Music by | Patty and Mildred Hill |
Lyrics by | traditional |
Date | 1893 |
Source | original words were "Good Morning to All" |
Publisher | Summy-Birchard Inc. Warner Chappell Inc. |
The classic birthday song "Happy Birthday to You" was used on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and Mother Goose Stories.
The Muppet Show
- Sung by Animal and The Swedish Chef to Helen Reddy on episode 313
- Sung by Linda Lavin and the Muppets to Kermit on episode 406
Sesame Street
- Sung by the cast on the album Happy Birthday from Sesame Street.
- Bob teaches multiple characters how to sign the song, to surprise Linda on her birthday, in Episode 3806 and 3960.
- In Episode 0796, Maria sings one line of the song to David after she gives him a typewriter that she repaired especially for him.
- Oscar the Grouch sings a new version ("Rotten Birthday to You") in Episode 0054.(YouTube) Big Bird writes a similar grouch version in the storybook Oscar's Rotten Birthday.
Mother Goose Stories
- The goslings sing the song to their mother in "Boy Blue".