5 Songs to Add to Your Thanksgiving Playlist (VIDEOS & PHOTO)
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It seems that almost every holiday has its own soundtrack, except for Thanksgiving. There are Halloween songs and Christmas songs, but nothing really catered to Thanksgiving, unless you count children’s music.
So, in the spirit of celebrating Thanksgiving, I’ve compiled a very literal list of songs that give thanks. While the songs listed below aren’t specifically about Thanksgiving, the music does highlight the different ways a person can be thankful, whether it’s genuine gratitude or sarcasm.
1.) “Thank You” -Dido
2.) “Thank You” -Estelle
3.) “Thank You” -MKTO
4.) “Thnks fr th Mmrs” -Fall Out Boy
5.) “Thank U” -Alanis Morissette
What songs are on your Thanksgiving playlist?
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I play this every year around Thanksgiving~a song of gratefulness and doing things for others.
May The Light of Love by David Roth/also covered by Anne Hills.
David Roth: www.davidrothmusic.com
Anne Hills: www.annehills.com
Song was taped at Wintersongs with David, Anne, Greg Greenway, Reggie Harris, Penny Nichols and others.
Song begins at about 4:09.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKUc1Rkvzs
lyrics:
As we come around to take our places at the table
A moment to remember and reflect upon our wealth
Here’s to loving friends and family, here’s to being able
To gather here together in good company and health
May we be released from all those feelings that would harm us
May we have the will to give them up and get them gone
For heavy are the satchels full of anger and false promise
May we have the strength to put them down
Chorus:
May the light of love be shining deep within your spirit
May the torch of mercy clear the path and show the way
May the horn of plenty sound so everyone can hear it
May the light of love be with you every day.
May we wish the best for every one that we encounter
May we swallow pride and may we do away with fear
For it’s only what we do not know that we have grown afraid of
And only what we do not choose to hear.
Chorus:
May the light of love be shining deep within your spirit
May the torch of mercy clear the path and show the way
May the horn of plenty sound so everyone can hear it
May the light of love be with you every day.
As we bless our daily bread and drink our day’s libation
May we be reminded of the lost and wayward soul
The hungry and the homeless that we have in every nation
May we fill each empty cup and bowl
May nothing ever come between or threaten to divide us
May we never take for granted all the gifts that we receive
Being ever mindful of the unseen hands that guide us
And the miracles that cause us to believe
Chorus:
May the light of love be shining deep within your spirit
May the torch of mercy clear the path and show the way
May the horn of plenty sound so everyone can hear it
May the light of love be with you every day
May the horn of plenty sound so everyone can hear it
May the light of love be with you, may the light of love be with you
May the light of love be with you every day