CoComelon Announces New Lullabies Album Featuring Peaceful Versions of Farmer in the Dell and Other Nursery Rhymes

CoComelon has released a new 30-track album titled Nursery Rhyme Lullabies, which transforms recognizable kids’ songs into sleep-focused tracks for bedtime. While the brand is known for upbeat tracks like “The Wheels on the Bus,” which has accumulated over 9 billion views on YouTube, this project slows the tempos down using gentle acoustic instrumentation and warm arrangements.

Josh Embury, director of music at Moonbug Entertainment, told Billboard Family that adapting “The Farmer in the Dell” presented one of the project’s notable challenges because it is naturally a playful and upbeat song. “We wanted to soften it without taking away the melody and repetition that make it so recognizable,” Embury said, adding that it became one of his favorite transformations.

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Embury explained that reimagining the familiar melodies for a quieter part of the day felt like a natural progression. “Because those melodies are already so familiar, it felt natural to reimagine them for a quieter part of the day,” he told Billboard Family. “We slowed the tempos and used gentle acoustic instrumentation and warm arrangements to create music that feels calming without losing what children already love about the songs.”

The team developed the project to help families navigate bedtime transitions. “We would love for these songs to become a comforting part of families’ nighttime routines and help them share a quiet moment of connection at the end of the day,” Embury stated.

The release coincides with the 20th anniversary of the CoComelon YouTube channel in September.

“It is both really exciting and a little crazy to think that CoComelon has been around for 20 years and a song like ‘Wheels on the Bus’ is still appearing on the Billboard charts,” Embury said of the group’s signature hit. “It speaks to how timeless these songs are and how each new generation of families can make them their own. Looking ahead, there are so many places we want to take the sound of CoComelon, and this album feels like the tip of the iceberg for what is possible.”

CoComelon: The Movie is scheduled to hit theaters on February 27, featuring voice acting from R&B artist SZA and original music from pop songwriter Justin Tranter.