I found a cool new birthday song I thought I would share with you all.here are the lyrics and a link to the website.Glad you were born todayLet's get this party on the wayNo time for tearsJust time for joy and tearYou were bornYou're the oneYour'e the reason this party'sgoing on!here is the link: www.gywbt.com

These were my birthday balloons, pretty nice huh? Somebody really loves me. The other day I was walking through central park and there was a little kid having his birthday party with all of his little friends and family, and they were singing a song that I wasn't familiar with so I stopped and listened, it was really cool. I asked one of the adults what that song was, if they made it up themselves or what? She told me that they found it online and gave me the website address which I will share with you so that you can listen yourselves - www.gywbt.com hope you enjoy.

The Thompson Family - 23 balloons. The daughter was born on the 23rd of January. Each year a note is tied to 23 helium balloons stating that its "Daisy's birthday". A balloon is given to each party guest and released into the air all at once. An attached on the balloon asks that if someone finds the balloon to return a birthday wish to Daisy to our address. This symbolizes letting the past year go and starting a new year.
The Anderson Family - Explore a small cake. On the first birthdays in our family the child has a small cake which they can explore and eat on their own. A series of photographs are taken of this event usually including tentative fingers and then faces in the cake.
The Hodge Family - Birthday tablecloth. Our daughter has a "birthday tablecloth" and each year her hand and foot prints are painted on it with the year written & a special decoration to symbolize the year.
The Murnane Family - Water fight. The child wakes up to see his friends and family scattered around the bed. When the child speaks he gets a thump in the arm by everyone except for the parents who lead a water fight or orange bombardment.
The Siebel-McIntosh-Gaster Family - Three different cakes. There are three birthday celebrations with three different cakes. One celebration with friends, the next day with the extended family and then on the actual birthday a quiet dinner with only the closest relatives.
The Dunn Family - Birthday poster. Every year on the child's birthday a poster is made The poster represents all of the things that are pertinent to the birthday child. For example, the poster may contain drawings of a new puppy, favorite toys, new words or sayings. We display the poster for all the party guests to see and then hang it in their bedrooms until it is replaced by a new one.
The Voitl Family. Balloons. For the kids birthdays their rooms are decorated with balloons and streamers so they wake up to a celebration room.
The Freda Family - Birthday insults. We put the birthday boy/girl at the head of the table while eating cake. Then each family member gives the birthday boy/girl one insult. This tradition began with my grandfather’s family during the depression when times were tough and money was tight. We do this in respect to those we love.
The Guberow Family - Polish birthday song. We sing Sto Lat which in Polish means 100 years that they want you to live. The birthday person gets the first piece of cake.
The Guzman-Bodden Family - Nat King Cole song. The song “Estas son las mananitas que cantaba el rey David” by Nat King Cole is the first thing one would listen to on their birthday.
Fox-Olsen Family - Dropping rings. Before the cake candles are blown out by the birthday person, we drop our rings around the burning candles. The rings represent our unending love for the birthday honoree.
The Williams Family - Birthday week and coupon for slave time. The birthday person receives their main gift on their birthday and then another gift each day of the week until the birthday week is over. They also receive a coupon for on hour of slave in which the birthday child can ask their mother to do something for them.
The Vazquez Family - The Quiencenarda for the daughter's 15th birthday. When a daughter is 15 she gets honored at mass, has a party where she dances a first dance waltz with her father, gets a cake in the form of a doll, receives a symbolic hope necklace and receives a surprise gift that means she is now a woman.
The Persaud Family - Multi-cultural food. Lots of food both Indian and American is cooked and all family and close friends are invited. The birthday person wears a fancy outfit, eats, interacts and then cuts their cake.
The Cathcart Family - "Unbirthdays". For good behavior, good grades or just because, we buy a birthday cake and ice cream for our child.
The Bowlin Family - Chili, pizza and a thank you. Friends and relatives gather to eat chili, pizza and birthday cake. When the presents and cards are opened, a hearty thank you is said to each gift giver.
The Robles Family - Restaurant, zoo and Christmas light show. The birthday child was born close to Christmas so for their birthday they are taken to the Christmas light show which follows a visit to the zoo and the dinner at the restaurant of the child's choice.
The Woodforth Family - Red roses. The father buys his daughters and wife red roses on their birthdays, a rose for each year old they are so the bunch of roses is equal to their age.
The Callan Family - $50 for anything. The birthday child receives $50, then they get to do anything they want with 2 friends for two days in a row (which the parents pay).
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Glad U Were Born Today

