The alphabet song of our youth has been updated, and confused parents are having to learn a new rendition of the song to keep up with their children.

"The traditional alphabet song has a few issues. When sung quickly, the letters 'LMNOP' tend to blend together, leading many young children to incorrectly believe 'elemenop' is a single letter.

"Another reason is because at the end of the traditional alphabet song, we sing 'Y and Z' and some kids that that 'whyan' is a letter or 'enzie' is a letter.

The normally accelerated “l-m-n-o-p” section finds its fast flow interrupted, dragging out “l-m-n” with the letter “o” being sung at the beat normally reserved for the consonant “q.” ...

A kindergarten teacher on TikTok is going viral for revealing a new version of the alphabet song that is being taught at her Los Angeles elementary school.

Therefore, as much as any meaning in the lyrics or the letters, the point of the song is to both engender learning and continue community around the alphabet lesson.

Calling it a musical masterpiece is an understatement. The alphabet song — or the ABCs — is one of the fundamental building blocks of early childhood, a precursor to verbal abilities laid over ...