Making Today a Perfect Day

Making Today a Perfect Day
General information
Short films	Frozen Fever
Albums	Cinderella (Original Soundtrack)
Composer	Robert Lopez Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Performers	Idina Menzel Kristen Bell Jonathan Groff Josh Gad

"Making Today a Perfect Day" is a song that is featured in the short Frozen Fever. The song centers Elsa's desire to show her love for Anna on Anna's birthday despite getting sick. It was also available to download digitally on March 12, 2015 with a download code from the 2015 Cinderella soundtrack, and was also released on iTunes on the same day, later being released on Amazon.

Lyrics

Elsa: You've never had a real birthday before
Except, of course, the ones just spent outside my locked door
So I'm here way too late to help you celebrate
And be your birthday date if I may...Achoo!

Anna: Elsa, I'm thinking you might have a cold
Elsa: I don't get colds. Besides...
A cold never bothered me anyway

Just follow the string!

I've got big plans, I've got surprises for today
Nothing but nothing's gonna get in our way
I've worked for weeks, planned everything within my power
I even got Kristoff and Sven to take a shower

If someone wants to hold me back,
I'd like to see them try
I'm on the birthday plan attack
I'm giving you the sun, the moon, and the sky

I'm making today a perfect day for you
I'm making today a blast if it's the last thing I do
For everything you are to me and all you've been through,
I'm making today a perfect day for you

Achoo! Achoo!

Anna: They come in threes!
Elsa: I'm fine...achoo!

Surprise, surprise this one is specially...achoo!
Anna: Wow! You've got me reeling, but I'm still concerned for you
I think it's time that you go home and get some rest
Elsa: We are not stopping cause the next one is the best...ah...achoo!

Anna: Elsa, you gotta go lie down
Elsa: No way, we have to paint the town
Anna: But you need medical attention
Oaken: Are you sick? How 'bout a cold remedy
Of my own invention
Elsa: No thanks
Anna: We'll take it

Children's Chorus: We're making today a perfect day for you
Elsa: Making today a special day
Children's Chorus: We're singing a birthday song to make your wishes come true
Elsa: Wishes come true
Children's Chorus: We love Princess Anna
Elsa: And I love you too
Children's Chorus: So we're making today a perfect day
A fabulous day in every way
Yes we are making today a perfect day

(Instrumental bridge)

Elsa: Come on! Now we climb!
Anna: Elsa that's too much. You need to rest!
Elsa: No...we need to get to our birthday chills...I mean thrills!

Making dreams
Making plans
Go go go go!
Follow the string to the end
You are my very best friend

Anna: Elsa?!
Elsa: What? I'm fine

We're gonna climb
We're gonna sing
Follow the string
To the thing

Happy happy happy
Merry merry merry
Hot cold hot birthday!

Anna: Woah! Elsa, look at you. You've got a fever. You're burning up!
All right, we can't go on like this
Let's put this day on hold
Come on, admit it to yourself
Elsa: Okay...
I have a cold
I'm sorry Anna. I just wanted to give you one perfect birthday, but I ruined it. Again
Anna: You didn't ruin anything. Let's just get you to bed

Everyone: Surprise!
Anna: Wow!
Elsa: Wow...

Chorus: We're making today a perfect day for you
We're making today a smiley face all shiny and new
Kristoff: There's a fine line between chaos
Olaf: And a hullabaloo
Chorus: So we're making today a perfect day
We're making today a perfect day
A! N! N! A!
We're making today a perfect day for you

Kristoff: Happy birthday
Chorus: Making today a happy day and no feeling blue
Kristoff: I love you baby!
Chorus: For everything you are to us
And all that you do
Kristoff: I do
Chorus: We're making today a perfect day
Making today a perfect day
We're making today a perfect day

Elsa: Perfect day

Anna: Okay, to bed with you
Elsa: No, wait! Wait! All that's left to do is for the queen to blow the birthday bukkehorn
Anna: Oh, no no no no no no no...
Elsa: ACHOO!

Anna: Best birthday present ever
Elsa: Which one?
Anna: You letting me take care of you
Elsa: Achoo!

Trivia

• Elsa's first few lines recycle the melody from the cut song "Life's Too Short". Composer Robert Lopez explained on his Twitter account that they were written for the song's beginning, later realizing that it fitted the original tune, and they could not resist using it.
• The line "A cold never bothered me anyway" is also a reference to a similar line in "Let It Go", with the only difference being that the first word is "the" rather than "a".
• According to Robert Lopez, the children from the Matilda musical voiced the kids who sang the chorus, while the adults were some veterans from many shows by the Disney Theatrical Group, with Stephen Oremus doing the vocal arrangement.
• The song was originally going to be called "Surprise", according to Lopez, but was changed after finding out that it was the same title of a song by Idina Menzel in the If/Then musical.
• The piano, studio and mic placement were actually reused from "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles.

