Little Boy Sings Birthday Song For Late Baby Sister

The year 2018 may have only just begun, but we believe with utmost certainty that we have found the sweetest video of the year! A little boy was caught singing by his parents, who were lucky to get his serenade on camera and share it with the world.

What is amazing about this story is that little Alexander sings in front of his baby sister’s picture on what should have been her first birthday. The four-year-old strums his toy guitar and sings “Remember Me” from the 2017 Disney-Pixar movie “Coco”. The story of the movie follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel Rivera who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living.

Alex’s sister Ava Lynn Deais died on May 1, 2017, at just four months old, after suffering from a kidney disease, according to BuzzFeed. The song Alex performed for his late sister in the video is particularly fitting because it’s about keeping the memories of those we love alive long after they’ve passed away.

“My son singing "Remember Me" from the movie "Coco" to his baby sister, Ava, who we lost this past May “ says Alex’s dad Samir. In his tweet that included the video, Deais wrote that Alex “didn’t even know he was being recorded.” The heartwarming clip immediately became a hit online.

Samir also told BuzzFeed that watching “Coco” helped Alex understand and cope with Ava’s passing. “He started to ask more accurate and direct questions, and using ‘Coco’ as a reference was a huge help” He's only 4 years old and he understands.