Wedding music: Top 10 songs for the father-daughter dance
Filed under: Music and Entertainment, Receptions, Wedding Lore/Traditions
If you're hiring a band to perform at your reception, they should be able to provide you with a list of songs from their repertoire for the traditional father-daughter dance, if you choose to have this at your reception. If you have a DJ or a preselected playlist, you'll need to come up with this song on your own -- and there's a lot to choose from. About.com's Fatherhood page offers their Top Ten father-daughter dance songs to help you choose.
- Butterfly Kisses -- Bob Carlisle
- When Angels Fly -- Tony Ransom & The Heavely Light Orchestra
- I Loved Her First -- Heartland
- Through the Years -- Kenny Rogers
- Sunrise, Sunset -- from Fiddler on the Roof
- How Sweet it is (to be Loved by You) -- James Taylor
- The Way You Look Tonight -- Frank Sinatra
- Unforgettable -- Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
- Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel) - -Billy Joel
- My Father's Eyes -- Amy Grant
For more on these songs and links to listen or purchase the CD's, visit this page.
My father-daughter song isn't on the list - -the folk band Girlyman (not your typical wedding band) played my reception, and Dad and I danced to one of their original songs, which the band chose and I loved.
So, will you be having a father-daughter dance at your wedding? What will your song be?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sep 24th 2007 @ 7:42AM
hemisphire said...
My wife used "Sunrise, Sunset". I used The Beatles "In My Life" for the mother-son one.
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Dec 17th 2007 @ 9:58PM
Steffie said...
Here is the perfect song (duet) for the father daughter dance...
"Little Girl"
Written by E. Walter Smith
http://www.TheLittleGirlSong.com
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