Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Originally a melody from France (
Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman, first noted in 1761), this song became popular as a lullaby (1806) and as a Christmas carol (
Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann, 1835). It was used, among others, bei
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,
Haydn, Josef, and
Saint-Saëns.