"According to the Guinness Book of World Records, which song usually sung to congratulate a person is the second-most popular song following ""Happy Birthday to You"" in the English language?"
"Fellow"" for DVD releases. The use of the song is a problem even if it is sung in a made-up language, as a Klingon-language version was nixed in pre-production from the 7th-season episode of """" called """", replaced with ""For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"" in Klingon. In the ""Futurama"" episode ""I Second That Emotion"", they poke fun at the song and its copyright by making their own version with the lyrics ""What day is today? / It's (birthday person)'s birthday / What a day for a birthday / Let's all have some cake."" In The Goldbergs episode ""Han Ukkah"
"song ""Happy Birthday to You"" be sung to the birthday person by the other guests celebrating the birthday. More specifically, the birthday person is traditionally presented with a birthday cake with lit candles, with the number of candles sometimes corresponding to the age of the person. After the song is sung (usually just once), party guests sometimes add wishes like ""and many more!"" expressing the hope that the birthday person will enjoy a long life. The birthday person may be asked to make a wish (""Make a wish!"")—which he or she does silently—and then is supposed to blow out the"
"by 2011. The song also received 11 BMI Pop Awards by 1997, the most for any song, and has received 14 in total so far. The popularity of the song also means that it is one of the highest grossing songs for its copyright holders. It was estimated by the BBC programme ""The Richest Songs in the World"" in 2012 to be the third biggest earner of royalties of all songs, behind ""White Christmas"" and ""Happy Birthday to You"". The song has been adopted as an anthem by fans of Nottingham Forest FC and is generally sung when Nottingham Forest"
"""Happy Birthday to You"" song, ""For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"" was the most commonly sung birthday song. As with many songs that use gender-specific pronouns, the song can be altered to agree with the sex of the intended recipient, ""he"" being replaced with ""she"". If the song is being sung to two or more people (e.g. twins or triplets) it is altered to use plurals (i.e. ""For ""They"" are Jolly Good Fellow""s""."") The last syllable of the third iteration of ""For he's a jolly good fellow"" is often sung with an exaggerated fermata or pause before going on, making"
"cause the rover to ""sing"" Happy Birthday on the Martian surface. During the March 6, 2014 episode of the Comedy Central series ""The Colbert Report"", Stephen Colbert planned to sing the song in honor of the 90th anniversary of its 1924 publication. Due to the copyright issues, Colbert instead performed his new ""royalty-free"" birthday song, which is set to ""The Star-Spangled Banner"". Happy Birthday to You ""Happy Birthday to You"", also known as ""Happy Birthday"", is a song traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. According to the 1998 ""Guinness World Records"", it is the most recognized"
"and attempt to blow out the candles in one breath; if successful, a tradition holds that the wish will be granted. In many cultures, the wish must be kept secret or it won't ""come true"". Presents are bestowed on the individual by the guests appropriate to her/his age. Other birthday activities may include entertainment (sometimes by a hired professional, i.e. a clown, magician, or musician), and a special toast or speech by the birthday celebrant. The last stanza of Patty Hill's and Mildred Hill's famous song, ""Good Morning to You"" (unofficially titled ""Happy Birthday to You"") is typically sung by"
"popular and similar nineteenth-century songs that predated theirs, including Horace Waters' ""Happy Greetings to All"", ""Good Night to You All"" also from 1858, ""A Happy New Year to All"" from 1875, and ""A Happy Greeting to All"", published 1885. However, American law professor Robert Brauneis disputes this, noting that these earlier songs had quite different melodies. It is likely that teachers and students spontaneously adapted the published version of ""Good Morning to All"" to celebrate birthdays in the classroom, changing the lyrics to ""Happy Birthday"" in the process. The complete text of ""Happy Birthday to You"" first appeared in print"
"popular in the UK and became a number one single. On the day of the contest, it was the favourite to win, so much so that the British press were posing the question: ""What will come second to 'Congratulations'?"" During the voting, ""Congratulations"" was leading for much of the way until the penultimate vote when Germany gave Spain six points, putting them one point ahead of the United Kingdom. It finished second losing to Spain's entry ""La, la, la"" by just one point. But ""Congratulations"" went on to become a far more successful song and a huge hit throughout Europe."
