Below you will find a list of song suggestions for candle lighting ceremonies. We are consistently asked for suggestions, so here are our most popular. With these in mind, we suggest that you get creative in your selection process and find songs that directly represent the honorees. There’s no right or wrong choice—just pick songs that feel fitting to you. As a tip, song selections very often relate to a person’s name or where they live (for example “California Girls” by the Beach Boys or “”Call Me Al” by Paul Simon).
Additionally, there is no right or wrong order for guests during the candle lighting ceremony. However, candle order commonly resembles this:
First candle: Memory Candle Next candle(s): Grandparents Next candle(s): Aunts, Uncles, Cousins Next candle(s): Close friends of the Family Next candle(s): Friends of the guest of honor (can be grouped such as camp Next candle(s): Siblings Next candle: Parents Last candle: Good luck candle for the guest of honor
Memory Candles
SONG TITLE ARTIST Why Rascal Flats Angel Of Mine Monica Memory Barbra Streisand What Hurts The Most Rascal Flatts Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi I Will Remember You Sarah MacLauchlan Heaven Kane Brown Heaven Was Needing A Hero Jo Dee Messina Memories Maroon 5 In The Arms Of An Angel Sarah MacLauchlan My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion You’ll Be In My Heart Phil Collins One Sweet Day Mariah Carey Somewhere Out There Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Together Again Janet Jackson Tears In Heaven Eric Clapton Candle in the Wind Elton John I’ll Be Missing You P. Diddy
Family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins)
SONG TITLE ARTIST Can’t Smile Without You Barry Manilow I’ll Be There The Jackson 5 Oh, What a Night The Four Seasons Forever Young Rod Stewart I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder In My Life The Beatles Simply The Best Tina Turner Through The Years Kenny Rogers Times Of Your Life Paul Anka Wonderful World Louis Armstrong God Only Knows The Beach Boys Young At Heart Frank Sinatra Unforgettable Nat King & Natalie Cole We Are Family Sister Sledge Love Will Keep Us Together Captain & Tenille When I’m 64 The Beatles One Moment In Time Whitney Houston I Love You Always Forever Donna Lewis
Parents
SONG TITLE ARTIST Memories Maroon 5 Have It All Jason Mraz Can You Feel The Love Tonight Elton John Have I Told You Lately Rod Stewart Daddy’s Little Girl The Mills Brothers I Turn To You Christina Aguilera You’re The Inspiration Chicago You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder Count On Me Bruno Mars Simply The Best Tina Turner Isn’t She Lovely? Stevie Wonder Everlasting Love Gloria Estefan Teach Your Children Crosby Stills Nash & Young Endless Love Mariah Carey I’ll Be There For You Jon Bon Jovi Just The Way You Are Billy Joel How Sweet it is to be Loved by You Marvin Gaye Everything I Do Bryan Adams Your Mama Don’t Dance Loggins and Messina Stuck with You Huey Lewis and the News
Siblings
SONG TITLE ARTIST Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper Bad Boys Inner Circle She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals Party Rock Anthem LMFAO Eye of the Tiger Survivor (You Drive Me) Crazy Britney Spears Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top Anything You Can Do Irving Berlin Little Sister Elvis Presley Pretty Woman Roy Orbison We Like to Party Venga Boys What’s My Age Again Blink 182 All The Small Things Blink 182
Friends
SONG TITLE ARTIST Me & My Girls Fifth Harmony Good As Hell Lizzo True Friends Miley Cyrus Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy All Star Smash Mouth One More Time Daft Punk Breaking Free High School Musical Stand By Me Ben E. King I’ll Be There For You Rembrandts Rather Be Jess Glynne We Are The Champions Queen Mi Gente J Balvin, Willy William You’ve Got A Friend In Me Randy Newman (from “Toy Story”) We Go Together “Grease” With A Little Help From My Friends Beatles Graduation (Friends Forever ) Vitamin C I’ll Stand By You The Pretenders Count On Me Bruno Mars Party Rock Anthem LMFAO That’s What Friends Are For Dionne Warwick Thank You For Being A Friend Andrew Gold My Best Friend Weezer You’re My Best Friend Queen Umbrella Rihanna Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Time After Time Cyndi Lauper Glad You Came The Wanted Live While We’re Young One Direction
Guest Of Honor Good Luck Candle
SONG TITLE ARTIST This Is Me Camp Rock Best Day Of My Life American Authors This is Me Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Get This Party Started Pink I’m the Man Aloe Black Power Little Mix
