We have placed some music under each section as a guide. All hymns and Religious music can be placed at any part of your ceremony. The popular more contemporary music is usually acceptable during the Procession/Entrance piece, the Signing of the Register and the Recessional piece. * Always consult with your Priest regarding your music choices ensuring that all parties are happy with the content.

 

Entrance:       

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

God Blessed the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts/ Carrie Underwood

I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You – Elvis

Dream a little Dream –  Doris day  

Little Trip to Heaven – Tom Waitts

Songbird   – Eva Cassidy slow/Fleetwood Mac

When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole

She Moved through the fair

In a Country Churchyard

The Voyage – Christie Moore

Run Away – The Corrs

Bridegroom and Bride – Liam Lawton

Pachelbel’s Canon in D

Panis Angelicus

Pie Jesu

Ave Maria – Schubert

At Last – Aretha Franklin

The first time ever I saw your face – Dionne Warwick

Someone like you – Van Morrisson

Instrumentals pieces:

Pachelbel Canon in D

Cairn Water (Celtic piece)

The Island – Paul Brady

The Voyage

Responsorial Psalm:

Se an Tiarna M’aoire

Mo Gra -sa mo Dhia

Now Behold the Lamb (slow gospel)

The Lord is my Shepherd

Here I am Lord

Hiding Place (Mo Gra Thu)

Yahweh I know you are near

 

Gospel:

Alleluia – sung in English or Irish

 

Lighting Ceremony:  (A slightly shorter section of a song will be played here. Below are some suggestions, many songs are interchangeable.)

All I ask of you is forever to remember me  (hymn)

All I as Ask of you (Phantom of the Opera)

Songbird

On Eagles Wings

The Prayer

Joyful Joyful

River – Emily Sandes

Ave Maria – Beyonce

Make you Feel my Love – Bob Dylan/Adele

 

 

Offertory:

Make me a Channel

Now Behold the Lamb of God

On Eagles Wings

Down in the River to Pray – Gospel

Ag Criost an Siol

Here I am Lord

Ave Maria – As I keel before you

Pie Jesu

 

Communion:   (Two songs are usually required for Communion)

Thank you My Lord

Down in the River to pray

Nella Fantasia

The Prayer – Celine Dion

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Amazing Grace

People Get Ready – Aretha Franklin/Eva Cassidy

Songbird – Eva Cassidy

Panis Angelicus

Ave Maria

Pie Jesu

By your side (Sade)

The Cloud’s Veil – Liam Lawton

Lean on Me – Bill Withers

 

Signing of the Register:  (Two songs are usually required)

When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole

I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

How Long will I love You – Ellie Goulding

This I Promise You – Ronan Keating

You Are the Reason – Callum Scott and Leona Lewis

If  I Should Fall Behind – Bruce Springsteen

I Get to Love You – Ruelle

Oh Happy Day – Sister Act

Don’t Get me Wrong – The Pretenders (slow romantic version)

Til There was You – Beatles

Higher Love – Steve Windwood

La Vie en Rose – Edith Piaf

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

Everything – Michael Bouble

Take my Hand – Picture This

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

The One – Kodaline

All of Me – John Legend

More Than Life – Gary Barlow

Til Kingdom Come – Coldplay

Rule the World – Take That

Songbird – Eva Cassidy

Better – Tom Baxter

True Colours – Cindy Lauper

To make you feel my love – Bob Dylan

You do something to me – Paul Weller

The First time ever I saw your face – Roberta Flack

Moonriver – Audrey Hepburn

At Last – Etta James

Say a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

I do – Westlife

The Voyage – Chrisy Moore

Raglan Road – Luke Kelly

The Night visiting song (Luke Kelly)

 

Recessional:

All You Need is Love – Beatles

The Best of my Love – Ella Eyre

Oh Happy Day

My Girl

When this day is done – Liam Lawton

Beyonce – Love on Top

Take my Hand – Picture This

On Top of the World – Chrisina Perri and Ed Sheeran

You andMe Always – The Wannadies

Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer

The Greatest Day – Take That

One Day Like This – Elbow

Marry You – Bruno Mars

The night visiting song – Luke Kelly

Signed, sealed, delivered..Stevie Wonder

How Sweet it Is – James Taylor

Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Your Song – Elton John

You and me Always – the Wanadies

All you need is Love – The Beatles

You Give me Something – James Morrisson

Gospel Music:

Oh Happy Day – Sister Act

Down in The River to Pray – Alison Krauss

Joyful Joyful- Sister Act – Lauryn Hill

People Get Ready – Aretha Franklin/Eva Cassidy

Put  a little love in your Heart – Annie Lennox and Al Green