Rodgers and Hammerstein's “My Favorite Things” has become a holiday classic in its own right. Watch videos that explain and animate Hammerstein's creative process as he wrote the lyrics for the song.
The melody for the famous lullaby "Rock-a-Bye Baby" was composed, by Effie I. Canning near the end of the 19th century. Anecdotes about the history of the song vary, however, when researching numerous newspaper articles that present conflicting information.