The Holiday song: Happy Celebration!

A holiday song written for everyone - enjoy!

That is, it's intended to be inclusive rather than exclusive. Feel free to learn it an add your own verses: the chords are G - D - Am - C for the verse, and Em - A - Em - A - Em - A - C - D for the chorus.

Credits: singer-songwriter-guitar player Dai Cooper; friends-backup singers Scarlett Cooper (sister), Ranu Saroha and Brenda Yuen.

Special thanks to: my godfather Uncle Robbie Walker for invaluable advice on the chorus; backup dancer Anu Saroha; and Jenna McBride for lending us her USB cable on Christmas Eve :)

Please note this video is not a platform for rudeness.

Happy Celebrations everyone!

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Lyrics:

I'd like to wish my Jewish friends a happy Chanukkah
the holy oil should have burned in one, but for eight days it did last

And let's wish to all our pagan friends a magic winter solstice
The longest night all year won't end the light, the sun, the goddess

Let's sing to all our Muslim friends, "I hope your Eid is really nice."
May it remind us of God's greatness, and of faith and sacrifice

[Chorus]:
I'm glad for your traditions, whatever they may be
Symbolic difference can't obscure our shared humanity
And so my wish to you my friends, cross-culture inter-nation,
May you have a happy peaceful celebration!

I'd like to wish a merry Christmas to my Christian friends today
Jesus was born unto the world in a manger filled with hay

Let's celebrate African-American heritage and say to our friends "Joyful Kwanzaa"
We'll honor all seven virtues and light candles in the kinara

And let's say to all our Chinese friends "Gung hay fat choy"
May you be healthy in the new year and have prosperity and joy

And let's wish for all our hypochondriac friends a cold & flu season that's fun
I hope you find a festive facemask so you don't catch H1N1

[Chorus]

I'd like to wish happy Diwali to all my friends who are Hindu
The light reminds us of Lord Rama and good triumphs over evil

And let's sing happy Bodhi Day to all our Buddhist friends
Meditating under a tree, the Buddha reached enlightenment

And I wish happiness and joy to my friends atheist and agnostic
Enjoying love and food and family's not religiously restricted

[Chorus]

dudududu dudududu dudududu dudududu [add your own verse!]

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• interfaith
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[MeNroseBud]

You guys totally rock... INCLUSION ROCKS!! I posted this on my facebook page wishing all my friends a great holiday season!

Happy Celebrations!

[Daionisio]

@MeNroseBud Hey thanks, that's sweet! Happy celebrations to you & your friends.

[Skydolphin4]

Thanks for this. I love your message and had to share it!

[Daionisio]

@Skydolphin4 Hey, thanks so much! We had a lot of fun with it too :) Cheers - Daye

[adeocle]

Wow... thanks so much for sharing this with me! It makes me feel light and happy ^___^; Much love and happy celebration to you! Cuddles, Junky

[Daionisio]

@adeocle Thanks J, you make me happy :)

[phds812]

Yo, im in school right now...and my teacher wants us to sing this song infront of the school.And guess what? they loved it! THANX! :)

[free2rockprophet]

Perfect! Thanks for your sharing your light!

[yikes721]

well done and very clever!!!

[adeocle]

@Daionisio Mutual! :D