Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer to God to stay with him in death as He did with us in life. Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon, had ...

The most popular songs played at funerals have been revealed, with no traditional hymns making the top 10 for the first time. Frank Sinatra's My Way tops the chart, with Robbie Williams' Angels and ...

When it's time to say goodbye to a loved one, the first thing you think of probably isn't Adele's "Someone Like You." Or, maybe it is, depending on the situation. The pop singer's ode to a former ...

A psychologist told Newsweek: "At funerals, music becomes especially powerful, amplifying an already emotionally charged ...

When you think of funeral music what songs come to mind? Hymns and classical music used to be people’s go to – but all that’s changing. Gerry and the Pacemaker’s ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ has taken ...

What music will feature at the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September 2022? As we prepare to pay our final respects to the Queen today, mourners have turned out in their tens of ...

Ed Sheeran has made it into the list of top 10 most requested songs at funerals for the first time, a survey has found. Funeral provider, Co-op Funeralcare, which launched its first funeral music list ...

‘My Way’ is the song most likely to be played at a funeral according to SunLife’s 2021 Cost of Dying report with one in every 25 funerals playing Frank Sinatra’s 1969 hit. SunLife’s report reveals ...

I'm from South Wales, and there is a prevaling rumour frequently told about a distaster at a crematation. Basically, the family of the deceased requested that as coffin went through the curtain the ...

ADELAIDE, Australia – Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager ...