Popular Father/Daughter and Mother/Son Dance Tunes

       A father-daughter dance or a mother-son dance is a dance between a daughter or son and their parent. These dances are common at Western wedding receptions, although not all weddings have a parent-child dance. In situations where a child's parent is not available, he or she may be substituted with a person of an older generation, such as an uncle, aunt or the father/mother of a close friend.

       For many Americans who choose to have a small wedding, family members are most usually more present than not. In cases such as these, playlists like the one included below, are more "family friendly" for dance included at their wedding receptions. If you have both family and close friends you could choose to change the playlist over to more romantic music for singles and married couples as the dance continues later into the night.

1. Heart of Gold sung by Johnny Cash
2. I Hope You Dance sung by Lee Ann Womack
3. I'll Always Be Your Mom sung by Aimee Zimmermann
4. I Do It For You sung by Bryan Adams
5. The Way You Look Tonight sung by Tony Bennett
6. I Turn to You sung by Selah
7. Slow Down sung by Nichole Nordeman
8. Daddy Dance With Me sung by Krystal Keith
9. Wildflowers sung by Tom Petty
10. A Mother's Prayer sung by Celine Dion
11. Because You Loved Me sung by Carrie Underwood
12. The Best Is Yet To Come sung by Donald Lawrence
13. Ballerina Girl sung by Lionel Richie
14. Sweet Pea performed by Amos Lee & The Quebe Sisters
15. Blessings sung by Laura
16. Wonderful Tonight sung by Eric Clapton
17. Have I Told You Lately sung by Olivia Ong
18. "Through The Eyes of My Father" sung by Brianna Haynes
19. Wild World sung by Cat Stevens
20. Time in A Bottle sung by Jim Croce
21. Photographs and Memories sung by Jim Croce
22. Butterfly Kisses sung by Bob Carlisle
23. Mama's Song sung by Carrie Underwood
24. Dancing Queen sung by Abba
25. Brown Eyed Girl sung by Van Morrison
26. Lean on Me sung by Bill Withers
27. Like My Mother Does sung by Lauren Alaina
28. My Girl sung by The Temptations
29. Here Come The Sun performed by Gabriella Quenvedo
30. Lullabye - Goodnight, My Angel sung by The King's Singers
31. All My Lovin' sung by Donna Loren
32. Can't Take That Away From Me sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
33. We've Only Just Begun sung by The Carpenters
34. That's How Strong My Love Is sung by Otis Redding
35. Tiny Dancer sung by TimMcGraw
36. Songbird sung by Eva Cassidy
37. In My Life sung by Judy Collins
38. Just What I Needed sung by Sara Niemietz
39. My Wish For You sung by Rascal Flatts
40. My Love Is Warmer Than the Sunshine sung by Petula Clark
41. Just The Way You Are sung by Bruno Mars
42. I Will Carry You sung by Selah
43. It Won't Be Like This For Long sung by Darius Rucker
44. I Believe In You sung by Don Williams
45. Find Your Wings sung by Mark Harris
46. How You've Grown sung by Frances England
47. Let Them Be Little sung by Lonestar
48. Oh How The Years Go By sung by Amy Grant
49. Memories sung by Shawn Mendes
50. Feels Like Home sung by Chantal Kreviazuk
51. My Funny Valentine sung by Ella Fitzgerald
52. My Wish sung by Alyssa Falcone
53. The Most Beautiful Girl sung by Charlie Rich
54. Constellations sung by Jack Johnson, Eddie Vedder, Kawika Kahiapo
55. Always Be Your Baby sung by Natalie Grant
56. Joy sung by VaShawn Mitchell
57. Dance With My Father sung by Celine Dion
58. Blessed sung by Martina McBride
59. You're My Best Friend sung by Queen
60. Three Little Birds sung by Bob Marley
61. I Loved Her First sung by Heartland
62. Love Me Tender sung by Norah Jones
63. When You Wish Upon a Star sung by Lexi Walker
64. Isn't She Lovely sung by Anthem Lights
65. You'll Be In My Heart sung by Phil Collins
66. Can You Feel The Love Tonight sung by Passenger
67. Cinderella sung by Steven Curtis Chapman
68. God Only Knows sung by Kenyon College Kokosingers
69. Father's Love sung by Gary Valenciano
70. You Raise Me Up sung by Westlife
71. You Are So Beautiful sung by Al Green
72. Daddy sung by Beyonce'
73. Daddy's Little Girl sung by The Shires
74. Child of Mine sung by Carole King
75. You've Got a Friend sung by James Taylor
76. Only You sung by The Platters
77. Over The Rainbow sung by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole
78. A Mother's Song by Cater
79. I Wish You Love sung by Rachael Yamagata
80. Sweet Child O'Mine sung by Sheryl Crow
81. You'll Always Be My Baby sung by Sara Evans
82. Ready, Set, Don't Go sung by Billy Ray Cyrus
83. Count On Me sung by Russell Joe
84. Seems Like Yesterday sung by Melissa Smith
85. I'll Be There sung by Tiffany Evans
86. My Little Girl sung by Tim McGraw
87. You're The Inspiration sung by Chicago
88. Make You Feel My Love sung by Adele
89. Forever Young sung by Rod Stewart
90. Daughters sung by John Mayer
91. Through The Years sung by Charice
92. The Keeper of The Stars sung by Tracy Byrd
93. Wind Beneath My Wings sung by Idina Menzel
94. You Are My Sunshine sung by Johnny Cash
95. To Sir With Love sung by Lulu
96. The Wonder of You sung by Ray Peterson
97. You Look So Good in Love sung by Jamie Foxx
98. We're All in The Dance sung by Feist Listen
99. You Send Me sung by Sam Cooke
100. Little Miss Magic sung by Jimmy Buffett
101. She's Leaving Home/Strawberry Fields Forever sung by Amber Holcomb
102. Stand by You sung by Rachel Platten
103. Stealing Cinderella sung by Chuck Wicks
104. Lost Stars sung by Adam Levine

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