It may be hard to believe, but there is an official song for National Grandparents’ Day.
As discussed in our last post, National Grandparents Day is observed the first Sunday after Labor day.
Sadly, the holiday goes almost unnoticed every year, but why?
“In the U.S., nearly 5.8 million children live in their grandparents’ homes and more than 2.5 million grandparents are raising their grandchildren (AARP).
Is it the lack of media attention given to multi-generational households, a.k.a. “Grand Families?”
An important day to observe, the holiday’s purpose goes beyond trying to get grandparents and grandchildren to spend more time together. It serves to encourage “people to reach out to not just their own grandparents, but also other older adults who may be isolated or in nursing homes” (Eileen Holley).
Hopefully we can all share the official song, “A Song for Grandma and Grandpa” to help raise awareness of this special annual holiday.
Composed by Johnny Prill, the song was recognized as the official song in 2004 by the National Grandparents’ Day Council
You can listen here or download the song at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grandparents_Day
Johnny Prill
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