 This, however, was dependent on a Christmas pantomime, a successor to which is still performed in the United Kingdom.The term's appearance in English dates back to the early 18th century, when Charles Perrault’s fairy tale collection, "Contes de ma Mère l'Oye", was first translated into English as "Tales of My Mother Goose".Later a compilation of English nursery rhymes, titled "Mother Goose's Melody, or, Sonnets for the Cradle", helped perpetuate the name both in Britain and the United States.