Track Listing

1. Nellie The Elephant - Miller, Mandy
2. Runaway Train - Delhart, Vernon
3. Middle Of The House - Cogan, Alma
4. Grandfather's Clock - Radio Revellers
5. Owl And The Pussycat - Hayes, Elton
6. Puffin' Billy - Melody Light Orchestra
7. All Things Bright And Beautiful - Uncle Mac
8. Robin Hood - James, Dick
9. How Much Is That Doggie In The Window - Pinky & Perky
10. I've Lost My Mummy - Harris, Rolf
11. Laughing Policeman - Penrose, Charles
12. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Drake, Charlie
13. You're A Pink Toothbrush - Bygraves, Max
14. I Taut I Taw A Puddy-tat (I Thought I Saw A Pussy Cat) - Blanc, Mel
15. Teddy Bears' Picnic - Hall, Henry
16. Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Ford, 'Tennessee' Ernie
17. Hippopotamus Song - Flanders & Swann
18. Jake The Peg - Harris, Rolf
19. Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen By The Sea - Bygraves, Max
20. Woody Woodpecker - Blanc, Mel
21. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf - Pinky & Perky
22. Ugly Duckling - Cribbins, Bernard
23. I Know An Old Lady - Pertwee, Jon
24. Bee Song - Askey, Arthur
25. When I See An Elepahnt Fly - Peterson, Clive

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7265 in Music
• Released on: 2002-05-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Customer Reviews

Children's radio and television nostaligia at its best.
There is something very British about this collection of children's record classics from the 1950's and 1960's. Most of the tracks have been selected from the EMI box set with the same title, "Hello Children Everywhere".

This is really a selection of children's records for adults. The CD brings back memories from the Saturday morning radio programs from the past that were hosted by Derek McCulloch (Uncle Mac) and later by Ed "Stewpot" Stewart. A whole children's culture was built around these records.

Perhaps surprisingly, the records still work extremely well for the children of today. Really, today's children are starved of children's records. They move onto to pop records before they have savoured the delights of simple and catchy children's music.

EMI has made an excellent selection in having reduced this to a single CD. I wouldn't have forgiven them if they had left out Robin Hood or Nellie the Elephant. I would like to have seen two additional tracks. Firstly, "Maizy Doats" which is never heard nowadays, and secondly, "I am a Mole and I Live in a Hole" by the Southlands which deserves a revival.

All in all, this is a splendid collection. My six year old tells me that it's "cool".

Blissful!
I grew up listening to these songs, and I'm only 17! I was given a tape of "Hello Children... Everywhere" aged about 5 and I fell asleep listening to it virtually every night. Losing the tape was a massive blow so I'm delighted to have found it again here. Amazing to discover that, although I hadn't heard it for nigh on 10 years (and that's more than half my life, remember) when "My boomerang won't come back" came on I was still word-perfect!
Heartliy recommended to almost anybody, though I'm not sure it'll appeal to modern, Pop Idol-ed children.
Especially recommend are "I'm a Pink Toothbrush, You're a Blue Toothbrush", "My Boomerang Won't Come Back", "The Runaway Train" and "Jake the Peg".

Great kids songs but CD has copy protection
This is a good CD for kids, but be warned that all 3 CDs come with copy protection installed. My kids were really upset when I told them they couldn't put the songs on their MP3 players.