I found some very interesting things that people do to celebrate their birthdays. My family now sings this new birthday song called Glad You Were Born Today, it is fairly new, but we love it, you can listen to it on www.gywbt.com

The Smith Family - Mom's Wedding Dress. Each year since the daughter was born, she is dressed in Mom's wedding dress and her picture is taken. It is amazing to see the growth each year.
The Mascellino Family – Midnight phone call. The "honoree" gets a midnight phone call and is wished or sung "Happy Birthday" to.
The Fulmer Family - Birthday Journal Book. Each year at the birthday party a journal book is passed around for family and friends to sign their names and/or write a message as well as to track the gifts. This is a unique and cherished book to look at later in life.
The Cole Family - Bobbing for apples. Every year a big bucket is filled with water and the family goes bobbing for apples.
The Scherb Family - Week Long Party - Every year for their daughters birthday a week long celebration is planned. For the first birthday it is a block party.
The Gooch Family - The whole weekend and the front seat. The birthday person gets to celebrate for the whole weekend closest to their birthday. Theydon't have to do any chores, can pick all the meals and if they are old enough can sit in the front seat of the car all weekend.
The Stormoens Family - Hiding the gifts. All the gifts for birthday child are hidden and there are poems telling where each present is. The birthday child has to find each and every gift, and do something (like make scrambled eggs or take away the dishes) to be allowed to open them.
The Ching-Zielger Family - Design, bake and decorate the cake. The birthday child designs, bakes and decorates the cake, as small or large as they desire. Past designs have included trains, a flying saucer and a spider. Also, each sibling gives the birthday child a gift from their possessions.
The Milka Family - Picture with Dad. Each year on the birthday, starting with the first birthday, a picture of the child is taken standing in front of Dad. An amazing way to track the child's growth.
The Coffey Family - Birthday favorites. The birthday person gets his or her favorite meal for the family dinner, favorite flavor of cake, can wear their favorite shirt etc.
The Reeds - Carrot cake. Each year a certain certain carrot cake is bought to serve as the birthday cake.
The Young Family - Two cultures and magic. The family is half American and half Cambodian so a huge spread of traditional Cambodian food and American cookout food is served at lunch time. Feather masks and magic wands are made followed by a magic show.
The Eaves Family - Postcard invitation. Each year a "postcard" invitation is designed. Paper tablecloths are used so the kids can color on the table and after the party all the balloons are let go.
The Pahl Family - Birthday Hall. All size and shape balloons are blown up and flooded on the floor of the birthday celebrants room for them to see when they wake up. The balloons, ribbons and banners are then taped up on the walls of the patio and a family portrait is taken. All meals that day are enjoyed in that room, the "birthday hall".
The diAngelo Family - Favorite colors. The birthday person has to wear their favorite color all day long and own an object that has this favorite color. Every year the color changes, so we keep on wearing new things!

Birthday parties are always among the highlights of a child's year, but did you ever wonder how the tradition of birthday parties started?
The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays. To protect them from harm, friends and family would to come be with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes. Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to ward off the evil spirits. This is how birthday parties began.
At first it was only kings who were recognized as important enough to have a birthday celebration (maybe this is how the tradition of birthday crowns began?). As time went by, children became included in birthday celebrations. The first children's birthday parties occurred in Germany and were called Kinderfeste.

Glad you were born today birthday song

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.

For a new twist on birthdays and to check out a new birthday song visit: www.gywbt.com and have a new fun birthday party.