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.

"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 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.

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.

The new take clarifies the “LMNOP” portion of the classic children’s song, and it changes the entire melody.

This version of the “alphabet song” is getting a failing grade. TV writer Noah Garfinkel (“Abby’s,” “New Girl”) is trying to rile up parents and easily shaken adults about a tweaked ...

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 ...

And so we come to the 22 nd letter of the Essential Album Alphabet. Once again, this was an easy pick because every single one of the recordings listed has been in regular rotation since the day ...

The YouTube clip , which hit the format Thursday, is titled the ABC Song w/ Blue!, as each of the alphabet's 26 letter are reviewed by Blue (Traci Paige Johnson provides the vocals).