"Thank God for Kids" is a song written by Eddy Raven.
It was later recorded by American country music band The Oak Ridge Boys, whose version was the only single from their 1982 Christmas album.
His version spent one week at number 60 on the country singles charts in January 2004.
[3] In 2011, John Rich covered the song for his extended play, For the Kids.
According to Eddy Raven, he wrote it in 1973 after his son said that he wanted to help his father write a song about Mickey Mouse or Big Bird;[4] both characters are referenced in the song ("We'd all live in a quiet house/Without Big Bird or Mickey Mouse...").