1st birthday montage music

I have become nostalgic as my girls' first birthday approaches. So, I decided to make a little birthday montage of pictures from the last year.

Does anyone have any ideas for music to put in the background? I think one that would be great is "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed.

What else? Something nostalgic, but cute...no matter what music I choose, I am sure that I will cry and make my mother cry when I finally sit down to watch the whole thing. I think it will probably end up being 6-7 minutes long.

Thanks for the ideas!!

 

have you heard the Curious Georage Soundstrack by Jack Johnson? Really cute songs on that CD. The first song, Jungle Gym is really cute for a first b-day montage.

 

Sweet Child of Mine - Guns N' Roses
My Girl - The Temptations
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Lullaby - The Dixie Chicks (love, love, love this one! and it will definitely make you cry.)
Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

 

I used Lullaby by the Dixie Chicks and What A Wonderful World. I still cry everytime I hear Lullaby!

 

There is a song by an artist named Catie Curtis called The Princess and the Mermaid. It is about her two little girls and life changing - kind of a call to her significant other mainly...here are some of the lyrics. I cry when I hear it. I used it for their montage. This is the first verse and chorus. Here is a link to the whole song - you have to download it - just to have!!!! http://www.songlyrics.com/catie-curtis/the-princess-and-the-mermaid-lyrics/



These days we can't seem to find the time
After picking up toys and giving up airplane rides
But the princess and the mermaid in the backseat
Have pointed out the moon and fallen asleep
Amen

Driving past the place we used to live
Before we lived with crayons and with cribs
Sometimes I don't know how we got here
A little dream of our own and we got here
Amen

CHORUS: Whatever it takes, whatever we need
I believe that we can make it, my love
Whatever comes you are the one
Who helps me to believe I'm strong enough

 

When I did older DS's I used "over the rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

It's so beautiful and was perfect for looking at pictures.

Good luck!

 

Mark Harris has a song about raising kids called "Find your Wings." Here's his video/slide show on YouTube. Love it! I plan to use it for a montage for Father's Day next year:

Find Your Wings

 

Here are some! I've been working on a list for months and think I got a good list Now I just have to get cracking on making mine and picking the "right" songs.

Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls
It Feels Like Home to Me - Chantal kreviazuk
Let Them Be Little - Billy Dean
In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
Baby Mine - Alison Kraus
Daughters - John Mayer
Home - Michael Bublé
Happy Together - The Turtles
My Wish - Rascal Flatts
She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
I Could Not Ask for More - Edwin McCain
Thank God for Kids - Kenny Chesney
It Won't be like this for Long - Darius Rucker
Sweet pea - Amos Lee

 

Love the "let them be little song". thats a wonderful choice!! Also the Darius Rucker song

 

I third Lullaby by Dixie Chicks. I cry every.single.time. Also Over the Rainbow by Israel-it's a great one. One I haven't seen listed is Daughter by Loudon Wainwright.

 

I put it together as a surprise for my husband so I used a couple of his favorite songs (Angel by Jimmy Hendrix and a Beatles song). If I where doing it for us I would've probably picked our wedding song or songs that I listend to their first year here and remind me of my babies, songs that mean something to us.