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A modified version appeared in a 1924 songbook edited by Robert H. Coleman, who changed the lyrics to "happy birthday to you," where it snowballed into the modern-day tradition.

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The first thing Beverly Cole thought when she woke up this morning was that she had to wish her brother Johnny Edwards a happy birthday.Then it hit her all over again that her brother was dead. He ...

It's happy birthday Mollywood star Prithviraj Sukumaran on Sunday and what better way to wish him than introduce his look in the forthcoming film? That is precisely what the makers of highly ...