Best cocktail hour songs for weddings

Song	Artist	Genre	iTunes
Ain’t Misbehavin’	Louie Armstrong	Big Band
All The Things You Are	Artie Shaw	Swing
Americano	The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Big Band
At The Woodchoper’s Ball	Woody Herman Orchestra	Swing
Baby Wants A Diamond Ring	Squirrel Nut Zippers	Swing
Because of You	Tony Bennett	Ballad
Begin The Beguine	Artie Shaw	Swing
Besame Mucho	Dean Martin	Ballad
Besame Mucho	Cesaria Evora	Latin
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy	Andrew Sisters	Big Band
Brown Derby Jump	Cherry Poppin’ Daddies	Swing
Bunny Hop	Ray Anthony	Oldies
Buona Sera	Louis Prima	Big Band
Caravan	Duke Ellington	Big Band
Chattanooga Cho Choo	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Big Band
Che Che Cole	Willie Colon y Hector Lavoe	Latin
Cherry Poppin’ Daddy Strut	Cherry Poppin’ Daddies	Big Band
Clarinet Polka	Jimmy Dorsey	Polka
Concerto For Clarinet	Artie Shaw & His Orchestra	Big Band
Corner Pocket	Count Basie/Duke Ellington	Big Band
Deadly Nightcall	Royal Crown Revue	Swing
Do Nothin’ Till you Hear From Me	Nina Simone	Jazz
Doghouse Polka	Babe Wagner	Polka
Drum Boogie	Gene Krupa	Swing
Everybody Loves Somebody	Dean Martin	Ballad
Falling Leaves	Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke	Instrumental
Fine And Mellow	Billie Holiday	Jazz
Fly Me To The Moon	Frank Sinatra	Ballad
Flying Home	Lionel Hampton	Swing
Forever In Love	Kenny G	Jazz
Gabriel’s Oboe	Ennio Morricone	Classical
Glow Worm	The Mills Brothers	Big Band
Green Onions	Booker T & The MG’s	Oldies
Hallelujah Chorus	George Frideric Handel	Classical
Helena Polka	Jimmy Dorsey	Polka
Hey Brother, Pour The Wine	Dean Martin	Oldies
Highland Cathedral	The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	Celtic
Hornpipe	George Frideric Handel	Classical
Hot Mallets	Lionel Hampton	Swing
I Can’t Get Started	Bunny Berigan	Swing
I Get A Kick Out Of You	Frank Sinatra	Jazz
I Love Lucy Theme	Wilbur Hatch & Orchestra	Jazz
In The Mood	Glenn Miller	Swing
It Had To Be You	Harry Connick, Jr	Jazz
Jack You’re Dead	Joe Jackson’s Jumpin Jive	Swing
Jeepers Creepers	Louis Armstrong	Jazz
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring	Johann Sebastian Bach	Classical
Joy	George Winston	Instrumental
Jumpin At The Woodside	Count Basie	Swing
Just Because	Frank Yankovic	Polka
King Of Swing	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Swing
Kiss The Rain	Yiruma	World
Leap Frog	Les Brown	Swing
Licorice Stick Polka	Jimmy Dorsey	Polka
Linus & Lucy	Vince Guaraldi Trio	Jazz
Love’s Theme	Love Unlimited Orchestra	Instrumental
Lover Man	Billie Holiday	Jazz
Luck Be A Lady	Frank Sinatra	Ballad
Lush Life	Nat King Cole	Jazz
Mack The Knife	Louie Armstrong	Jazz
Makin’ Whoopee	Ella Fitzgerald	Jazz
Mission Impossible Theme	Danny Elfman	Big Band
Moonlight In Vermont	Les Brown	Jazz
Moonlight Serenade	Glenn Miller	Swing
Mr. Pinstripe Suit	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Swing
My Heart Will Go On	James Horner	Classical
Night Time Is The Right Time	Ray Charles	Soul
Ode To Joy	Ludwig van Beethoven	Classical
On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Tommy Dorsey	Swing
On Your Toes	The Babe Wagner Band	Polka
One O’Clock Boogie	Count Basie	Swing
One O’Clock Jump	Count Basie	Swing
Opus One	Tommy Dorsey	Swing
Orange Blossom Special	Osborne Brothers	Polka
Overture	George F Handel	Classical
Pennsylvania 6-5000	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Big Band
Perdido	Duke Ellington	Jazz
Pink Panther Theme	Henry Mancini	Jazz
Pretty Baby	Dean Martin	Ballad
Rebel Rouser	Duane Eddy	Oldies
Rock & Roll Part II	Gary Glitter	Rock
Rocky Theme	(Bill Conti) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra	Classical
Romeo And Juliet Love Theme	Tchaikovsky	Classical
Saudade Vem Correndo	Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa	Latin/Jazz
Sentimental Journey	Les Brown Band	Swing
Sex And The City Theme	London Music Works	Bossa Nova
Sing, Sing, Sing	Benny Goodman	Swing
Skyliner	Charlie Barnet	Swing
Sleepwalk (Instrumental)	The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Big Band
St. Elmo’s Fire	David Foster	Instrumental
Star Wars Theme	John Williams	Classical
Stardust	Artie Shaw	Swing
Stompin’ At The Savoy	Benny Goodman	Swing
Storybook Love (Princess Bride Theme)	Mark Knofler	Classical
Straighten Up And Fly Right	Nat King Cole	Jazz
String Of Pearls	Glenn Miller	Big Band
Suits Are Picking Up	Squirrel Nut Zippers	Swing
Swing The Mood	Jive Bunny	Swing
T’ain’t What You Do (Ain’t What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It)	Jimmie Lunceford	Swing
Take The A Train	Duke Ellington	Swing
Taking A Chance On Love	Tommy Dorsey	Jazz
Tea For Two	Dave Brubeck	Jazz
Tequila	Champs	Oldies
That’s Amore	Dean Martin	Ballad
The Dipsy Doodle	Chick Webb & His Orchestra w/ Ella Fitzgerald	Jazz
The Dirty Boogie	The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Big Band
The Most Beautiful Girl	Harry Connick, Jr	Jazz
This Cat’s On A Hot Tin Roof	The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Big Band
Tonight Show Theme (Johnny Carson)	Bobby Morganstein	Jazz
Trou Macacq	Squirrel Nut Zippers	Big Band
Trumpet Tune	Henry Purcell	Classical
Trumpet Voluntary	Jeremiah Clarke	Classical
Tuxedo Junction	Erskine Hawkins	Swing
Unforgettable	Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole	Ballad
Volare	Dean Martin	Ballad
Walk Don’t Run	The Ventures	Oldies
Walkin’ Blues	Royal Crown Revue	Big Band
We Are In Love	Harry Connick, Jr	Jazz
What I’d Say	Ray Charles	Oldies
Wonderful Tonight	Michael Buble	Ballad
Your Feets Too Big	Fats Waller	Jazz
Zip Gun Bop	Royal Crown Revue	Swing
Zoot Suit Riot	Cherry Poppin’ Daddies	Swing

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