Music that can be plated at a funeral or memorial service
Funeral Song List
Music is a language that everyone speaks – and that is powerful. Families often share special songs with their loved ones. Please note that this list is subjective, and personal music choices differ across cultures and upbringings. If you have additional songs that you think would be great to add to this list, please let us know.
Traditional
| Title | Artist | Title | Artist | |
| Amazing Grace | Judi Collins | Nearer my God to Thee | Sarah Flower Adams | |
| How great thou art | Carrie Underwood | Auld Lang Syne | Susan Boyle | |
| Danny Boy | Jackie Evancho | When the saints go marching in | Louis Armstrong | |
| The Lord is my shepherd | Aled Jones | Ave Maria | Andrea Bocelli | |
| The old rugged cross | Alan Jackson | Deep peace | Aled Jones |
Classic
| Title | Artist | Title | Artist | |
| Ave Maria | Shubert | Pie Jesu | Faure | |
| Nessum Dorma | Puccini | Jerusalem | Katherine Jenkins | |
| Funeral Mach | Beethoven | The Four Seasons (winter) | Vivaldi |
Modern Classic
| Title | Artist | Title | Artist | |
| Over the rainbow | Eva Cassidy | What a wonderful world | Louis Armstrong | |
| You raise me up | Josh Groban | Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen | |
| Time to say goodbye | Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman | My Sweet Lord | George Harrison | |
| Tears in heaven | Eric Clapton | I will always love you | Whitney Houston | |
| Wind beneath my wings | Colleen Hewitt | You’ll never walk alone | Gerry & the Pacemakers | |
| Angels | Robbie Williams | Unforgettable | Nat King Cole | |
| My Way | Frank Sinatra | Imagine | John Lennon | |
| Candle in the wind | Elton John | Gone too soon | Michael Jackson | |
| In the arms of an angel | Sarah McLaughlin | Stairway to heaven | Led Zeppelin | |
| Bring him home | Josh Groban | Goodbye my friend | Linda Ronstadt | |
| He ain’t heavy | The Hollies | I will remember you | Sarah McLachlan | |
| I was here | Beyonce | Hero | Mariah Carey | |
| Satisfied mind | Jeff Buckley | Remembering you | Steven Curtis Chapman |
Modern
| Title | Artist | Title | Artist | |
| Morning has broken | Cat Stevens | The sun an’t gonna shine | The walker Brothers | |
| In the ghetto | Elvis Presley | Don’t cry daddy | Elvis Presley | |
| Don’t be afraid | John Michael Talbot | Fields of gold | Eva Cassidy | |
| You’ll be in my heart | Phil Collins | Goodbye | Lionel Ritchie | |
| Amazing | Alex Lloyd | Thank you for loving me | Jon Bon Jovi | |
| Tapestry | Carole King | Thank you for the music | Abba | |
| Pappa can you hear me | Barbra Streisand | O’ my papa | Eddie Fisher | |
| Love changes everything | Anthony Warlow | Look for me in rainbows | Vicky Brown | |
| Goodbye my lover | James Blunt | In this life | Delta Goodrem | |
| It’s hard to leave | Judith Durham | I won’t last a day without you | The Carpentrs | |
| In my life | The Beatles | Into my arms | Nick Cave | |
| My Yiddish mumma | John Farnham & Tom Jones | Sound of silence | Disturbed | |
| Somewhere over the rainbow | Israel Kamakawiwo’ole | Forever young | Youth group | |
| Beautiful boy | John Lennon | And I love you so | Don McLean | |
| Supermarket Flowers | Ed Sheeran | The Prayer | Celine Dion | |
| Take me home Precious Lord | Elvis Presley | Nothing compares to you | Sinead O’Connor | |
| Someone like you | Adele | Beautiful Day | U2 | |
| Let it be | The Beatles | Stand by me | John Lennon | |
| Because you loved me | Celine Dion | Lullabye | Billy Joel | |
| Knocking on heaven’s door | Bob Dylan | Bridge over troubled water | Simon & Garfunkle | |
| I’ll be missing you | Puff daddy & Faith Evans | Unchained melody | The righteous Brothers | |
| The rose | Bette Midler | The River | Leon Bridges |
Country
| Title | Artist | Title | Artist | |
| Keep the wolves away | Uncle Lucius | Don’t blink | Kenny Chesney | |
| Mothers day in heaven | Tainted Lyric | Drink a beer | Luke Bryan | |
| Live like you were dying | Tim McGraw | Heaven was needing a hero | Jo Dee Messina | |
| When a hero falls | Stephen Cochran | If heaven | Andy Griggs | |
| Hurt | Johnny Cash | The dance | Garth Brooks |
Funny
| Title | Artist | Title | Artist | |
| Another one bites the dust | Queen | Staying Alive | The Bee Gees | |
| Dancing Queen | Abba | Always look on the bright side of life | Eric Idle | |
| I’ll sleep when I’m dead | Jon Bon Jovi | Highway to hell | ACDC | |
| Ding Dong the witch is dead | Wizard of Oz | Roll me up an smoke me when I die | Willie Nelson |