Back in 2017, our youngest son requested an “All God’s Creatures Got a Place in the Choir” Birthday Party for his 6th birthday, inspired by his absolute favorite song at the time as sung by his all time favorite band, Celtic Thunder. All our kids had “their part” of the song that they had to sing, and they still remember which guy from Celtic Thunder was “their guy!”
I had just gotten home the day before his birthday from a trip to California for my Grandpa Murphy’s funeral. His funeral actually fell on our daughter’s 8th birthday, so this ended up being a double birthday celebration once I made it home. (I’m splitting up the photos into two posts since she picked Little Red Riding Hood for her 10th birthday theme that year. I made two small 6″ cakes and pulled together some treats to go along with each of their themes, instead of one larger cake.)
All God’s Creatures Got a Place in the Choir Birthday
All God’s creatures got a place in the choir
Some sing low and some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
Some just clap their hands or paws, or anything they’ve got now
(Note: Unfortunately the Ostheimer toys have really increased in price in recent years.)
Listen to the top where the little bird sings
On the melodies and the high notes ringing
And the hoot owl cries over everything
And the blackbird disagrees
Singing in the nighttime, singing in the day
When little duck quacks and he’s on his way
And the otter hasn’t got much to say
And the porcupine talks to himself
Dogs and the cats, they take up the middle
While the honeybee hums and the cricket fiddles
The donkey brays and the pony neighs
The old grey badger sighs
Listen to the bass, it’s the one on the bottom
Where the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus
Moans and groans with a big t’do
And the old cow just goes moo
Chocolate Cookies with peanuts and upside down Hershey Kisses added immediately after baking.
It’s a simple song, a little song everywhere
By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear
The dopey alligator and the the hawk above
The sly old weasel and the turtle dove
All God’s creatures got a place in the choir
Some sing low and some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
Some just clap their hands or paws, or anything they’ve got now
All God’s creatures got a place in the choir!
An Intimate Evening With Celtic Thunder
Flash forward to 2025… We finally took our now-teens to see Celtic Thunder last Friday night on October 24th!!! It was truly a dream come true for this guy. And, to quote our 15-year-old daughter from the family text string: “Guys! I’m so excited to finally see one of my first ever crushes! 😂” (Damian McGinty was a little younger back then!)
We had the cheapest seats in the back but the venue was small and we were on the riser section which allowed us to see right over all the heads in front of us! It was perfect and such a fun evening!
And YES! They sang A Place in the Choir. Like I said at the beginning of this post, all of our kids had their assigned “parts” of A Place in the Choir when they were little, and they still remember exactly which Celtic Thunder member was “their guy!”
Our 13-year-old always had to sing “the kid’s” parts (Damian McGinty) and our daughter was assigned to Paul Byrom’s parts, chosen, of course, by whichever older sibling was in charge of “assignments” back then. They knew all the dance moves too!
And the best surprise? Paul (who resigned from Celtic Thunder back in 2010) was actually back for An Intimate Evening With Celtic Thunder Tour this year!
Our kids are growing up so quickly, but I really love when we get these little glimpses of their childhoods all over again… So many wonderful memories, along with all the new ones being made!
You can find more of our past birthday celebrations here.
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