"a Jolly Good Fellow"" is the second-most popular song in the English language, following ""Happy Birthday to You"" and followed by ""Auld Lang Syne"". The tune is of French origin and dates at least from the 18th century. Allegedly it was composed the night after the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709. It became a French folk tune and was popularized by Marie Antoinette after she heard one of her maids singing it. The melody became so popular in France that it was used to represent the French defeat in Beethoven's composition ""Wellington's Victory"" Opus 91 written in 1813. The melody"
"the UK charts. Birthday (Beatles song) ""Birthday"" is a song written by Lennon–McCartney and performed by the Beatles on their double album ""The Beatles"" (often known as ""the White Album""). It is the opening track on the third side of the LP (or the second disc in CD versions of the record). The song is an example of the Beatles' return to more traditional rock and roll form, although their music had increased in complexity and it had developed more of its own characteristic style by this point. Surviving Beatles McCartney and Ringo Starr performed it for Starr's 70th birthday"
"cake. In Western cultures, particularly in the United States and Australia, birthday parties are often accompanied by colorful decorations, such as balloons and streamers. A birthday cake is often served with candles that are to be blown out after a ""birthday wish"" has been made. While the birthday cake is being brought to the table, the song ""Happy Birthday to You"" is sung by the guests. A practice most common among wealthy people and celebrities, but engaged in by many others as well, is to hire an event management agency or a party service to organize a birthday party. A"
"was included in the Pink Martini Christmas album ""Joy to the World"" released in 2010, under the title ""Congratulations - A Happy New Year Song"" with vocals by China Forbes and Timothy Yuji Nishimoto. Gong Xi Gong Xi ""Gong Xi Gong Xi"" () is a popular Mandarin Chinese song and a Chinese Lunar New Year standard. Other English titles for the song include ""Congratulations"" and ""Happiness To You."" The music and words of the song are both by Chen Gexin (under the pen name Qing Yu) and it was written in Shanghai in 1945 to celebrate the defeat of Japan"
"Happy Birthday (Birthday Party song) ""Happy Birthday"" is a 1980 song by The Boys Next Door. It was released as a single on 16 February 1980 on Missing Link. The song is not related to the popular birthday song ""Happy Birthday to You"". The first album it appeared on was ""The Birthday Party"". It was later included as track two on the 1992 compilation ""Hits"". The release of the single was part of the band's rebranding of themselves as The Birthday Party before their relocation to London. It is notable for several reasons. The mundanity of the song's lyrical subject"
"her third UK number one and topped the charts all around Europe. In 1968, another successful performer was selected to represent the UK with the song ""Congratulations"". In London, Cliff Richard gave the UK their sixth second-place finish, losing to Spain's Massiel. ""Congratulations"" remains one of only two non-winning UK Eurovision songs to top the UK charts. The UK's second victory was provided by the Scottish singer Lulu, who won with the song ""Boom Bang-a-Bang"" in 1969, in a four-way tie with France, Spain and the Netherlands. Another established performer, she had reached the US #1 spot with ""To Sir"
"selling albums of all time in UK. In 2000s, ""Swear It Again"" became a popular song for wedding and funerals in the British Isles. In 2009, ""Flying Without Wings"" was listed as seventh most popular song for wedding's first dances in UK. In 2016, three of their songs (""I'll See You Again"", ""Flying Without Wings"", ""You Raise Me Up"") made it on the top pop music choices for funerals in Ireland. In South Korea, their singles ""My Love"" and ""You Raise Me Up"" stayed in the top 60 of the Official International Karaoke Charts since the inception of the charts"
"a birthday. Happy Birthday songs are common worldwide; similar songs exist in other languages. This song is a common greeting used on birthdays, along with birthday cards and verbal greetings with messages such as ""I wish you a Happy Birthday"" or ""Happy Birthday."" ""The bumps"", or ""the dumps"" in Scotland, a birthday torment common in countries such as the UK, Ireland, Canada, and India, involves the friends and family of the person whose birthday it is taking him or her by the arms and legs, and ""bumping"" him/her up into the air and down onto the floor. The number of"
