The father/daughter dance has become a staple of traditional wedding receptions and is a wonderful and often touching moment for a father to share with his little girl.  A tradition that is quickly becoming less uncommon is the mother/son dance, where the groom dances with his mother to a song of their choice.  It become more popular about 20 years ago and is quickly becoming a regular request during the special dance time of the reception. In some cases, the newly married couple might combine the father/daughter dance with the mother/son dance and choose one song.  Whatever you choose, making the moment has a lot to do with choosing an appropriate song.

Alternatively, you could delight your guests with a full choreographed routine like this South Dakota mother and son did.  While this is certainly a personal choice between the two (we’ve even heard of mothers and dancing to AC/DC), here are 15 popular options plus 5 of our personal favorites that didn’t make the list.

15 Mother/Son Dance Songs

1. Randy Travis – Angel
2. Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
3. Van Morrison – Days Like This
4. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
5. Bob Dylan – Forever Young
6. James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
7. Lee Ann Womack – I Hope You Dance
8. The Beatles – In My Life
9. Boyz II Men – Mama
10. Carrie Underwood – Mama’s Song
11. Backstreet Boys – The Perfect Fan
12. Ben E King – Stand By Me
13. Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
14. Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
15. Kermit the Frog – Rainbow Connection

5 Bonus Mother/Son Dance Songs

1. Sheryl Crow – Sweet Child O Mine
2. Elton John – Blessed
3. Lucero – Mom
4. Rascal Flatts – My WIsh
5. Natalie Merchant – Kind & Generous