Music and celebrations go hand-in-hand, and if you are celebrating the arrival of your little bundle of joy, then the happiness just doubles. AptParenting lists out the best songs to groove at a baby shower.
You Rock Baby!
The latest trend among celebs is the instrumental lullaby renditions of popular rock bands/songs by various artists, which they love to play for their children.
Baby showers are occasions to celebrate and welcome a new member into the family. This tradition is said to have its origins during the baby boom of ’40s and ’50s after World War II. Tradition dictates that the baby shower must be organized by a distant cousin or an aunt so that it does not look like a mission to collect gifts, but today with changing times, it’s hosted by any close member of the family or by best friends of the mother-to-be. It’s also fairly common nowadays to include the dad-to-be, some new dads may relish sharing in all the aspects of pregnancy.
Apart from all the cooings received over the cute baby clothes that are gifted, the sharing of family pregnancy anecdotes by grandmothers, aunts, and other elderly female members of the family, yummy food, and loving company, you also need good music to set the mood right. Here are a list of songs that can get everyone to dance, just chill around and listen, or sing along.
Best Songs for a Baby Shower
All Smiles
Artist: Jess Penner
Bring through the sky, like a bicycle bell
Light up the stars with the story as we tell
We’re all smiles.
Angel
Artist: Jack Johnson
I’ve got an angel
She doesn’t wear any wings
She wears a heart that can melt my own
She wears a smile that can make me wanna sing.
A Whole New World
Artist: Aladdin Movie Version
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I’m way up here
It’s crystal clear
That now I’m in a whole new world with you
Now I’m in a whole new world with you.
At Last
Artist: Etta James
I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill
To press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known.
Baby Mine
Artist: Alison Krauss
Little one when you play,
Don’t you mind what they say.
Let those eyes sparkle and shine,
Never a tear,
Baby of mine.
Baby Baby
Artist: Amy Grant
Baby, baby
I’m taken with the notion
To love you with the sweetest of devotion.
Beautiful Day
Artist: U2
It’s a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It’s a beautiful day
Don’t let it get away.
Better Together
Artist: Jack Johnson
Better Together
Artist: Jack Johnson
Baby, baby
I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when I wake up
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
And there is no combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing
We’re Better together.
Bubbly
Artist: Colbie Caillat
I’ve been awake for a while now
You’ve got me feelin’ like a child now
‘Cause every time I see your bubbly face
I get the tingles in a silly place.
Blessed
Artist: Elton John
Hey you, you’re a child in my head
You haven’t walked yet
Your first words have yet to be said
But I swear you’ll be blessed.
Child of Mine
Artist: Carole King
Child of mine, child of mine
Oh yes, sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine.
Can’t Take my Eyes off You
Artist: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off you
You feel like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much.
Count On Me
Artist: Bruno Mars
If you’re tossin` and you’re turnin’ and you just can’t fall asleep
I’ll sing a song beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Everyday I will remind you.
Golden Slumbers
Artist: The Beatles
Golden slumbers fill your eyes,
smiles awake you when you rise
Sleep pretty darling do not cry,
and I will sing a lullaby.
God Made You Beautiful
Artist: Beyonce
When you were born
The angels sighed in delight
They never thought they’d see such a beautiful sight
You took the breath
And the world was right again
Tears were shed
How we have been blessed.
Home
Artist: Phillip Phillips
Hold on, to me as we go As we roll down this unfamiliar road
And although this wave is stringing us along
Just know you’re not alone
Cause I’m going to make this place
your Home.
Having A Baby
Artist: R. Kelly
And I’m so glad to be that baby’s daddy
(I’m having a baby)
A little girl, a little boy, a little you, a little me
(I’m having a baby)
Girl it doesn’t matter, as long as it’s healthy.
Let Them Be Little
Artist: Billy Dean
I can remember when you fit in the palm of my hand
Felt so good in it, no bigger than a minute
How it amazes me, you’re changing with every blink
Faster than a flower blooms they grow up all too soon.
My Darling Child
Artist: Sean O’Connor
My darling child
My darling baby
My darling child
You gave life to me
My darling child
My darling baby.
Never Grow Up
Artist: Taylor Swift
Your little hand’s wrapped around my finger
And it’s so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you’re dreaming
So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light
To you everything’s funny, you got nothing to regret
I’d give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that.
Sweet Pea
Artist: Amos Lee
Sweet pea, apple of my eye
Don’t know when and I don’t know why
You’re the only reason I keep on coming home.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Artist: Israel Kamakawiwo
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby.
Sweet Child O’Mine
Artist: Guns N’ Roses
She’s got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky.
The Littlest Bird
Artist: The be good Tanyas
Well, I love you so dearly, I love you so clearly
I wake you up in the mornin’
so early the littlest birds
sing the prettiest songs.
The Lucky Ones
Artist: Tim Myers
Lately I’ve been smiling outside
I feel good, I feel light as a feather
Open up the window look out at the sky
Everything’s better.
What a Wonderful World
Artist: Louis Armstrong
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day and the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
When You Wish Upon A Star
Artist: Disney
Moma when you wished upon a star
Your dreams come true
Fate is kind
She brings to those who love.
When a Child is Born
Artist: Boney M
A ray of hope flitters in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born.
Each baby shower has its own unique feel and theme, and it’s all about having fun and sharing good times. No matter which part of the world you are in, just show the mother how proud you are of her and the beautiful baby through these wonderful songs.
