Candlelighting Ceremony

 

 The Candle Lighting Ceremony is an important part of the B'nai Mitzvah Celebration, as it provides an opportunity for recognition of people close to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah family and the child's friends and siblings. The ultimate goal of candle-lighting music is to provide background music that is personalized for the specific child and his/her relationships with relatives and friends. There are typically a few categories of individuals honored at a ceremony and music can be chosen according to these categories. As always, personalization is encouraged. Songs that have particular meaning or special interest always work better than a generic song choice.

Aunt/Uncle/Cousins:
"Never Gonna Give You Up"- Rick Astley
"We Are Family"- Sister Sledge
"Escape"- Jimmy Buffett
"
How Sweet It Is"- James Taylor
"
All You Need Is Love"- The Beatles
"
Walking on the Sunshine"- Katrina and the Wales.


Grandparents:
"Forever Young"- Rod Stewart
"
New York, New York"- Frank Sinatra
"
Respect"- Aretha Franklin
"
What a Wonderful World"- Louis Armstrong
"
That's Amore"- Dean Martin
"
L'Chaim"- Fiddler On the Roof
"
Can't Smile Without You"- Barry Manilow
"
Pretty Woman"- Roy Orbison.


Parents:
"Thank You"- Sly and the Family Stone
"
Lean On Me"- Bill Withers
"
I Got You Babe"- Sonny & Cher
"
Teach Your Children"- Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
"
Always On My Mind"- Elvis Presley
"
Fire and Rain"- James Taylor.


Siblings:
For Boys:
"
Macho Man"- Village People
"
I Got You (I Feel Good)"- James Brown
"We Will Rock You"- Queen
"
Boys Are Back In Town"- Thin Lizzy

For Girls:
"Isn't She Lovely"- Stevie Wonder
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"- Cyndi Lauper
"
Dancing Queen"- ABBA
"
My Girl"- Temptations
"
Uptown Girl"- Billy Joel.


Friends:
"Dynamite"- Taio Cruz
"
With a Little Help From My Friends"- Joe Cocker
"
That's What Friends Are For"- Dionne Worwick
"
I'll Be There For You"- The Remembrants
"
You've Got A Friend"- James Taylor
"
You Got A Friend In Me"- Randy Newman
"
We Didn't Start the Fire"- Billy Joel.


Memorial Candle:
"Tears In Heaven"- Eric Clapton
"
I Will Remember You"- Sarah McLachlan
"
I Will Always Love You"- Whitney Houston
"
My Heart Will Go On"- Celine Dion
"
Memory"- Barbara Streisand
"
Landslide"- Fleetwood Mac. 

 

All of these suggestions are simply intended to be guidelines. Lasting Effect Productions encourages you to pick and choose from this list as you please and add any of your own musical choices. Remember, its your event and we want to make it unforgettable for you and your guests!