The Queen’s Piper will help close her state funeral with a rendition of the traditional piece Sleep, Dearie, Sleep. Pipe Major Paul Burns, the monarch’s personal player at the time of her death, will ...

Among traditional bagpipe standards such as “Amazing Grace” and “Danny Boy” there were some musicians at this year’s World Competition of Pipe Bands in Glasgow, Scotland who took songs to places many ...

Monty Python‘s “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life,” the jaunty singalong that first appeared in the comedy troupe’s 1979 film The Life of Brian, has long been a staple at funerals for its ...

Who gets the last laugh? The British, it seems, after a study out Friday revealed that Monty Python’s “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” is the most-played song at funerals in the United Kingdom ...

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, ...