History Main / AlphabetSong

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* The NurseryRhyme "A was an apple pie" dates to around 1670, and is especially notable because it demonstrates how [[MagicAmpersand the ampersand]] was considered a 27th letter of the Latin alphabet for quite a while. Also, the misspelled line "E ate it" is severely AccentDepundent, only barely excusable as a phonics lesson if you pronounce ate "et".

* ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' has:
** The Alphabet Song itself, performed by Dennisha and Emily (on separate occasions). Chica and Music/BoyzIIMen have also sang the song once. Kevin and Chica performed a rock version or the song for Music week in 2007.
** The "[=ABCs=] of Construction," performed by Tim and Chica.
** "Alphabet Zoo," performed by Emily.

* An episode of ''Series/BabyTalk'' centered around an alphabet song created by the male lead, which a kid show host stole for his own show. The song is never sung in its entirety during the episode, being always interrupted by plot before 'G'.

* The pop singer GAYLE was once dared to write a song that incorporated the letters of the [=ABCs=]. The result was her hit "ABCDEFU," with a chorus that starts out sounding like an alphabet song [[SubvertedTrope before going in a very different direction]] with [[ClusterFBomb the letter F]].

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* In ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' episode "To The Rescue", there is a song called "The ABC's of Fire", which uses letters of the alphabet, in order, to teach fire safety rules.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYIRO97dhII one skit]], a little girl sings the original ABC song, but substitutes random letters with "[[NonSequitur Cookie Monster]]".
** One of the many songs of the show is the "ABC-DEF-GHI" song, which is sung by Big Bird in one sketch:
--->ABC-DEF-GHI-JKL-MNOP-QRSTUV-WXYZ
--->It's the most remarkable word I've ever seen
--->ABC-DEF-GHI-JKL-MNOP-QRSTUV-WXYZ
--->I wish I knew exactly what I mean
--->It starts out like an "A" word as anyone can see
--->But somewhere in the middle it gets awful "QR" to me
--->ABC-DEF-GHI-JKL-MNOP-QRSTUV-WXYZ
--->If I ever find out just what this word can mean
--->I'll be the smartest bird the world has ever seen!
** In the DirectToVideo release, "Do the Alphabet", Big Bird sings "Do the Alphabet" to help Baby Bear say the alphabet by himself so Goldilocks doesn't have to do it for him.
** The "Alphabet Chat" theme is the alphabet sung to the tune of one of Music/JohannSebastianBach's songs.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0WELUxl7gc One sketch]] has Elmo do a rap version of the alphabet.
** In a Season 25 insert, Big Bird demonstrates how the alphabet song would sound without the letter A at the beginning.
* The Alphabet Song is sung in ''Series/TheSproutSharingShow''
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* In the UK, children learn a variant of the above song. The first two lines are the same, but Q to Z are sung to a different melody, and it doesn't have the last two lines.

->[[TheStinger Now I know my [=ABCs=], \\

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The episode "Plankton!", has Plankton listening to a kids' song about the alphabet. However, it only goes from A (for apple) to F (for fish).

** The equally anonymous "The Siege of Belgrade", which leaves out "j".

** in the DirectToVideo release, "Do the Alphabet", Big Bird sings "Do the Alphabet" to help Baby Bear say the alphabet by himself so Goldilocks doesn't have to do it for him.

* ''Theatre/{{Matilda}}'' has the "School Song", which teaches the letters during the song by emphasizing them in a sentence (Notably, the letters are mostly emphasized in words that don't start with the letter in question).

** The Alphabet Song itself, performed by Dennisha and Emily (on separate occasions). Chica and Boyz II Men have also sang the song once.
** "ABC Rock Out," performed by Kevin and Chica.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': One episode has Plankton listening to a kids' song about the alphabet. However, it only goes from A (for apple) to F (for fish).

Usually takes the form of a ListSong. A SubTrope of EducationalSong. Compare SpellingSong. May involve AnthropomorphicTypography

* ''Manga/{{Mitsudomoe}}'': Grade schooler Futaba has an ImageSong titled "ABC, Then DEF!" which is a parody of a grade school Alphabet Song. Since Futaba is a little pervert, it's about [[BustChart bust sizes]]. In episode 8 of the anime, it plays during her HardWorkMontage searching for a lost child's mother.

* ''Literature/TheGashlycrumbTinies'': The book goes over 24 children, one for each letter of the alphabet, which each die in different ways.

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney D is for damnation, E is for eternal damnation.]]]]

* The TropeCodifier is probably a song called "The A.B.C.", which was first copyrighted in 1895 by music publisher Charles Bradlee. All together now:

* The song Sweet Song ABC from ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' lists a dessert or snack item associated with each letter of the English alphabet.

* ''Spell Binders'', an unsold game show pilot from 1978, used "The A.B.C." (see the Music folder) as the basis for its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5BTasa9Onc theme tune]].

Usually takes the form of a ListSong. A SubTrope of EducationalSong. Compare AnthropomorphicTypography and SpellingSong.

* The ''VideoGame/TaikoNoTatsujin'' series often features The Alphabet Song as a playable level. Despite the simplicity of the tune on higher difficulties it can be surprisingly challenging.

-->A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
-->Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
-->Standing here, with these kids,
-->Waiting for the song to end,
-->[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Yankee Doodle went to town]],
-->Now I know my [=ABCs=]

* Music/TheyMightBeGiants recorded [[UpToEleven an entire album]] of alphabet songs, entitled ''Here Come The [=ABCs=]''. Several of the songs focus on individual letters or letter pairs, but quite a few of them manage to include a quirky spin on the entire alphabet.

* This poem by Kate Greenaway:
--> A was an apple pie. B bit it, C cut it, D dealt it, E eat it, F fought for it,
--> G got it, H had it, I inspected it, J joined for it, K kept it, L longed for it,
--> M mourned for it, N nodded at it, O opened it, P peeped in it, Q quartered it,
--> R ran for it, S stole it, T took it, U upset it, V viewed it, W wanted it.
--> XYZ all wished for a piece in hand.

So you need to teach the alphabet and want to make it easy? Why not go for the Alphabet Song! The Alphabet Song is a song designed to teach others about the alphabet, typically by reciting the names of all of the letters of the alphabet. It is popular in two different flavors (although other variants exist):ba

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* The NurseryRhyme "A was an apple pie" dates to around 1670, and is especially notable because it demonstrates how [[MagicAmpersand the ampersand]] was considered a 27th letter of the Latin alphabet for quite a while. Also, the line "E ate it" is severely AccentDepundent, only barely working phonetically if you pronounce it "et".