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LONDON = (Reuters) - It's never=20 easy to say goodbye but when the time comes, more Britons are = choosing a=20 pop ditty over a mournful dirge.

Contemporary pop songs rather than traditional hymns provide = the music=20 for an increasing number of funeral services, the Co-operative = Group's=20 Funeral Service said Monday.

Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" from the 1988 tearjerker = "Beaches" topped the funeral chart in a Co-op poll conducted = throughout=20 Britain.

"Perhaps mourners want to recreate the emotion of their = favorite films=20 and ensure their loved ones receive a funeral worthy of a star," = Lorinda=20 Sheasby of the Co-op, one of Britain's biggest undertakers.

The Co-op said 68 percent of its undertakers reported increased = use of=20 pop songs.

Weepy Hollywood film ballads are the most popular choice.

In second place was Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," the = theme from=20 the blockbuster film "Titanic." Whitney Houston's "I Will Always = Love You"=20 was number three.

Other top 10 selections were "Candle in the Wind," sung by = Elton John=20 at the funeral of Britain's Princess Diana in 1997, and "Angels" = by Robbie=20 Williams.

There were also those who chose to bid a more whimsical = farewell. Among=20 the more unusual requests were the Village People's "YMCA" and = Wham's=20 "Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go," not to mention the Queen classic = "Another=20 One Bites the Dust."

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