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  1. Happy Birthday to You

    "Happy Birthday to You", also known as "Happy Birthday", is a song traditionally sung to celebrate a person's birthday. According to the 1998 Guinness World Records, it is the most recognised song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". The song's base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages. The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All", which has traditionally been attributed to American sisters Patty and Mildred J. Hill in 1893, although the claim that the sisters composed the tune is disputed.The song is in the public domain in the United States and the European Union. Warner Chappell Music had previously claimed copyright on the song in the US and collected licensing fees for its use; in 2015 the copyright claim was declared invalid and Warner Chappell agreed to pay back $14 million in licensing fees.

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  1. Happy Birthday to You

    "Happy Birthday to You", also known more simply as "Happy Birthday", is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". The song's base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages, p. 17 The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All", which has been attributed to American siblings Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893, although the claim that the sisters composed the tune is disputed. Patty was a kindergarten principal in Louisville, Kentucky, developing various teaching methods at what is now the Little Loomhouse; Mildred was a pianist and composer, p. 7 The sisters used "Good Morning to All" as a song that young children would find easy to sing, p. 14 The combination of melody and lyrics in "Happy Birthday to You" first appeared in print in 1912, and probably existed even earlier. None of these early appearances included credits or copyright notices.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of happy birthday to you in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of happy birthday to you in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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  • عيد ميلاد سعيدArabic
  • χρόνια σου πολλάGreek
  • feliĉan naskiĝtagon al viEsperanto
  • Feliz cumpleaños a tiSpanish
  • تولدت مبارکPersian
  • joyeux anniversaireFrench
  • आपको जन्मदिन मुबारक होHindi
  • Selamat ulang tahunIndonesian
  • Buon compleannoItalian
  • יום הולדת שמח לךHebrew
  • お誕生日おめでとうJapanese
  • ik wens je een gelukkige verjaardagDutch
  • wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzinPolish
  • La mulți aniRomanian
  • உங்களுக்கு பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள்Tamil
  • Doğum günün kutlu olsunTurkish
  • آپ کو جنم دن مبارک ہوUrdu
  • chúc mừng sinh nhậtVietnamese
  • מזל דיין געבורסטאָג צו אירYiddish
  • 祝你生日快乐Chinese

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