[1st Birthday] Perfect songs for kids’ celebrations—great for birthday parties and videos
A first birthday is a truly special moment!
To celebrate the joy of your child’s growth, why not brighten the birthday with lovely music and a heartfelt movie?
Fun songs and gentle melodies will make those smiles and memories even more wonderful.
Dance and sing together with friends and family, and enjoy a delightful time.
Be sure to celebrate with beautiful music and photos that reflect your baby’s first year of life.
May the birthday be the best day ever, filled with music and memories!
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1st Birthday Celebration Songs (31–40)
Happy happy birthdayMayo Okamoto
Mayu Okamoto’s “Hapi Hapi Birthday” is the perfect song for a child’s first birthday party.
Its gentle vocals and heartwarming melody celebrate your child’s birth and let the whole family share in the joy.
The lyrics, filled with love and gratitude for someone special, will resonate with parents as well.
Since it’s a familiar song that aired on NHK’s “Minna no Uta,” it’s also recommended as background music for a commemorative video, or to play during entrances and exits at the party.
With wishes for your child’s growth, let’s all sing “Happy Birthday” together!
Happiness ~Since You Were Born~kerakera
Kerakera, the three-piece unit that made waves with “Kerakera Janken,” released “Shiawase ~Kimi ga Umarete~” in 2015.
It’s a song with a very gentle melody that sings about the bond between parent and child.
The first year after your child is born can be really tough with unfamiliar childcare, right? But along with that, didn’t your love for your child deepen day by day? This song is a moving piece that makes you feel the tenderness for your grown child right in front of you and the happiness of becoming a family.
Be sure to listen to it together as a family on their first birthday.
A Birthday for Everyonewantsū・don!
If you’re looking for a cheerful birthday song, “Dare ni Datte Otanjoubi” is highly recommended! Just as the title suggests, the lyrics celebrate that everyone has a wonderful birthday.
Kids can respond when their birth month comes up, and you can also sing it with the birthday child’s name included.
It seems perfect for birthday parties at nurseries and kindergartens.
For a child celebrating their very first birthday at age one, listening to it will likely make them feel, “Birthdays are fun!”
A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru
Hikaru Utada’s “Hanataba o Kimi ni” is a perfect song for a child’s first birthday.
Its gentle piano-and-strings melody and clear, resonant vocals touch the heart.
The lyrics, which express gratitude by offering a bouquet, mirror the love you feel for your child.
Chosen as the theme song for an NHK morning drama series, it’s a track cherished across generations.
It’s ideal for commemorative videos or as background music for relaxing family time.
On a special day celebrating your child’s growth, why not listen to this song and look back on the memories of the past year?
Breakfast SongTeshima Aoi
Aoi Teshima’s “Breakfast Song” is a heartwarming piece that portrays a family’s morning moments.
It vividly sings about preparing breakfast and the scene of the family gathering to share a meal.
Teshima’s gentle voice brings a calm touch to the busy morning hours.
The song is known as an insert track in the film “From Up on Poppy Hill” and is loved by many.
It’s also perfect as background music for a first birthday party or a family memory video.
Since it’s a song that lets you feel family bonds through breakfast, it’s a great recommendation to play on special days celebrating your child’s growth.
1st Birthday Celebration Songs (41–50)
KoharuNUU
This song is a piece that NUU gave to a girl named Koharu for her first birthday.
It’s a ballad that seems to speak for her parents’ feelings—that as long as she’s here, they are happy—and it’s impossible to listen without tears when you think of your own child.
The lyrics also touch on the child’s growth, making it perfect for looking back on the first year since your child was born.
Be sure to listen to it with everyone who loves your child on their first birthday.
It’s also recommended to sing it using your child’s name in place of the name in the lyrics.
Only the number of starsMayumiinu
Sung by Mayumiinu, a singer who has worked on numerous commercial jingles, this song is perfect for conveying a mother’s feelings of “Thank you for being born” to her child.
If it sounds familiar, that’s because it was used in a Moony commercial! The lyrics overflow with love from start to finish, and as you listen, you’ll likely find your own child even more precious.
For a first birthday, the scenes of mother and baby depicted in the lyrics may resonate especially well.
