The Happy Birthday Song
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83416)
United States
January 10, 2025 10:33am CST
Happy Friday everyone! it's cold here this morning with possible snow overnight. They're saying only a coating to a mere few inches so that shouldn't be too bad.
Today is my oldest grandsons birthday. He's 29 yrs old and is engaged, has a full time job and his own apartment. Does he need his grandma to call and sing the birthday song to him? of course he does 
My mom started this tradition many many years ago and we've all heard her sing on our birthdays. My uncle (her brother) still calls me and sings to me on my birthday. It always makes me smile even though he can't carry a tune.
I've embraced this tradition too and call my kids and grandkids and sing to them on their birthdays.
It may sound silly but it's a family thing. Do you have any family traditions that have gone from generation to generation?
My mom started this tradition many many years ago and we've all heard her sing on our birthdays. My uncle (her brother) still calls me and sings to me on my birthday. It always makes me smile even though he can't carry a tune.
I've embraced this tradition too and call my kids and grandkids and sing to them on their birthdays.
It may sound silly but it's a family thing. Do you have any family traditions that have gone from generation to generation?15 people like this
15 responses
@Marilynda1225 (83416)
• United States
10 Jan
Yes he was very happy that I sang to him
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@FourWalls (70025)
• United States
10 Jan
You bet! Worthless trivia: “Happy Birthday” was written here in Louisville. (Shows you our level of “excitement.” )
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Happy birthday to your grandson!
@aureategloom (11069)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
10 Jan
happy birthday to your grandson! i'm sure he'll love the birthday song 
we have similar birthday tradition - we're singing the song in the morning and waking the person up. when we're apart, three members of my family call me and sing it to me or i call and sing the song to one who's having birthday
we have similar birthday tradition - we're singing the song in the morning and waking the person up. when we're apart, three members of my family call me and sing it to me or i call and sing the song to one who's having birthday 2 people like this
@Beestring (14787)
• Hong Kong
10 Jan
Happy birthday to your grandson!
We do not really have any particular family traditions. We just follow some Chinese traditions during Chinese festivals.
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@snowy22315 (183609)
• United States
11 Jan
Happy Bday to your grandson. Just some of the usual ones like stocking presents which need to be opened first, at Christmas.
@wolfgirl569 (109712)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Jan
Happy birthday to him. We didn't have anything that lasted
@RasmaSandra (81593)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan
Happy Birthday to your grandson, We never really had any kind of special traditions,
@JudyEv (343526)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan
I think that is a lovely thing to do. I'm sure your grandson is hanging out waiting for your call. A very Happy Birthday to hiim. 
@LindaOHio (183947)
• United States
11 Jan
Happy Birthday to your grandson. That's a nice tradition. No traditions here. Have a good weekend.
@DaddyEvil (138952)
• United States
10 Jan
Happy birthday to your grandson!
One of my brothers has a birthday two days after mine. (Mom was still in the hospital with me on his birthday... Dad bought him a cupcake for his birthday and sang happy birthday to him.) He and I call each other and sing happy birthday on our respective day. I always teased him that I'm older than he is because my birthday comes first.
