20 Best Children-themed Songs for Your Wedding Playlist
Last Updated: July 31, 2023 | Written by Matthew Campbell (Editor of My Wedding Songs and wedding DJ)
Take Your Children To Work Day takes place every year on the fourth Thursday of April. The day actually started in 1992 with taking your daughter to work day by the Ms. Foundation for Women.
Even though boys were not included in the program, many parents brought their sons to work anyway. Sons were not officially added to the special workday until 2003.
Another special day to celebrate our children is on the 1st Saturday of April – Love Our Children Day.
Take Your Children To Work Day really depends upon the participation of the business. Business owners must decide if children meet company guidelines for being in their specific work facilities. The official name of the day is Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day.
Check out my list of top Children songs – songs with the word children in the song title.
Spotify Children Playlist
Top 15 Trending Children Songs
- “Children” by Robert Miles (Dance – 1996)
- “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Rock – 1969)
- “Children of Sanchez” by Chuck Mangione, Don Potter (Jazz – 1978)
- “O Children” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Rock – 2004)
- “Children Go Where I Send Thee” by Kenny Rogers, Home Free (Holiday – 2015)
- “Children” by Caio Ghisi (Pop – 2022)
- “Children Of The Sun” by Billy Thorpe (Rock – 1979)
- “Come Little Children” by Erutan (Vocal – 2013)
- “Children Of The Night” by The Stylistics (R&B – 1972)
- “Where Do The Children Play” by Cat Stevens/Yusef (Singer-Songwriter – 1970)
- “No Children” by The Mountain Goats (Alternative – 2002)
- “Children” by Justin Bieber (Pop – 2015)
- “Children’s Story” by Slick Rick (Hip Hop – 1988)
- “Children Of The Machine” by CG5, Dagames (Pop – 2023)
- “C’mon Children” by Earth, Wind & Fire (R&B – 1971)
Popular Songs About Children
Only Children – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Released in 2020 on the album Reunions
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Maybe these words will hold the beast back
And will you read me what you wrote
The one I said you stole from Dylan
Over-encouraged, only children
Children, Go Where I Send Thee – Kenny Rogers feat. Home Free
Released in 2015 on the album Once Again It’s Christmas
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Born of the virgin Mary
Born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
Next, read and listen to a mom playlist.
Walk Together Children – The Isaacs
Released in 2013 on the album The Living Years
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Walk together children (walk together and don’t)
Don’ you get weary
Come Little Children – Erutan
Released in 2013 on the album Come Little Children
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Come little children
I’ll take thee away
Into a land of enchantment
Children Of The Korn – Korn featuring Ice Cube
Released in 2013 on the album Follow the Leader
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
So save me
I, I
And the children are born
You feel it through me
I, I
You’re the children of the Korn
Edge Of The World (A Children’s Song) – Mat Kearney
Released in 2010 on the album The song was released as a single
Genre: Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Painting outside the lines
Maybe we can find the edge of the world
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O Children – Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Released in 2004 on the album Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Oh children
Poor old Jim’s white as a ghost
He’s found the answer that we lost
We’re all weeping now, weeping because
There ain’t nothing we can do to protect you
Children – 4 Clubbers
Released in 2001 on the album No1 POP
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Children, sweet children
Who’ll be watching out for you, who’ll be there
To guide you through
Children – Robert Miles
Released in 1995 on the album Dreamland
Genre: Dance
(Instrumental)
Children Of The Night – Richard Marx
Released in 1990 on the album Repeat Offender
Genre: Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
We won’t go down without a fight
Our voice is strong, our future’s bright
And thanks to what we learned from you
We’ve grown into the children of the night
Children’s Story – Slick Rick
Released in 1989 on the album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Genre: Hip Hop
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
This ain’t funny so don’t ya dare laugh
Just another case ’bout the wrong path
Straight ‘n narrow or yo’ soul gets cast
When the Children Cry – White Lion
Released in 1988 on the album Pride
Genre: Rock
The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
When the children cry let them know we tried
‘Cause when the children sing then the new world begins
Children Of The Damned – Iron Maiden
Released in 1982 on the album The Number of the Beast
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
If he had lived, he would have crucified us all
Now he’s standing on his last step
He thought oblivion, well, it beckons us all
Children of the damned
Hell Is For Children – Pat Benatar
Released in 1980 on the album Crimes Of Passion
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Because hell, hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell, hell is for children
And you shouldn’t have to pay for your love
Children of the Sun – Billy Thorpe
Released in 1979 on the album Children of the Sun
Genre: Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
The people of the Earth stood waiting
Watching as the ships came one by one
Setting fire to the sky as they landed
Carrying to the world Children Of The Sun
Bless The Beasts And Children – Carpenters
Released in 1972 on the album A Song For You
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Light their way
When the darkness surrounds them
Give them love, let it shine all around them
Bless the beasts and the children
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine – Tom T. Hall
Released in 1972 on the album The Storyteller
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you’re down
He said, I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime
Now it’s old dogs and children and watermelon wine
Children of the Night – The Stylistics
Released in 1972 on the album Round 2
Genre: R&B
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
All alone I’ll walk each street until I find
Someone who is just like me
Looking for some company, no, yeah, hea
Children of the night
Children of the Grave – Black Sabbath
Released in 1971 on the album Master of Reality
Genre: Heavy Metal
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
So, you children of the world
Listen to what I say
If you want a better place to live in
Spread the word today
Show the world that love is still alive, you must be brave
God’s Children – The Kinks
Released in 1971 on the album Percy
Genre: Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
And they got no right to change us
Oh, we gotta go back the way the good lord made
Oh, the good lord made us all
And we are all his children
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Released in 1970 on the album Déjà Vu
Genre: Folk Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Teach your children well
Their father’s hell did slowly go by
Feed them on your dreams
The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by
Do you have a favorite song about children? Please share your song below in the comments.
About
DJ, Editor, Music Lover
Matthew (Matt) Campbell is the founder/editor of My Wedding Songs from his experience as a wedding DJ. He is the author of two wedding planners: ‘Wedding Songs Planner’ and ‘The Wedding Music Toolkit’. Matt is the host of the ‘Wedding Songs Podcast’. He shares music inspiration in his weekly newsletter the ‘Wedding MusicLetter’. His articles have been published on Rolling Stone, DJ Life Magazine, and DJ Times. Matt resides in the wedding capital of the world – Las Vegas.