Song List
A star (*) means guitar instrumental version is available.
WEDDING GUITAR AND CLASSICS:
Ave Maria -Schubert (with vocal)
* Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod (instrumental)
* Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) – Wagner
* Canon in D – Pachelbel
* Fur Elise – Beethoven (instrumental)
* Greensleeves – 15th century instrumental
* Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach (instrumental)
* Ode to Joy – Beethoven (instrumental)
* Trumpet Tune – Purcell (instrumental)
* Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke (instrumental)
* Wedding March /common ceremony end
OLDIES AND JAZZ:
At Last – Etta James
Beautiful Texas – Willie Nelson
Blues Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain – Willie Nelson
Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald
Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
* Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Deep in the Heart of Texas – various artists
Don’t Fence Me In – various artists
Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue – various artists
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
Happy Trails to You – Roy Rogers
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
Hey Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself a Letter
I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover
It Had to Be You – various artists
Jambalaya – Hank Williams
La Bamba – Richie Valens
Let’s Stay Together – Al Greene
* Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
Moon River – from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
* Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland
Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & the Comets
San Antonio Rose – Bob Wills
Stand by Me – Ben E. King
Summertime – from Porgy and Bess
Take Me Home, Country Road – John Denver
The Twist – Chubby Checker
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
Unforgettable – Natalie and Nat King Cole
Walking After Midnight – Patsy Cline
Waltz Across Texas – Ernest Tubb
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
When I Fall in Love – various artists
When You’re Smiling – Louis Prima
IN LOVING MEMORY/MEMORIAL SERVICE:
All Through the Night – child’s folk song
Amazing Grace – hymn
Dance With My Father Again – R. Kelly
Death is Not the End – Bob Dylan
Forever Young – Bob Dylan
Go Rest High on that Mountain – Vince Gill
God Will Take Care of You – hymn
Goodbye for Now – Kathy Troccoli
Heaven (How Far Is Heaven) – Los Lonely Boys
Home – Michael Buble
I Am the Bread of Life – hymn
I Can Only Imagine – Mercy Me
I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
I’ll Fly Away – Alison Krauss/Gillian Welch
In My Daughter’s Eyes – Martina McBride
Lord’s Prayer, The – Malotte
My Way – Frank Sinatra
One More Day – various artists
Rock of Ages – hymn
Sand and Water – Beth Nielsen Chapman
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
The Prayer – Charlotte Church
To Where You Are – Josh Groban
Way We Were, The – Barbra Streisand
* Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
We’ll Meet Again – Vera Lynn
* You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
POPULAR HITS (POP, ROCK, COUNTRY):
All of Me – John Legend
* All My Loving – The Beatles
* Always and Forever – L. Vandross
A Thousand Years – Christini Perri
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
* Breathe – Faith Hill
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – The Animals
* Endless Love – Lionel Richie
* Evergreen – Barbra Streisand
Everything – Michael Buble
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You – B. Adams
Fight Song – Rachel Platten
* First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – R. Flack
Forever and Ever, Amen – Kenny Rogers
From This Moment On – Shania Twain
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Hotel California – The Eagles
I Can See Clearly Now – J. Nash
I Could Not Ask for More – Edwin McCain
* I Cross My Heart – George Strait
* I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter
I Hope You Dance – LeeAnn Womack
I Love the Way You Love Me – J.M. Montgomery
I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song – Jim Croce
Let’s Stay Together – Al Greene
Love Will Be Our Home – Stephen C. Chapman
Lucky – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban
* Marry Me – Train
Me and You – Kenney Chesney
Moment Like This, A – Kelly Clarkson
* More Than Words – Extreme
My Wish – Rascal Flatts
* Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
* Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Take My Breath Away – Berlin
The Rose – Bette Midler
* Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
This I Promise You – NSync
When God Made You – Natalie Grant
When You Say Nothing at All – Alison Krauss
* Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
* You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
Your Song – Elton John
You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King
HOLIDAY FAVORITES:
VALENTINE’S DAY:
(see love songs in other
categories above)
ST. PATRICK’S DAY:
(favorites like Danny Boy,
Molly Malone, My Wild Irish
Rose, Look to the Rainbow,
When Irish Eyes are Smiling.
FOURTH OF JULY:
America the Beautiful
Glory, Glory Hallelujah
God Bless America
My Country ‘Tis of Thee
Stars and Stripes Forever
The Caisson Song
The Marines’ Hymn
The Star Spangled Banner
This Land is Your Land
When the Saints Go Marching In
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Yankee Doodle
You’re a Grand Old Flag
(plus American folk favorites like
“Red River Valley” and
“Home on the Range.”)
CHRISTMAS OLD & NEW FAVES:
Away in a Manger
Angels We Have Heard on High
Ave Maria (classical, Schubert)
Deck the Halls
Feliz Navidad
Frosty the Snowman
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Here Comes Santa Claus
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bell Rock
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
O Christmas Tree
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Holy Night
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt/Madonna
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Silent Night
Silver Bells
Up on the Housetop
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
What Child is This / Greensleeves
Winter Wonderland
You Better Watch Out – The Jacksons