As Low Funeral Cost approaches Funeral Songs Change. Yes as music Christian and otherwise drift away from the traditional. Funeral Cost and Hymns are also Changing. Boom Boxes often replace organists and soloists fora sure fire way to lower funeral cost as well as the average cost of a funeral.
ADELAIDE, Australia – Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular soft and hard rock classics like Led Zeppelin‘s “Stairway to Heaven” and AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell,” a cemetery manager said in Australia.
Some of the less traditional choices are mentioned here:
Among other less Traditional choices in Australia were “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by the Monty Python comedy team, “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead,” “Hit the Road Jack,” “Another One Bites the Dust” and “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.” The full article can be viewed here:
It is a very precious thing to hear groups of folks sing Louis Armstrong’s “It is a Wonderful World” or Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” as a funeral song. Tim Russert’s service did feature “over the rainbow.”
If you go to a Funeral you will still probably hear “Amazing Grace”
Good General information can be found on funerals and Funeral Cost are here in two books.
Two books can help here
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Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak
Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois
Be sure to let me know how you lowered the cost of your funerals.
Your Funeral Guy: Newsweek article creates Funeral, Cost, FCA controversy.
5 JulOn July 3rd 2008, Newsweek did an article creating a funeral, funeral cost and FCA- Funeral Consumer Alliance stir. The picture of the biodegradable casket gives you a look at future funeral cost. Joshua Slocum of the Funeral Consumers Alliance also did a great Job handling comments after the article appeared. Slocum is a true Funeral Futurist. The article is Called “A Serious Undertaking.”
Quoting from the Newsweek Article:
“the annual conference of the Funeral Consumers Alliance, a watchdog group for the death-care industry that advocates simple, personalized and environmentally sound alternatives to the typical American burial.”
Joshua Slocum is exactly correct when the article quotes him:
“I want people to be shocked,” Slocum says, “that in some states, the body belongs to the mortuary by state law. And once a funeral director has got a body in the door, it’s over.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/144482
As stated in the Book Rest in Peace Insiders Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral Once the Funeral Director puts your loved one on the mortuary cot, The funeral cost clock starts running.
Two books can help here with the average cost of a funeral.
Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak
Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois
Be sure to let me know how you achieved low funeral cost.
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