75 Thanksgiving Songs To Help Drown Out Small Talk With Your Mother-In-Law

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for so many people, and what's not to love? The food, the family, and the potential to reflect on everything that makes you grateful. But sometimes, these big holidays — with a meal that takes days to prepare, and family members you can only handle once a year — feel overwhelming. When your uncle starts talking politics, your mother-in-law isn't respecting your kids' boundaries, and that long-lost cousin is dying to know if you're "done having kids yet," you need a way to drown them out. And, well, you'd be scolded for screaming, "Shut up and go home!" The safe alternative? Cueing up a playlist full of Thanksgiving songs.

"A Thanksgiving playlist? Really?" Yes! That's precisely what many of us need to get through this day. From on-the-nose songs about the holiday to ballads that are simply about being thankful, Thanksgiving songs come in all forms. They also come through from all genres and at all paces. If you need something soft and sweet to chill out to while you hide in the bathroom, no sweat. If you need something serene to keep the dinner table calm and centered, you got it. And if you need something loud, fast, and bopping to drown out the bickering while you wash the dishes? Done.

The following Thanksgiving songs span all the genres and moods you could possibly filter through on this filler holiday. You're welcome.

A Modern Mix

1. "The Thanksgiving Song" — Ben Rector
2. "The Story" — Brandi Carlile
3. "Thankful" — Kelly Clarkson
4. "Home" — Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
5. "Family" — Catey Shaw
6. "Linger" — The Cranberries
7. "Biscuits" — Kacey Musgraves
8. "Thankful" — Céline Dion
9. "Macy's Day Parade" — Green Day
10. “Thank U” — Alanis Morissette
11. "One Love" — Bob Marley
12. "Home" — Phillip Phillips
13. "Blessings" — Big Sean featuring Drake, Kanye West
14. "Ode To My Family" — The Cranberries
15. "Thank You" — Dido
16. "Family Table" — Zac Brown Band
17. "I Could Not Ask for More" — Edwin McCain
18. "Kind and Generous" — Natalie Merchant
19. "Collard Greens" — Schoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar
20. "Grateful" — Rita Ora
21. "Sweater Weather" — The Neighbourhood
22. "The Heart of Life" — John Mayer
23. "Blessings" — Chance the Rapper
24. “Little Potato” — Metamora
25. "Crowded Table" — The Highwomen
26. "Autumn Town Leaves" — Iron & Wine
27. "Cherry Wine" — Hozier
28. "Young Pilgrims" — The Shins
29. "Stretchy Pants" — Carrie Underwood
30. "Coming Home" — Leon Bridges
31. "Salt N Pepper" — Namelle
32. "Hole in the Bottle" — Kelsea Ballerini
33. "It's Corn" — Tariq, The Gregory Brothers, Recess Therapy
34. “Pumpkin Pie” — The California Honeydrops
35. “Family” — The Chainsmokers, Kygo
36. “Sweet Nothing” — Taylor Swift
37. “Here With Me” — d4vd
38. “All The Debts I Owe” — Caamp
39. “The Thanksgiving Filter” — Drive-By Truckers
40. “We’re Going Home” — Vance Joy
41. “Kinfolks” — Sam Hunt
42. “Send Me On My Way” — Rusted Root
43. “Just From The Kitchen” — Hal Leonard
44. “Back Home” — Andy Grammer
45. “The Thanksgiving Song” — Adam Sandler
46. “Thanksgiving Prayer” — Joanne Cash
47. “The Luckiest” — Ben Folds
48. “Thanksgiving” — Loudon Wainwright III
49. “Smile” — Katy Perry
50. “Veg Out (Wasting Thyme)” — Masego

For the Purists

1. "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For" — Bing Crosby
2. "(Do The) Mashed Potatoes" — James Brown
3. "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" — George Winston
4. "Autumn Leaves" — Nat King Cole
5. "We Are Family" — Sister Sledge
6. "Give Thanks And Praises" — Bob Marley
7. "What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong
8. "Sweet Potato Pie" — Ray Charles
9. "Be Thankful for What You Got" — William DeVaughn
10. "Everybody Eats When They Come to My House" — Cab Calloway
11. "All That Meat and No Potatoes" — Louis Armstrong
12. "Lovely Day" — Bill Withers
13. "Autumn in New York" — Billie Holiday
14. "Stuffy Turkey" — Thelonious Monk
15. "Count Your Blessings" — Bing Crosby & What's Her Face
16. "Mashed Potato Time" — Dee Dee Sharp
17. "Gravy" — Dee Dee Sharp
18. "Thanksgiving Song" — Mary Chapin Carpenter
19. "Be Thankful" — Natalie Cole
20. "Harvest Moon" — Neil Young
21. "I Want To Thank You" — Otis Redding
22. "Cooking Up Something Good" — Marc DeMarco
23. "This Is A Very Special Day" — Peggy Lee
24. "Right Back Where We Started From" — Maxine Nightingale
25. “Let’s Turkey Trot” — Little Eva

Enjoy!