Hushabye Mountain facts for kids

Hushabye Mountain is a beautiful, gentle song. It was written by the famous songwriting brothers, Robert and Richard Sherman. This special song first appeared in the 1968 movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

In the movie, the character Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) sings "Hushabye Mountain" as a sweet lullaby to his children. Later, the song is heard again when the children of Vulgaria are feeling sad and hopeless. The song is also a big part of the stage musical versions of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which started in 2002.

Other Artists Who Sang It

David Gilmour performed this song in 2001 for a concert DVD.

Many artists have recorded their own versions of "Hushabye Mountain". The first version was released by Tony Bennett in June 1968, even before the movie came out!

Some other singers who recorded the song in 1968 include Bobbie Gentry, Julie London, and Wendy Craig.

• The song was recorded by Danny Elfman for the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), but it wasn't used in the final film.
• David Gilmour, a famous musician, performed the song in his solo concerts in 2001. You can see his performance on his DVD David Gilmour in Concert.
• Young actress Dakota Fanning sang the song in Steven Spielberg's 2005 movie War of the Worlds.
• British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber included the song on his 2006 album Unexpected Songs.
• Singer Stacey Kent recorded a version for her album Dreamsville (2001).
• The song appears on the 2014 album Dream a Little Dream by Pink Martini and the von Trapps.
• It is also on the 2013 album Hushabye by Hayley Westenra.
• In 2015, British comedian Alexander Armstrong sang it for his album A Year of Songs.
• A cover by Maggie Szabo was used in an episode of the TV show Criminal Minds in 2016.
• British comedian Jason Manford included the song on his 2017 album A Different Stage.
• In 2017, the band Belly released their own cover of the song.
• Hasidic singer Shulem Lemmer covered the song on his 2019 album The Perfect Dream.
• In 2020, English actress Amanda Holden recorded her version for her debut album Songs from My Heart.