(Sample) Week #4 Mitch Miller Singalong Songs

Author

Lisa Peterson
January 18, 2026

Week #4

Mitch Miller Singalong Songs

This is week 4 of the year and we will be celebrating Mitch Miller Singalong Songs, by delving into the songs and applying concepts to create more joy and connection during caregiving routines with music.

The songs are:

  • Down in the Valley

  • Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

  • For Me and My Gal

  • My Wild Irish Rose

  • Oh My Darling Clementine

  • On Top of Old Smokey

  • Red River Valley

  • Shine On, Harvest Moon

  • Show Me the Way to Go Home

  • Too Ra Loo Ral

  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home

SING ALONG

Playlist of Mitch Miller Singalong Songs

Featured Song

FIVE FOOT TWO, EYES OF BLUE

“Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” is an American popular song written by Sam M. Lewis, Joseph Widow Young, and Ray Henderson in 1925. The song endures as a representation of 1920s culture, with the lyrics describing a flapper. The term flapper referred to a young, independent woman who embraced freedom and breaking the rules during the Prohibition era. Their lifestyle at the time was viewed as outrageous or immoral with flappers smoking in public, drinking alcohol, and dancing at jazz clubs.

  • Is this melody familiar to you?

  • Are the words familiar?

  • Did you find yourself humming along?

  • How did it affect you? Did your awareness change? Your breath? Your focus? Your mood?

  • Would you feel comfortable playing this in the background and allow yourself to hum or sing along? By yourself and/or with the one(s) you care for?

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue Here is Mitch Miller’s version. I hope you enjoy it!

Creative Ideas

HOW TO USE THE MUSIC

  • Try humming or singing along with the provided recording, or one of your choosing for increased feeling of ______.

  • Listen to a recording to create a shared experience.

  • Listen while engaged in daily routines, to add a feeling of familiarity and comfort (if the song is known and loved)

  • Try reminiscing with the song history, or singers of the song. Look at pictures famous singers who performed the song.

SELF-CARE TIPS

Learn About and Consider Using Humming to Decrease Stress

Humming is a good self-care tool that can help decrease feelings of anxiety and increase feelings of calm. Try humming one of the tunes listed above, or any song that you know or love. Even a few notes of it. Or even one note. Try saying, "I don't know what to hum" and then hold out your last word hum. Voila! You have a note to hum! Notice your stress level before you hum. Give it a number between 1-10. Then hum a note or few notes or whole tune for a few minutes. Check back in with your stress level. Is your 1-10 number lower? Often times, people find that their stress number lowers after just a few minutes of humming! This is a FREE tool that you have available to you at all times.

What did you notice? How did it feel to you? How did it change the mood of the moment?

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