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"Stay Awake" is a song from Walt Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. [1] It is a lullaby sung by Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) to the children Jane and Michael. The children protest when Mary tells them it's time for bed, but when "Stay Awake" is sung, the children yawn and doze off to sleep.
A lullaby (/ ˈ l ʌ l ə b aɪ /), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary.
Babies who had experienced birth complications had longer crying spells at three months of age and awakened more frequently at night crying. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] When infants cry for no obvious reason after all other causes (such as hunger or pain) are ruled out, the crying may signify a beneficial stress-release mechanism, although not all ...
Story at a glance A study compared techniques to get a crying baby to sleep. The findings suggest the best method is to hold the baby and walk around with them for five minutes without any abrupt ...
The song is commonly thought to be of African-American origin. [1] An early published version is in "A White Dove", [2] a 1903 story for kindergarteners by Maud McKnight Lindsay (1874–1941), a teacher from Alabama and daughter of Robert B. Lindsay. [3] In the story, "a little girl" sings to "her baby brother" what is footnoted as "an old ...
"Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme whose protagonist has become popular as a personification of sleep. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13711.. Scots poet William Miller (1810-1872), appears to have popularised a pre-existing nursery rhyme, adding additional verses to make up a five stanza poem.
"I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying" was the follow-up to the group's Top 10 pop hit, "Mickey's Monkey", also written by Holland, Dozier and Holland. The smash success of that song, according to Motown policy, automatically gave Holland-Dozier-Holland the green light to write and produce the Miracles' next release, which resulted in this song.
According to Wildlife FAQ, "On average, adult giraffes sleep for about 30 minutes a night, and their sleep cycles are typically around 35 minutes or shorter. This brief period of sleep is divided ...