A portion of a music manuscript for Happy Birthday's predecessor - "Good Morning to All" Happy Birthday To You is a staple of birthday parties around the world - but it can't be sung on TV or in movies and other public performances without paying a hefty sum. That might change soon, says journalist Natalie Villacorta. The music to Happy Birthday To You was written in the late 19th Century by two s
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