Saturday, December 30, 2006

 

Some birthday song news and facts

Happy Birthday Song - not as good as my favorite song but it will do I guess. But first go to www.gywbt.com and listen to Glad You Were Born Today before you read this article.Happy Birthday to You, the four-line ditty was written as a classroom greeting in 1893 by two Louisville teachers, Mildred J. Hill, an authority on Negro spirituals, and Dr. Patty Smith Hill, professor emeritus of education at Columbia University. The melody of the song Happy Birthday to You was composed by Mildred J. Hill, a schoolteacher born in Louisville, KY, on June 27, 1859. The song was first published in 1893, with the lyrics written by her sister, Patty Smith Hill, as "Good Morning To All."Happy Birthday to You was copyrighted in 1935 and renewed in 1963. The song was apparently written in 1893, but first copyrighted in 1935 after a lawsuit (reported in the New York Times of August 15, 1934, p.19 col. 6) In 1988, Birch Tree Group, Ltd. sold the rights of the song to Warner Communications (along with all other assets) for an estimated $25 million (considerably more than a song). (reported in Time, Jan 2, 1989 v133 n1 p88(1)In the 80s, the song Happy Birthday to You was believed to generate about $1 million in royalties annually. With Auld Lang Syne and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, it is among the three most popular songs in the English language. (reported in Time, Jan 2, 1989 v133 n1 p88(1) Happy Birthday to You continues to bring in approximately 2 million dollars in licensing revenue each year, at least as of 1996 accounting, according to Warner Chappell and a Forbes magazine article.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

 

Birthday Song Website

I have to tell you, I am very excited about this new birthday song, I can't stop singing it at home, it is just stuck in my head. You should all take a look at it, it is very good and a perfect change of pace for your next birthday party.

www.gywbt.com
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glad u were born today

 

More Interesting birthday poems

Everything's been different All the day long,Lovely things have happened,Nothing has gone wrong.
Nobody has scolded me,Everyone has smiled.Isn't it delicious To be a birthday child?
Rose Fyleman

I also stumbled on a good birthday party and song website: www.gywbt.com You should definitely check it out.

 

Birthday party stuff

Birthdays make some people glad,Birthdays make some people sad,Some people like a birthday surprise,But some don't want to advertise!
Cecily Mopsey

 

More Birthday Fun

Presently, to be "in one's birthday suit" is to be naked as the day you were born! But, traditionally it was in fact a splendid suit of clothes that courtiers would wear on their sovereign's birthday.

 

Birthday information

An interesting fact is that a Golden Birthday occurs when your age matches the day you were born on. You only celebrate your Golden Birthday once and it occurs before you reach the age of thirty-one!

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