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Candlelighting Song Suggestions
The following is an optional list of suggested songs for the Candlelighting Ceremony. Songs from one category can be used for another category. Although several songs are found on multiple lists, an individual song should only be used once. Actual song selections will vary according to personal preferences.
POPULAR SONGS FOR MEMORY CANDLE:
- As Time Goes By - Johnny Mathis or Jim my Durante
- Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
- Memories - Elvis Presley
- Memory - Barbara Streisand
- Somewhere Out There - James Ingram
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
POPULAR SONGS FOR GRANDPARENTS:
- As Time Goes By - Johnny Mathis or Jim my Durante
- Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- For Sentimental Reasons - Nat King Cole
- Have I Told You Lately I Love You - Van Morrison
- In The Mood - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- It Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller Orchestra
- That's Amore - Dean Martin
- The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
- Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
- Tradition - Fiddler On The Roof
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
- You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone
- Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
POPULAR SONGS FOR AUNTS & UNCLES:
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- Have I Told You Lately I Love You - Van Morrison
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
- Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
POPULAR SONGS FOR COUSINS/OTHER RELATIVES:
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- Have I Told You Lately I Love You - Van Morrison
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
POPULAR SONGS FOR TEACHERS:
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
POPULAR SONGS FOR FRIEND(S):
- An Appropriate Current Hit Song
- As Long As We Have Each Other - "Growing Pains" TV Show Theme Song
- Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- "Friends" TV Theme Song - Rembrandts
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
- I Feel Good - James Brown
- If My Friends Could See Me Now - Various
- Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison or Van Halen
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Rock & Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
- Rocky Theme - Soundtrack
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
- Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
- Time Of My Life - Bill Medley
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- Thank You For Being A Friend - "Golden Girls" TV Show
- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
- We Are The Champions - Queen
- We Go Together - Grease Soundtrack
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- What I Like About You - Romantics
- Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men
- Wild Thing - Troggs
- With A Little Help From My Friends - Beatles
- You Gotta Have Friends - Bette Midler
- You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
POPULAR SONGS FOR BROTHER(S):
- An Appropriate Current Hit Song
- Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- Have I Told You Lately I Love You - Van Morrison
- He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Neil Diamond
- Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
- I Feel Good - James Brown
- Macho Man - Village People
- Mission ImpossiblCurrent Hit Song
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
- Have I Told You Lately I Love You - Van Morrison
- I Feel Good - James Brown
- I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
- Rock & Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler On The Roof
- Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
- Time Of My Life - Bill Medley
- Tradition - Fiddler On The Roof
- Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- We Are The Champions - Queen
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
- You're The Inspiration - Chicago
- POPULAR SONGS FOR GUEST OF HONOR:
- An Appropriate Current Hit Song
- Birthday - Beatles
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- Daddy's Little Girl - Al Martino
- Happy Birthday - Traditional
- I Feel Good - James Brown
- Rock & Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
- Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler On The Roof
- What I Like About You - Romantics
POPULAR SONGS FOR PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE:
- Alabama : Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynrd
- America - Neil Diamond
- Boston : "Cheers" TV Show
- Boston : Please Come To Boston - David Loggins
- California Dreaming - Mamas & Papas
- California Girls - Beach Boys
- Cincinatti - "WKRP" TV Show
- Chicago Bulls Theme Song
- Chicago , My Kind Of Town - Frank Sinatra
- Colorado : Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
- Detroit City - Tom Jones
- Carolina On My Mind - James Taylor
- Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
- Georgia : Sweet Georgia Brown
- Hawaii : " Hawaii Five Oh" TV Show
- Hawaii : Tiny Bubbles - Don Ho
- Indiana : Back Home Again In Indiana - Jim Nabors
- Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen, Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John
- Kansas City - Wilbur Harrison
- Las Vegas : Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley
- Los Angeles : Hooray For Hollywood
- Los Angeles : Various TV or Movie Theme Songs
- Mexico : Mexican Hat Dance
- Miami - Will Smith
- Minnesota - Various Polka Music
- Nashville Cats - John Sebastian
- New Orleans - Various Mardi Gras Music
- New York New York - Frank Sinatra
- Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller
- Pennsylvania Polka - Frankie Yankovic
- San Francisco : If You're Going To San Francisco
- San Francisco : I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
- Seattle - "Frazier" TV Show
- St. Louis Blues - Various Artist
- Texas - Yellow Rose Of Texas
- Washington DC - Hail To The Chief
ADDITIONAL POPULAR CANDLELIGHTING SONGS:
- An Appropriate Current Hit Song
- Babyface - Various Artists
- Centerfield - John Foggerty
- Everybody Dancee - Soundtrack
- Rock & Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Thank You For Being A Friend - "Golden Girls" TV Show
- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- We Are The Champions - Queen
- We Go Together - Grease Soundtrack
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- What I Like About You - Romantics
- Wild Thing - Troggs
POPULAR SONGS FOR SISTER(S):
- An Appropriate Current Hit Song
- Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- Dancing Queen - Abba
- Do Wah Diddy ("There She Goes...") - Manford Mann
- Foxy Lady - Jim i Hendrix
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- Have I Told You Lately I Love You - Van Morrison
- Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
- I Feel Good - James Brown
- Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
- Just A Girl - No Doubt
- Material Girl - Madonna
- Miss America Theme Song
- Mission Impossible - Soundtrack
- Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Rock & Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
- She Drives Me Crazy
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Thank You For Being A Friend - "Golden Girls" TV Show
- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
- Unforgettable - Nat & Natalie Cole
- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- We Are The Champions - Queen
- We Go Together - Grease Soundtrack
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- What I Like About You - Romantics
- Wild Thing - Troggs
POPULAR SONGS FOR PARENTS:
- An Appropriate Now - C & C Music
- Fanfare For The Common Man - Classical
- "Gilligan's Island " TV Theme
- Hail To The Chief
- Happy Together - Turtles
- I Feel Good - James Brown
- King Of The Road - Roger Miller
- Land Of 1,000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
- Macho Man - Village People
- Mission Impossible - TV Show
- Oh Yeah - Yello
- Olympics Theme
- On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
- "Peter Gunn" - TV Show
- Pink Panther Theme - Cartoon Show
- Pomp & Circumstance - Traditional
- Rawhide - TV Show
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Rock & Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter
- Rocky Theme - Movie Soundtrack
- Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
- Take Me Out To The Ballgame - Traditional
- Taking Care Of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
- Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
- Thank Heaven For Little Girls - Various Artists
- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
- Various TV & Movie Theme Songs
- Various Ethnic Songs For Various Ethnic Groups
- We Are The Champions - Queen
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- Yellow Submarine - Beatles
- Wild Thing - Troggs
- William Tell Overture
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
