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The Oscar-winning Mary Poppins star, 88 last Sunday, is winning a new generation of fans with regular children\u2019s singalongs and gentle lullabies on her popular bedtime story podcast Julie\u2019s Library.<\/p>\n
This comes as the Sound of Music actress aims to reconnect with her army of followers this Christmas.<\/p>\n
On December 1, deluxe remastered editions of the soundtrack of the 1965 hit movie, in which she played Maria von Trapp, come out.<\/p>\n
They feature more than 40 previously unreleased tracks and 11 \u201calternate takes\u201d of classics like Do-Re-Mi and My Favourite Things. And it has led to renewed hope Dame Julie can recover more of that famous soprano range she feared had been permanently lost.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Julie Andrews unrecognisable in throwback snaps in honor of 88th birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n A botched throat operation in 1997 left her with scarred vocal cords and reduced her voice to a croak.<\/p>\n She won an undisclosed settlement of millions of dollars three years later after suing the two New York doctors who performed the surgery to remove non-cancerous nodules.<\/p>\n She said at the time: \u201cSinging has been a cherished gift. My inability to sing has been a devastating blow.\u201d<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n But now a friend of the British actress \u2013 made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000 \u2013 said: \u201cShe is doing voice therapy. She won\u2019t rush into anything, she\u2019s aware procedures like structural implants and vocal cord repositioning are widely available and usually successful.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s her dream to sing solo once more on stage with a full orchestra.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would take a minor miracle, but she\u2019s never given up hope.\u201d<\/p>\n The legendary star, who presents Julie\u2019s Library with one of her three daughters \u2013 children\u2019s author Emma Walton Hamilton, 60 \u2013 has even joked how, after her voice went from glass-shattering soprano to fragile alto, she was able to \u201csing the hell out of Old Man River\u201d.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/4999481.jpg?r=1696684111698\")
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