(Sample) Week #48 SONGS BURL IVES COVERED (Part 1)

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Lisa Peterson
November 23, 2025

Week #48

Songs Burl Ives Covered

This is week 48 of the year and we will be celebrating Songs Burl Ives Covered, by delving into the songs and applying concepts to create more joy and connection during caregiving routines with music.

The songs are:

  • Alexander’s Ragtime Band

  • Aloha ‘Oe

  • Always

  • Amazing Grace

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon

  • Casey Jones

  • Count Your Blessings

  • Crawdad Song

  • Down in the Valley

  • For Me and My Gal

Featured Song

BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON

“By the Light of the Silvery Moon” was published in 1909 with music written by Gus Edwards and lyrics by Edward Madden. This Tin Pan Alley song has been featured in dozens of movies including Turn Back the Clock (1933), The Producers (1968), The Haunted Mansion (2003), as well as a 1953 movie by the same title starring Doris Day.

  • 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?

By the Light of the Silvery Moon Here is Doris Day’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

Tips from National Institute of Health

Check out this infographic and see if you can pick one suggestion (out of the 6 listed) to do for yourself this week.

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