A new campaign has been launched to save traditional British rhymes and songs amid fears they are dying out. The push follows sanitised, more upbeat versions of classic nursery rhymes, including ...

We explore the origins, history and lyrics of one of the most popular children’s songs in the English-speaking world. Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall is one of the nation’s most enduringly popular ...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. But just because we’re aware of something, doesn’t mean we ...

Traditional nursery rhymes are in danger of dying out because parents are singing pop songs to their children instead, a survey suggests. It found more than a third of parents have never sung a rhyme ...

Traditional verses such as Humpty Dumpty are in danger of dying out because mothers and fathers are singing pop songs to their children instead, it is claimed. More than a quarter of parents polled ...

By Jasper Copping and Jaspercopping 10 June 2012 • 8:10am New versions of Humpty Dumpty have also been developed to provide a more upbeat ending They were the everyday songs of childhood before ...

“When I use a word it means whatever I want it to mean,” snorted Humpty Dumpty smugly to Alice. Puzzled, she entered into a conversation with him about the meaning of words under such circumstances.