The Sound of the Letter A

"The Sound of the Letter A" is a Sesame Street song about words that start with "A," sung by Big Bird.
The song was performed on the show by Big Bird in Episode 0345, 0420, 0472, 0524, 0576, and 0628.
During the song's instrumental break, Big Bird meets an ant named Abercrombie. Jerry Nelson voices the ant on the album version which was reused in several episodes. A unique recording of the song appears in episodes 0420 and 0472, where Caroll Spinney voices Abercrombie.
Marty can be heard humming the song to himself in Episode 0446.
==Releases==
;Audio
*The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971) 
*Muppet ABCD (single, 1971)
*Big Bird Sings! (1974)
*Muppet ABCD (single, 1976)
*Letters, Numbers and Signs (1977)
*Sesame Street Treasury (1980)
*The Best of Big Bird (1983)
*The Bird Is the Word! (1995)
*Sing the Alphabet (1996)
*Lyrical Letters (2014)
*Big Bird's Best! (2019)
==See also==
*Big Bird songs
*"Sound of the Letter L"
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Category:Sesame Street Songs
Category:Alphabet