Here Come the ABCs

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Here Come the ABCs is a 2005 children's album by the American band They Might Be Giants. It is the band’s eleventh studio album and was made for kids learning the alphabet. The project was released as both a CD and a DVD, and later sold as a combo, giving listeners both music and video content.

The CD has 25 songs, while the DVD includes 38 videos. Walt Disney Records released the project under their Disney Sound label, but the band had mostly creative control, which was unusual for the label at the time. The DVD features puppetry, animation, and live-action segments, with help from friends and family, and some videos were shown on Playhouse Disney.

Here Come the ABCs was a big success. The DVD went Gold in 2005, the album topped Billboard’s Children’s Music charts, and it won Parenting Magazine’s Children’s DVD of the Year Award and several National Parenting Publications Awards. Amazon called it the best Children’s Music album of 2005. The album led to two sequels: Here Come the 123s (2008) and Here Comes Science (2009).

Some songs are designed to be enjoyed with the visuals, so the audio alone doesn’t tell the whole story. Still, the audio release is considered the band’s 11th studio album.

Popular tracks include songs that teach letters and sounds, such as the title track and others like Alphabet Of Nations and Clap Your Hands. The music has remained a favorite for families and kids, and the band expanded the idea with later alphabet- and science-themed projects.