters ...