Happy Birthday Jesus!

The December song of the month is Happy Birthday Jesus! Lyrics and motions are below so that you can practice with your preschooler! Click on the music player at the bottom of the page to hear the song!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Lyrics by Kendra Fleming, Music by John Delich

Hap - Hap - Hap – (waving hands side to side in front of chest)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Hap - Hap - Hap – (waving hands side to side in front of chest)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Happy Birthday (Pump fist), my friend (Point up) (echo)
Hap - Hap - Hap – (waving hands side to side in front of chest)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)

Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)

Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Clap – Clap (Clap)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Clap – Clap (Clap)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Happy Birthday (Pump fist), my friend (Point up) (echo)
Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Clap – Clap (Clap)
Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo) (HAPPY BIRTHDAY –Pump fist))

Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Birthday, birthday, birthday!
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday! – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)

Birthday, birthday, birthday Birthday, birthday, birthday (2 times)
(Choose a fun movement in the space you have. You could spin, march, or dance.)

Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Pat – Pat (Pat legs)
Clap – Clap (Clap) Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Hap - Hap (waving hands side to side in front of chest) Pat – Pat (Pat legs) Clap – Clap (Clap) Happy Birthday! (Pump fist) (echo)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)

Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Birthday, birthday, birthday!
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.) Happy Birthday – (Pump fist)
Jesus (Point up both hands), it’s Your birthday (Wave hands back and forth above your head.)
birthday… birthday…. birthday…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (Spin and jump with hands above your head on the last birthday.)