Happy Birthday Songs: Birthday tunes to sing at daycare and kindergarten
A birthday that comes once a year is a special day for children.
We’ve gathered songs that everyone can sing together to celebrate such a birthday.
From traditional favorites to character-themed tunes, we’ve selected a wide range, so you’re sure to find a song that perfectly fits your image.
Not only can you sing with feeling, but some songs also come with gestures and hand movements, so it’s guaranteed to be lively!
Let’s celebrate the birthday child’s special day with all our hearts.
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Birthday songs sung at nursery schools and kindergartens (11–20)
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYUKA
This is a birthday song by YUKA that was also used as the ending theme for the anime “Kiteretsu Daihyakka.” Its charming lyrics portray a boy celebrating his birthday surrounded by friends, and the feelings of a girl who likes him.
It’s a wonderfully dreamy track—how about using it as background music for a birthday party? It’s sure to fill the venue with a warm atmosphere.
Everyone’s Birthdaymekakushe
Here comes a birthday song everyone can enjoy singing together! Released as a “Tsuki-uta” (monthly song) on TV Tokyo’s popular program Synapusyu, this song carries a warm message that every day is someone’s birthday.
With a simple, friendly melody and lyrics that are easy for babies and young children to understand, it’s perfect for celebrating birthdays with family and friends.
Released in July 2023, it’s great not only for birthday parties at nurseries and kindergartens but also for celebrations at home.
Sing and dance together, and it’s sure to make the day extra special!
Happy Ham-Ham Birthdaysakushi: Tamon Yoshikazu / sakkyoku: Iwasaki Motoyuki
This is a birthday song sung by characters from the anime Hamtaro.
The cheerful, cute lyrics are filled with the wish to celebrate the birthday child.
If children aged 4 and up learn the lyrics and sing along, they can enjoy the song even more.
Try replacing “Hamtaro” with your friend’s name.
Since the song is a bit complex for group singing, it might also work well as background music for the entrance march or exit at a birthday party.
Just like the song says, let’s make it a happy birthday party!
100 congratulationsSakushi: Higurashi Shinzo/ Sakkyoku: Sawada Kan
“Congratulations x100” is a birthday song well-known from the popular NHK children’s program “Okaasan to Issho”! With a bright melody perfect for your child’s birthday and playful lyrics designed so kids can sing along with ease, it’s an irresistibly cute tune.
It can be sung no matter which month a child was born, so it should work well in nursery schools and kindergartens too.
If everyone sings along to the teacher’s piano accompaniment, the birthday child won’t be able to help smiling!
Bonbon Happy Birthday SongYocchi, Ecchan, Ricchan, Domichan, Itchii, Naru
This bright, pop-style track is dance music themed around kids’ favorite occasion: birthdays.
With a catchy melody and easy-to-remember lyrics, it’s an energetic song that makes you feel excited and happy just by listening.
The distinctive voices of the BonBon TV members further highlight the song’s charm.
The choreography is fun too, and if you adjust it for different age groups, everyone can dance together.
At birthday parties or celebrations, if children, teachers, and parents all sing and dance along, it’s sure to become a special memory!
Birthday Trainicchī・naru
Set to the clatter and rhythm of a train, this is a fun song for celebrating birthdays.
Since it’s themed around the train pretend-play that kids love, it seems perfect for everyone to hold hands, form a train, and sing together for a lively time.
The lyrics are easy to remember, with lots of repeated phrases, so even little children can join in.
The song is available on the BonBon Academy YouTube channel.
It’s packed with a cheerful vibe that works great not only for birthday parties at nursery schools and kindergartens, but also for celebrations at home!
Birthday songs sung at nursery schools and kindergartens (21–30)
Birthday Paradehanemari channeru
This song is a super cute track with a birthday theme.
It features a bright, upbeat melody with fun call-and-response parts, so kids will probably be able to sing along right away.
Released in January 2021, it also has a music video on YouTube, so you can enjoy it while watching the visuals.
It’s perfect for birthday parties or celebrations for children—everyone is sure to have a great time singing together! There’s also a karaoke version, so it might be fun to sing along with parents as well.