Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Puffin� Billy - The Melodi Light Orchestra
2. Nellie The Elephant - Mandy Miller
3. The Laughing Policeman - Charles Penrose (Billy Grey) Minder
4. Teddy Bears Picnic - Henry Hall
5. The Bare Necessities(The Jungle Book)
6. The Ugly Duckling - Danny Kaye
7. (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window - Lita Roza
8. The Ugly Bug Ball - Burl Ives
9. Zip - A - Dee - Doo - Dah - James Baskett
10. When You Wish Upon A Star - Pin - Ochio
11. I Taut I taw A Puddy Tat - Mel Blanc
12. I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book) - Louis Prima
13. Robin Hood - Dick James
14. Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen By The Sea - Max Bygraves
15. Buckingham Palace - Ann Stephens
16. Little Boy Fishin� - Shirley Abicair
17. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris (Rolf Harris)
18. Deadwood Stage (Whip - Crack - Away, Calamity Jane) - Doris Day
19. Dance Duet(Hansel And Gretal,Act 1 Scene 1) The Manchester Schools Choir
20. Bluebell Polka - Jimmy Shand
21. Donald Where�s Your Trousers? - Andy Stewart
22. The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson
23. Tubby The Tuba - Danny Kaye

Disc 2:

1. The Runaway Train - Michael Holiday
2. Give A Little Whistle (Pinocchio) - Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones
3. You�re A Pink Toothbrush - Max Byraves
4. I�ve Lost My Mummy - Rolf Harris
5. Christopher Robin Is saying His Prayers - Ann Stephens
6. Heigh Ho (Snow White) - Dwarf Chorus
7. Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat - The Avons
8. Standing On the Corner(The Most Happy Fella) - The King Brothers
9. Where Will The Dimple Be - Alma Cogan
10. Thomas O�Malley Cat (Aristocrats) - Phil Harris
11. I Know An Old Lady - Burl Ives
12. The Gnu
13. Any Old Iron - Peter Sellers
14. The King�s New Clothes(from �Hans Christian Anderson�) - Danny Kaye
15. Grasshoppers Dance - Jack Hylton & His Orchetra (Ernest Bucalossi/Jack Hylton)
16. Michael Row the Boat Ashore - The Highwaymen
17. Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
18. English Country Garden - Jimmie Rodgers
19. Hole In The Ground - Bernard Cribbins
20. Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - Benny Hill
21. Where�s Me Shirt - Ken Dodd
22. My Boomerang Won�t Come Back - Charlie Drake
23. Zambesi - Lou Busch & His Orchestra
24. Carbon The Copycat - Tex Ritter
25. Sparky�s Magic Echo - Henry Blair

Disc 3:

1. When I See An Elephant Fly (Dumbo) - Cliff Edwards & the Hall Johnson Choir
2. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins) - Louis Prima
3. Woody Woodpecker - Mel Blanc and the Sportsmen (George Tibbles/Ramez Idriss)
4. The Big Rock Candy Mountain - Burl Ives
5. Soldier Won�t You Marry Me - Jimmie Rodgers (Hugo Peretti/Jimmie Rodgers/Luigi Creatore)
6. Little Sir Echo - Max Bygraves
7. I�ve Got No Strings - Dickie Jones
8. Who�s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf - Henry Hall & His Orchestra
9. The Little Shoemaker(Le Petit Cordonnier) - The Michael Twins/Frank Weir & His Band
10. Coronation Scot (From �Paul Temple� programme) - Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
11. In The Middle Of The House - Alma Cogan (Bob Hilliard)
12. The Happy Wanderer(Der Frohliche Wanderer) - The Obernkirchen Children�s Choir
13. A Windmill In Old Amsterdam - Ronnie Hilton
14. The Siamese Cat Song - Peggy Lee
15. The Owl And The Pussycat - Elton Hayes
16. Little Red Monkey - Joy Nichols/Jimmy Edwards/Dick Bentley
17. Baby Sittin� Boogie - Ralf Bendix & Little Elizabeth
18. Beep Beep - The Playmates
19. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
20. Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio
21. Ragtime Cowboy Joe - David Seville And The Chipmunks
22. Boom Oo Yata - Ta - Ta - Morecambe & Wise
23. Hippopotamus Song (Mud Mud)Flanders & Swann
24. Pickin' A Chicken - Eve Boswell
25. Kitty In The Basket - Diana Dekker
26. Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins
27. Lily The Pink - The Scaffold