"Happy Birthday, Mr. President ""Happy Birthday, Mr. President"" is a song sung by actress and singer Marilyn Monroe on May 19, 1962, for President John F. Kennedy at a celebration of his 45th birthday, 10 days before the actual date (May 29). Monroe sang the traditional ""Happy Birthday to You"" lyrics in a sultry, intimate voice, with ""Mr. President"" inserted as Kennedy's name. She continued the song with a snippet from the classic song, ""Thanks for the Memory"", for which she had written new lyrics specifically aimed at Kennedy. Afterwards, as an enormous birthday cake was presented to him, President"
"do tend to develop an association with Christmas or the holiday season, such an association tends to be much shorter lived than the more traditionally themed Christmas songs such as ""I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"", ""Mistletoe and Wine"" and ""Merry Christmas Everyone"", and the songs may have nothing to do with Christmas or even winter. Some notable and longer-lasting examples include Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" (No. 1, 1984, the second biggest selling single in UK Chart history; two re-recordings also hit No. 1 in 1989 and 2004), Slade's ""Merry Xmas Everybody"" (No. 1, 1973) and"
"is normally repeated three times. In Canada, especially at young children's birthdays, immediately after ""Happy Birthday"" has been sung, the singers segue into ""How old are you now? How old are you now? How old are you now-ow, how old are you now?"" and then count up: ""Are you one? Are you two? Are you ..."" until they reach the right age, at which the celebrant says ""yes"", and everybody else, who presumably know the right number, all cheer. Both the music and lyrics are in public domain in both the European Union and United States. The copyright expired in"
"country. The phrase ""happy birthday"" did not appear on birthday cakes until the song ""Happy Birthday to You"" was popularized in the early 1900s. Variations of birthday songs and rituals exist in different parts of the world. In Uruguay, party guests touch the person's shoulder or head following the singing of ""Happy Birthday to You"". In Ecuador, the person whose birthday it is will take a large bite of the birthday cake before it is served. In Peru, guests used to sing ""Happy Birthday to You"" first in English with the name of the individual whose birthday it is, then"
"to grate on you at weddings forever more"". In a 2001 poll of more than 50,000 Channel 4 viewers and readers of ""The Observer"", the song was voted the fourth most hated UK number-one single. Neil Norman of ""The Independent"" argued in 2006: ""Only James Blunt has managed to come up with a song more irritating than Chris de Burgh's 'Lady in Red'. The 1986 mawkfest – according to De Burgh – has reduced many famous people to tears including Diana, Princess of Wales, Fergie and Mel Smith. The less emotionally impressionable, meanwhile, adopt Oscar Wilde's view on the death"
"Land Is Your Land"". One of the most famous performances of ""Happy Birthday to You"" was Marilyn Monroe's rendition to U.S. President John F. Kennedy in May 1962. Another notable use was by comedy pianist Victor Borge, who played the song in styles of various composers, or would begin playing ""Moonlight Sonata"", smoothly transitioning into the song. The documentary film ""The Corporation"" states that Warner/Chappell charged up to 10,000 for the song to appear in a film. Because of the copyright issue, filmmakers rarely showed complete singalongs of ""Happy Birthday"" in films, either substituting the public-domain ""For He's a Jolly"
"listened about, umm, ten times before I wrote this, but it’s a record that deserves your attention nonetheless."" American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi, sampled the song for his third album ""Indicud"" (2013), on the song ""Immortal"". Notes Congratulations (MGMT song) ""Congratulations"" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the fourth and final single and the title track from their second studio album ""Congratulations"" (2010) on November 26, 2010. The single was released as a limited edition 7"" vinyl record with a special 20-page illustrated booklet. On November 2, 2010, Record Store Day announced the"
"song as a tribute to Jackson at the 2009 BET Awards. The song was played at the funeral of James Bulger, and Jackson also donated the song to be used as the anthem for the charity the James Bulger Red Balloon Centre, a school for children to go to if they are being bullied or have learning difficulties. This song is written in the key of A major, and it spans from E4 to C#6. It has a tempo of 80 beats per minute. The song reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in December 1992, kept off the"
"the mid-twentieth century. Birthday parties are now a feature of many cultures. In Western cultures, birthday parties include a number of common rituals. The guests may be asked to bring a gift for the honored person. Party locations are often decorated with colorful decorations, such as balloons and streamers. A birthday cake is usually served with lit candles that are to be blown out after a ""birthday wish"" has been made. The person being honored will be given the first piece of cake. While the birthday cake is being brought to the table, the song ""Happy Birthday to You"" or"
