I used to be a hardcore Thanksgiving purist. No trees, no snow, no Christmas jingles until after Thanksgiving. Then I married a man that loves Christmas so much it literally hurt. And we had kids. My stance on Thanksgiving was outvoted. We put up our tree the weekend after Halloween, it stays up well into January. Christmas carols can be heard blasting from our car in mid-June.
I lost.
But about two years ago, a glimmer of hope emerged when my older two asked why we didn’t have a Thanksgiving playlist.
Why were we just skipping over it? So I told them, we’d just have to create one! Lo and behold, there are a few more than you might imagine. I’m here to share them with you. Our ‘Best of Thanksgiving’ playlist has become one of our favorite things in the month of November! Now, don’t get me wrong, we belt out “Gobble, Gobble” while we eat dinner in a room lit up by our Christmas tree, but this little nod of gratitude is everything you need to enjoy Thanksgiving this year.
The Best of Thanksgiving Playlist
- THE THANKSGIVING SONG – Ben Rector
- GOBBLE, GOBBLE – Matthew West
- A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING – George Winston
- I’VE GOT PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FOR – Bing Crosby
- STUFFY TURKEY – Thelonious Monk
- SWEET POTATO PIE – Ray Charles
- THANKFUL – Josh Groban
- DON’T YOU WANNA THANK SOMEONE – Andrew Peterson
- SUGAR & SPICE – Luther Vandross
- AUTUMN IN NEW YORK – Ella Fitzgerald or Billie Holiday
- HARVEST MOON – Neil Young
- ALL THAT MEAT & NO POTATOES – Louis Armstrong
- BLESSINGS – Laura Story
- COLORS OF THE WIND – Judy Kuhn
- THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING – Brandon Heath
- THE BEST IS YET TO COME – Ben Rector
- BLESSINGS – Hollow Coves
- CROWDED TABLE – The Highwomen
- WE ARE GONNA BE FRIENDS – Jack Johnson
- THANKSGIVING FEAST – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- LOVELY DAY – Bill Withers
- BETTER TOGETHER – Jack Johnson
- WE’RE ALL GOING HOME – The Wanderer
And if you just so happen to be an Amazon music person, you can click here to add The Best of Thanksgiving playlist to your own collection.
Have a song we should add? Please let us know! We’re always looking for new ones to add!
