Funeral Music List...

Shalimar said:
Wow, Cookie, you are so right. I love your idea! I shall proceed to go all Virgo, and proceed to plan the mother of all wakes. The Pisces part of me will be in charge of the entertainment. Among other things, I want belly dancers, if able, will dance too. Sort of Boho meets Celtic frenzy. What could go wrong? All my online friends are invited. Bring instruments if possible.
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It's a plan.....Looking forward..... what to wear, what to wear, .....LOL
 

Jim, while mermaids are shamelessly nekkid, my anticipatory comments were directed toward Cookie. I don't believe she and I are related, although one never knows. I do believe she is human, therefore interested in clothes. Out of respect for the occasion, I will cover up.
 
Josiah, bodies of people that donate for science are handled with respect. I have known several people who have done that. If you have relatives, your ashes will be returned to them.
 
To truly memorialize a person's life, their funeral or end of life celebration, should accurately reflect that individual's taste. There is no right or wrong way, hopefully just a goodbye or life celebration that works. Humans are diverse. I choose to celebrate my passing with the same zest and authenticity with which I attempt to live. I respect other's choices, but reserve the right to take the road less travelled. My First People's chants are as beautiful to me, as hymns are to another. Namaste, and Pax.
 
I had the privilege of choosing the entrance and recessional music for my uncle's funeral.
He loved symphonic music from the romantic period and had a wonderful collection.

I chose a gentle theme from Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian as people entered the church and Dvorak's New World Symphony (Largo) as they left.

For myself I would like a theme from Star Trek Voyager for the entrance and the triumphal march from the end of Star Wars IV for the recessional.
In between I will choose a couple of hymns/songs with a Celtic or Welsh tune - I'm favouring "Lord of the Dance" ATM. I would like a bit of toe tapping as people remember my life.

In the end, I'll probably leave it to my daughter and son to organise. They will do their best to honour me, and since I won't be paying any attention, they should be free to do it their way.
 
There will be no music or Rites at my death. I'll go straight to the Crematory then into the stove.
 
My DH says he wants a bagpiper to play Lord Lovats Lament and Danny Boy. And some catholic song at church. Told him if he wants to and I snuff it first he can have a catholic funeral for me, but he says no, he'll have a Buddhist one for me.
 
Shalimar said:
Annie, what constitutes a Buddhist funeral?
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I actually have no idea other than that you are cremated. I've been to a few Buddhist graveyards so I guess the ashes go into the grave instead of the body as they have huge crematoriums. Or those with fancy grave markers could be monks?

When we were planning to get married I was still interested in paganism and DH said if I wanted he could arrange for a pagan priest to perform the ceremony. But I declined and we had a civil ceremony.
 
I like the idea of a Viking funeral. Stick you in a boat, set it on fire and put it out to sea. Of course, I'd want about 5 or 6 doctors to confirm I was dead first.

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