Choosing music for a Celebration of Life or Memorial Service doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Choose songs that mean something to you and your loved ones, or something that was meaningful or says something about the departed.
For inspiration here’s a small selection of poignant songs that may be right for the Celebration of Life or Memorial Service you are planning.

- Always on My Mind by Elvis Presley
- Amazing Grace by Susan Boyle
- Angel by Sarah McLachlan
- Angels by Robbie Williams
- Don’t You Forget About Me by Simple Minds
- Fly by Celine Dion
- Hero by Mariah Carey
- I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
- Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
- Like a River by Carly Simon
- My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion
- Nothing Compares to You by Sinead O’Connor
- One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
- Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx
- See you Again by Wiz Khalifa
- Somewhere over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
- Stand by Me by Ben E King
- Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
- Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
- To Where You Are by Josh Groban
- Unchained Melody by Righteous Brothers
- Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
- What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
- When I Look to the Sky by Train
- Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
- You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder
- You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban
- You’ll Be in My Heart by Phil Collins
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