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1969 in Music
• Released on: 2005-11-28
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .40 pounds

From the Label
Here’s a fantastic album and a perfect opportunity to fill your world with the happy sounds of gentler times. Hello Children Everywhere takes it’s name from a BBC Radio show that ran through the 1950’s and 60’s called "Children’s Favourites". It was presented by Derek McCulloch aka Uncle Mac and later, in the late 60’s by Ed ‘Stewpot’ Stewart (as "Junior Choice").

The programme was introduced with the catchphrase "Hello Children... Everywhere" and the instantly recognisable theme music was "Puffin’ Billy". Uncle Mac would then read kids requests and play a wonderful selection of novelty songs, folk tunes, choirs and instrumental favourites. All the music dates from the 1920’s through to the 60’s and is a glimpse at an older generation and the culture built around these great songs.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding compilation of children's music
This is the second triple CD released in Britain titled Hello children everywhere. The first was a budget release containing 60 tracks that I reviewed some time ago, while this one was released as a full priced collection (perhaps as a result of the sales of the earlier compilation) supported by a TV marketing campaign. I really wanted this collection when it was released, but with limited resources I waited in the hope that I could get it at a better price. Eventually, Amazon UK offered it at a price that I found irresistable.

I remember listening to Children's hour on the radio in the fifties (introduced by Uncle Mac with his catch-phrase Hello children everywhere) and the music played on that programme is the basis of this set, although at least a couple of songs (Ernie, Lily the pink) of more recent vintage are included. A few others have more recent copyright dates (some of the Disney tracks are listed with 1997 copyrights) but I think that merely reflects a renewal of copyright rather than actual recording dates. So this compilation adheres more strictly to the title's concept than the earlier budget collection, which contains Ernie (Benny Hill) and Lily the pink (Scaffold), together with more tracks of a later vintage (among them Grandad and There's no one quite like Grandma). Of course, if you're going to include mid-sixties music, the perfect compilation would include Yellow submarine (Beatles) and Puff the magic dragon (Peter Paul and Mary), but I suspect they couldn't get permission to include those tracks even if they wanted to.

Bernard Cribbins, a comedian, took two very funny songs (Hole in the ground, Right said Fred) into the British top ten in the early sixties and both are included here.

Among the other songs here, you'll find Nellie the elephant, Teddy bears' picnic, The ugly duckling, How much is that doggie in the window, zip-a-dee-doo-dah, When you wish upom a star, Robin Hood, Tie me kangaroo down sport, The deadwood stage, The runaway train, Give a little whistle, I know an old lady, Michael row the boat ashore, Where have all the flowers gone, English country garden, Big rock candy mountain, Who's afraid of the big bad wolf, Happy wanderer, A windmill in old Amsterdam, The Siamese cat song, Pickin' a chicken and many others, not all of them strictly children's songs. Most are performed by the artists with whom they are associated in Britain, not that children will be that bothered about who the singers are although some adults might be.

On any collection of children's songs, there are inevitably some that adults would regard as novelty songs. As such, it would be remarkable if any adult loves every one of the tracks here. I am no exception, but I won't dwell on the tracks I dislike - with 75 tracks, most of them very enjoyable, this is great value for money (especially at the price I paid). It will provide great entertainment for children, or for adults remembering their childhood. Among adults, it is likely to have particular appeal to those (like me) who remember children's music as it was played on radio in the fifties, whether by Uncle Mac and his BBC Children's hour or an equivalent program on American radio.

More normal times
Today you imagine this sort of stuff appeals more to adults than kids yet its somehow hard to understand how Sixteen Tons could have been a Childrens Favorite.
Supposedly based on the results of requests you take their word for it.
Many of these tracks were produced by the pre Beatles George Martin-Mandy Miller and Bernard Cribbins for example.

great memories
got this for an adults party brought back many memories of 50s and 60s sat morn radio had lots of laughs