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Candle Lighting Song Suggestions
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 friends, soccer friends, etc.) |
| 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 Turrell |
| 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 |
| Get This Party Started | Pink |