"Gong Xi Gong Xi ""Gong Xi Gong Xi"" () is a popular Mandarin Chinese song and a Chinese Lunar New Year standard. Other English titles for the song include ""Congratulations"" and ""Happiness To You."" The music and words of the song are both by Chen Gexin (under the pen name Qing Yu) and it was written in Shanghai in 1945 to celebrate the defeat of Japan and liberation of China at the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). The final lines of this song replicate the typical beat of the Chinese drum. An early popular recording of"
"bar (some of them offer special birthday programs), arranging parties at home, or at work. In South Africa, however, birthdays are highly celebrated. In a given town or township, everyone is invited, including the older family members; it does not matter how young or old the person is. These celebrations are noted by big white tents being erected in the yards, which symbolize a huge celebration of some sort. Birthday presents range from gifts such as toys to animal sacrifices. In most English-speaking countries it is traditional to sing the song ""Happy Birthday to You"" to the honored person celebrating"
"entries in the contest to date. Since that time, the United Kingdom has won the contest a total of five times: in 1967 with ""Puppet on a String"" by Sandie Shaw; one of four winners of the 1969 contest with ""Boom Bang-a-Bang"" by Lulu; in 1976 with the Brotherhood of Man song ""Save Your Kisses for Me""; in 1981 with ""Making Your Mind Up"" by Bucks Fizz; and most recently in 1997 with ""Love Shine a Light"" by Katrina and the Waves"". The United Kingdom also holds the record for the most second-place finishes, a total of 15. Since the"
"relatively popular in the UK and Ireland, it remains largely overshadowed by a collection of chart hits recorded in a bid to be crowned the UK Christmas number one single during the 1970s and 1980s. Band Aid's 1984 song ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" is the second best selling single in UK Chart history. The 1987 single ""Fairytale of New York"" by The Pogues, a rock band from London, is regularly voted the British public's favourite ever Christmas song, and it is also the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century in the UK. British glam rock bands had major"
"Greatest Dance Songs"" in 2006. ""The Guardian"" featured the song on their ""A history of modern music: Dance"" in 2011. In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation's 18th favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. The song was featured in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, as part of an extended dance sequence involving popular British songs from the 1960s through the 2010s. Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) ""Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. It"
"56th Annual Grammy Awards and it was also nominated for Favorite Song at the 2014 People's Choice Awards. The single was one of the several winners of the 2014 ASCAP Pop Music Awards for Most Performed Song, as well as, one of the Top 10 Gold International Gold Songs at the RTHK International Pop Poll Awards. It was the fourth most played song on radio, the eighth most played on Top 40 and on Adult Contemporary radios, according to Nielsen SoundScan Mediabase ranked the song as the 15th most played on Top 40 radio stations in 2013. In the UK,"
"highly popular with traditional Welsh male voice choirs, and is sung by them at festivals in Wales and around the world. The song is also sometimes considered a Christmas carol, and as such has been performed by many artists on Christmas albums, including Olivia Newton-John and Michael McDonald, who sang it as a duet on Newton-John's 2007 album ""Christmas Wish"". Cerys Matthews sang it solo on her 2010 album ""Tir"". Singable English lyrics to the same tune were written by Sir Harold Boulton in 1884: In an alternative version, the second verse is substituted with: Another alternative version features a"
"on Brauneis's research, Good Morning to You Productions, a company producing a documentary about ""Good Morning to All"", sued Warner/Chappell for falsely claiming copyright to the song. In September 2015, a federal judge declared that the Warner/Chappell copyright claim was invalid, ruling that the copyright registration applied only to a specific piano arrangement of the song, and not to its lyrics and melody. In 2016, Warner/Chappell settled for US $14 million, and the court declared that ""Happy Birthday to You"" was in the public domain. The person whose birthday is being celebrated is filled in for ""[NAME]"". The earliest known"