You will find a listing of appropriate liturgical music below. You can click on the name of each piece of music to hear a preview of the song on YouTube.
Q: Are we allowed to include secular songs in the liturgy because they hold special significance for the deceased?
A: The introduction to the Order of Christian Funerals devotes four paragraphs to the question of Music in the Funeral liturgy (numbers 30-34).
"Music is integral to the Funeral rites. It allows the community to express convictions and feelings that words alone may fail to convey. It has the power to console and uplift the mourners and to strengthen the unity of the assembly in faith and love. The texts of the songs chosen for a particular celebration should express the paschal mystery of the Lord's suffering, death, and triumph over death and should be related to the readings from Scripture."