Three Perfect Songs for Thanksgiving

Country music about family, abundance, and faith can round out the holiday’s family festivities.
Three Perfect Songs for Thanksgiving
Saying grace before carving the turkey at Thanksgiving dinner, 1942, by Marjory Collins. Library of Congress. Public Domain
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During the fall season, Christmas music can be heard at retail stores across America months before the holiday arrives. Christmas-themed music is popular, with no shortage of options, from classics like Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” to favorites like Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” According to data gathered by Cloud Cover Music, the average holiday music enthusiast listens to “65 hours and 24 minutes of holiday music each year ... the equivalent of two days, 17 hours, and 24 minutes of listening.”

While Christmas is known for its music, one of its neighboring holidays, Thanksgiving, has its own cornucopia of musical options celebrating the scrumptious occasion. Thanksgiving is known for its turkey and pumpkin pie, but music can add the perfect ingredient to round out any holiday.

Rebecca Day
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Rebecca Day is a freelance writer and independent musician. For more information on her music and writing, visit her Substack, Classically Cultured, at classicallycultured.substack.com