Happy Birthday Singer 🎂🎉
A tiny, cheerful C++ program that sings "Happy Birthday" to anyone — personalized with their name!
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Features
- Asks for the birthday person's name
- Sings the classic "Happy Birthday" song — twice (just like real life!)
- Replaces "dear you" with the actual name
- Adds "Hip hip hooray!" cheer
- Includes a beautiful YouTube link to an amazing orchestral Happy Birthday song
- Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Files
happy_birthday.cpp ← Main source code README.md ← This file `
How to Run
Option 1: VS Code + CodeRunner (Recommended)
- Open
happy_birthday.cpp - Press
Ctrl + Alt + N(or click the Play button) - Type the name and enjoy!
Option 2: Compile Manually
g++ -std=c++17 happy_birthday.cpp -o happy_birthday
./happy_birthday # Linux/macOS
# or
happy_birthday.exe # Windows
Sample Output
Who's having a birthday today? Enter your name: Sarah
Let's sing for Sarah!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Sarah!
Happy Birthday to you!
Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!
[...sings again...]
And here's an amazing Happy Birthday song for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1nR3X6b5Y
Hope your day is filled with joy and cake!
YouTube Song Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1nR3X6b5Y
Perfect for birthdays, celebrations, or just spreading joy!
Perfect For
- Surprising friends & family
- Coding practice (strings, functions, input)
- Classroom demos
- Making someone smile in 5 seconds
Made with love in C++
Feel free to fork, share, and spread birthday happiness!
Happy Birthday! 🎈🎂🎁