Emotion is at the heart of country music, and it's what makes the genre such a godsend for difficult times. Let these country songs about funerals and losing loved ones speak your grieving words for ...

"O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done." These evocative lines from Walt Whitman's famous poem encapsulate the emotional weight many of us feel when confronted with the end of a life journey ...

Everyone expected the roses. The slideshow. The sermon. But when the opening chords of “Here Comes the Sun” floated through the speakers at her memorial, ...

Classic hymns and contemporary options. The most popular funeral songs are those that are comforting as well as uplifting. Traditional and contemporary Christian songs fit this category well. However, ...

A funeral song is often one of the most poignant moments of a ceremony, and Americans want to ensure it's truly unforgettable. New research conducted by Talker Researcher surveyed 2,000 American ...

The gospel song was popular in its own right before it was famously featured in 1993’s Sister Act 2, starring Whoopi Goldberg Jenna Bush Hager says her dad, former President George W. Bush, already ...

The popular gospel song is prominently featured in the 1993 comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously ...

The late former President Jimmy Carter reportedly held the 1971 John Lennon hit "Imagine" as his favorite tune. But its use as a song at his state funeral ceremony has set a firestorm on social media ...