Choosing the right music for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah video montage helps tell the story of your child’s journey, from baby pictures to the bimah and beyond. The best montage songs are meaningful, upbeat, emotional without being too sentimental, and appropriate for a sacred milestone. Below is a curated and fully randomized list of songs that work beautifully for mitzvah montage videos, including classics, modern favorites, and family-friendly hits.
Mitzvah Montage Song IdeasYou’ll Be in My Heart – Phil Collins
Best Day of My Life – American Authors
Never Grow Up – Taylor Swift
Count on Me – Bruno Mars
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
Verge – Owl City
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Story of My Life – One Direction
Born to Be Wild – Steppenwolf
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You – James Taylor
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
High Hopes – Panic! at the Disco
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills and Nash
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
Sweet Child of Mine – Sheryl Crow
Have It All – Jason Mraz
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
She’s a Lady – Tom Jones
Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
Moments Like This – The Afters
My Wish – Rascal Flatts
You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman
Better Place – Rachel Platten
My Life Would Suck Without You – Kelly Clarkson or Glee Cast
I’ll Be There for You – The Rembrandts
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Hall of Fame – The Script
Good Life – OneRepublic
Firework – Katy Perry
Happy – Pharrell Williams
On Top of the World – Imagine Dragons
You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Roar – Katy Perry
This Is Me – Keala Set
Let Them Be Little – Billy Dean
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Brave – Sara Bareilles
Celebration – Kool and the Gang
Home – Phillip Phillips
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Photograph – Ed Sheeran
Count Me In – Dove Cameron
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Life Is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
Golden – Harry Styles
I Lived – OneRepublic
You Make My Dreams – Hall and Oates
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
The Best Is Yet to Come – Frank Sinatra
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Beautiful Day – U2
Good Times – Chic
All Star – Smash Mouth
Rise Up – Andra Day
Today Was a Fairytale – Taylor Swift
Kids – OneRepublic
Unstoppable – Sia
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
Best Days of Your Life – Kellie Pickler
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Forever Now – Michael Bublé
The Climb – Miley Cyrus
Time of My Life – David Cook
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Family – Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Wings – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Count Your Blessings – Matt Redman
Little Wonders – Rob Thomas
Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
Stand by Me – Ben E. King
Never Stop (Wedding Version works too) – Safetysuit
Make Today Count – Lincoln Brewster