Music and songs guides

Wedding playlists, first dance songs, funeral music, birthday and Christmas party playlists, karaoke, friendship songs and slideshow music. There are 9 guides in this section, all free to read and copy from, with no sign-up and no paywall.

Every one is written for a specific moment rather than in general, so pick the closest fit and take the lines you need. Most people land here with a card half-written, a party half-planned or a present still unbought, and the quickest route is to open the guide that names your exact situation rather than reading the whole section.

The guides are written in plain UK English, with real prices, real posting dates and wording you can copy straight into a card without it sounding like it came off a website. Where a guide recommends something we sell, it is because it genuinely fits the moment - and where nothing we make fits, the guide says so and points you elsewhere.

What's in the music and songs guides

This section collects 9 guides on music and songs. They cover the wording, the timing, the budget and the etiquette side of the same subject, so you can read one and be done rather than hopping between five tabs. Each guide opens with the short answer, then gives examples you can lift word for word.

How to use them

Start with the guide whose title matches your situation most exactly. If you are writing something, copy two or three lines you like and change a name or a detail - that small edit is what makes a message sound like you. If you are buying something, use the budget sections rather than the pictures, because the right spend matters more than the right product.

Nothing here needs to be read in order and nothing is behind a sign-up. If a guide mentions a card, pin badge, print or gift we make, it is because it fits that moment. Where we do not make something suitable, the guide says so plainly instead of pushing the nearest alternative.

Every music and songs guide

  • Songs to add to a wedding playlist
    A practical wedding playlist guide - what to play at each stage of the day, how long each section needs, and the songs that clear a dance floor.
  • The most popular first dance songs
    The first dance songs UK couples actually pick, sorted by mood, with advice on length, editing and getting everyone else onto the floor.
  • Funeral-appropriate songs
    Songs for a UK funeral - entry, reflection and exit - with hymns, modern choices, uplifting options and the practical rules crematoriums apply.
  • Birthday party playlist ideas
    What to put on a birthday playlist for every age, how many songs you need, and the running order that keeps a room dancing.
  • Christmas party playlist songs
    The Christmas songs to play at a work do or family party, the ones to ration, and how to mix in non-festive tracks so the night keeps going.
  • Songs to cheer someone up
    A feel-good playlist for someone having a rough week - instant lifters, comfort songs, and how to send it so it lands.
  • Karaoke songs that always work
    Karaoke songs that fill a room rather than empty it, sorted by confidence level, with the ones to avoid and how to run the night.
  • Songs about friendship
    Friendship songs worth putting on a playlist for a best friend - classics, modern picks, leaving dos and the quieter ones.
  • Songs for a birthday slideshow
    Slideshow songs for a milestone birthday, sorted by mood and decade, with how long the video should be and how to time the photos.

Other guide topics

Back to all guides

Where to shop next

Frequently asked questions

How many music and songs guides are there?

There are 9 in this section, and the full directory has 614 guides across 51 topics.

Are these free to use?

Yes. Copy any message, joke or checklist straight into a card or a party plan. You do not need to buy anything.