v - e - d

Media Films: Frozen (video/soundtrack) • Frozen II (video/soundtrack) • Frozen III • Frozen IV Shorts: Frozen Fever • Olaf's Frozen Adventure (soundtrack) • Arendelle Castle Yule Log • Myth: A Frozen Tale (soundtrack) • Once Upon a Snowman Shows: At Home With Olaf • Olaf Presents Video games: Frozen: Double Trouble • Frozen: Olaf's Quest • Frozen Free Fall • Disney Infinity/2.0 Edition/3.0 Edition • Disney Enchanted Tales • Disney Emoji Blitz • Kingdom Hearts III • Frozen Adventures • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney POP TOWN • Disney Dreamlight Valley • Disney Speedstorm Books: The Art of Frozen/II • A Sister More Like Me • Phantoms of Arendelle • A Frozen Heart • Anna and Elsa's Secret Playtime • Across the Sea • Frozen Spring Fever • Comic Books • Anna & Elsa: Sisterhood is the Strongest Magic: • Disney Princess Beginnings Disney Parks World of Frozen (Hong Kong, Paris) • Fantasy Springs • Anna and Elsa's Frozen Fantasy • Castle of Magical Dreams • Enchanted Storybook Castle • Disney Animation Building • Frozen Ever After • It's a Small World • PLAY! • Storybook Land Canal Boats • Wandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs Entertainment: Believe! Sea of Dreams • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Fantasmic! • Follow Your Dreams • For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration • Frozen: Live at the Hyperion • Golden Fairytale Fanfare • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire • Mickey and the Magician • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Playhouse in the Woods • Royal Theatre Restaurants: Bayside Wharf • Forest Fare • Oaken’s OK Foods • Royal Banquet of Arendelle • The Golden Crocus Shops: Anna & Elsa's Boutique • Northern Delights • Tick Tock Toys & Collectibles • Traveling Traders Parades: Disney Magic on Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Frozen Royal Welcome Parade • Magic Happens • Mickey's Storybook Express • Paint the Night Parade • Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic • Disney Dreams! • Disney Enchantment • Disneyland Forever • Frozen Forever • Happily Ever After • Harmonious • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • Mickey's Mix Magic • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color: Celebrate! • Wondrous Journeys Summer: Frozen Summer Fun! Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy Parade • A Frozen Holiday Wish • Disney Christmas Stories • Disney Dreams! of Christmas • Disney Winter Magic Cavalcade • Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks • "Frozen" Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony • World of Color: Winter Dreams • Frozen Holiday Surprise Characters Frozen: Anna • Elsa • Kristoff • Hans • Olaf • Sven • The Duke of Weselton • Grand Pabbie • Marshmallow • King Agnarr • Queen Iduna • Erik and Francis • Trolls • Bulda • Oaken • Sitron • Wolves • Kai • Castle Guards • Hans' Brothers Frozen Fever: Snowgies Frozen II: Lieutenant Mattias • Northuldra • Yelana • Honeymaren • Ryder • The Nokk • Bruni • Gale • Earth Giants • King Runeard • Spirits of the Enchanted Forest Locations Arendelle • Elsa's Ice Palace • The Southern Isles • Weselton • Arendelle Castle • Valley of the Living Rock • Arendelle Chapel • Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna • The North Mountain • The Enchanted Forest • Ahtohallan Songs Frozen: Vuelie • Frozen Heart • Do You Want to Build a Snowman? • For the First Time in Forever • Love is an Open Door • Let It Go • Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People • In Summer • Fixer Upper Frozen Fever: Making Today a Perfect Day Olaf's Frozen Adventure: Ring in the Season • The Ballad of Flemmingrad • That Time of Year • When We're Together Frozen II: All Is Found • Some Things Never Change • Into the Unknown • When I Am Older • Lost in the Woods • Show Yourself • The Next Right Thing Musical: Let the Sun Shine On • A Little Bit of You • Hidden Folk • Hans of the Southern Isles • Queen Anointed • Dangerous to Dream • What Do You Know About Love? • Hygge • I Can't Lose You • Kristoff Lullaby • Monster • True Love • Colder by the Minute At Home with Olaf: I Am With You Deleted: Love Can't Be Denied • We Know Better • Spring Pageant • More Than Just the Spare • You're You • Life's Too Short • Reindeer(s) Remix • When Everything Falls Apart • Resolution • Home • I Seek the Truth • Unmeltable Me • Get This Right • See the Sky Objects Kristoff's Sled • Royal Ship • Elsa's Tiara • Yule Bell • Iduna's Scarf • Runeard's Dam See also Musical • The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic • Frozen: The Official Magazine • Disney On Ice • As Told by Emoji • Frozen: Northern Lights • Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II • The Making of Frozen: A Return to Arendelle