Definitions for bedtime story
bed·time sto·ry

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1. bedtime storynoun

   A fairytale or other story read to children before they sleep.

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1. Bedtime Story

   Bedtime Story is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories (1994). It was released as the third single from the album on February 13, 1995, by Maverick Records, and it also appears on Madonna's compilation album GHV2 (2001). "Bedtime Story" was written by Björk, Nellee Hooper and Marius De Vries; it was the only time Björk wrote a song for a Madonna album. She re-wrote a demo of the song to the current version, which was then produced by Madonna and Hooper. A mid-tempo electronic and house song with acid, ambient and techno influences, "Bedtime Story" has an underlying skeletal synth melody influenced by minimal trance music. The track was a departure from Madonna's pop-R&B-based outputs in favor of unconventional and electronic music. Lyrically it talks about the joys of the unconscious world. "Bedtime Story" received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the song's hypnotic and electronic style, and deemed it an underrated song which could have had great potential. Commercially, the song reached the top ten in the record charts of United Kingdom, Italy and Australia, but missed the top 40 in United States, while peaking at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The music video for "Bedtime Story" was directed by Mark Romanek and is listed as one of the most expensive music videos of all time with a cost of $5 million ($8.39 million in 2019 dollars). It features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The video received acclaim from critics and is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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1. Bedtime story

   A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. Bedtime stories have many advantages, for parents/adults and children alike. The fixed routine of a bedtime story before sleeping has a relaxing effect, and the soothing voice of a person telling a story makes the child fall asleep more easily. The emotional aspect creates a bond between the storyteller and the listener, often a parent and child. Bedtime stories can be read from a book, or may be invented by the storyteller. The stories tend to be short, with a happy ending. A different form of bedtime reading uses longer stories, but divides them up, thus creating cliffhangers. Children will look forward to their bedtime story, and a fixed routine is installed. HISTORY There is no true “beginning” of when bedtime stories started since storytelling in general has been part of world culture since humanity started. However, the idea of a modern day bedtime story evolved from standard storytelling. Before the industrial revolution families and friends would work hard during the day; both the parents and the children. At the sun set everyone would gather around the campfire to talk about gossip and to tell stories. After the story, both the parents and the children would sleep together at night. The stories included drama, trauma, and adventure that both the children and parents would listen to. As the Industrial Revolution started and with the rise of the middle class, parents and children began to go to bed at separate times and in separate rooms. Bedtime Schedules formed. Another key indicator was the switch from oral storytelling to reading a book. After the Industrial Revolution, book publishers became very competitive in trying to sell the best stories to as many as possible. Stories were lavish, full of life, and color such as in Peter Pan. After WW1 the publishers began shifting to the 3-6 year old age gap. The story started becoming very simple. Today most published bedtime stories are between 1-5 min long with a very mild vocabulary. In the past, the children would hear the stories that the adults would tell which were very dark and grim. Some of the most well known stories were those of the Brothers Grimm. Yet, as society grew, the stories evolved to make them happy and light. Bedtime stories usually have some form of moral at the end. Older bedtime stories were fairly graphic and intense, thus the morals were graphic and intense as well. A common example is the Sandman, who at night would throw sand in kid’s eyes if they were not asleep. Bedtime stories also would teach children certain morals for when they are adults. Disney was very well known early on with Snow White and Sleeping Beauty for portraying a woman who is pure and likes to clean. Disney’s account is different than the account of the Brothers Grimm.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bedtime story in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bedtime story in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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