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Greatest Specialty Thanksgiving,
Family and Funeral Songs

Criteria: These songs are ranked based on popularity and impact.

These lists are fun-themed and meant as a starting point for up-and-coming DJs and event organizers.


Last Updated: 2015-03-20

THANKSGIVING SONGS
  1. Alice's Restaurant Massacree – Arlo Guthrie
  2. Thanksgiving Theme – Vince Guaraldi Trio
  3. The Thanksgiving Song – Adam Sandler
  4. Thanksgiving Song – Mary Chapin Carpenter
  5. Thanksgiving – Loudon Wainwright III
  6. Prayer of Thanksgiving – Perry Como
  7. We Gather Together – P. McCandless, P. Aaberg & M. Manrig
  8. Thanksgiving – George Winston
  9. Thanksgiving Day Parade – Spencer Ross
10. Food, Glorious Food! – Oliver!
CRAVING TURKEY
  1. Turkey in de Straw – Billy Golden
  2. Let's Turkey Trot – Little Eva
  3. The Turkey Song – Little Tony & the Tennessee Rebels
  4. Turkey Wings – Bobby Timmons
  5. Turkey Song – The Damned
FOR THE LOVE OF PIE
  1. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie – Jay & the Techniques
  2. Cherry Pie Guy – Linda Carr
  3. Mom's Apple Pie – Tyrone Davis
  4. Sweet Potato Pie – Johnnie Bassett
  5. Pie Eating Contest – Jack Nitzsche
FRIENDSHIP
  1. You've Got A Friend – James Taylor
  2. Lean On Me – Bill Withers
  3. I'll Be Around – Spinners
  4. That's What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick & Friends
  5. I'll Be There For You (Theme From "Friends") – The Rembrandts
FAMILY
  1. We Are Family – Sister Sledge
  2. Celebration – Kool & the Gang
  3. Good Times – Chic
  4. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night
  5. Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
THANKSGIVING ON SHEET
  1. A Boy's Thanksgiving Day (Over the River and Through the Wood) (1844) – Lydia Maria Child
  2. After Harvest (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come) (1844) – Henry Alford
  3. A Hymn of Thanksgiving (1899) – Fanny J. Crosby & Ira D. Sankey
  4. One Day is There of the Series (#814) – Emily Dickinson
  5. Thanksgiving Time (1921) – Langston Hughes
  6. "The Pure Contralto Sings in the Organ Loft," from Leaves of Grass (1891) – Walt Whitman
  7. A Thanksgiving Poem, from Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow (1905) – Paul Laurence Dunbar
  8. The Pumpkin (1850) – John Greenleaf Whittier
  9. Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1986 (1989) – William S. Burroughs
10. One Horse Open Sleigh (1857) – J. Pierpont
INSPIRATIONAL SONGS
  1. Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland
  2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
  3. You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
  4. Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston
  5. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
  6. Bridge Over Troubled Water– Simon & Garfunkel
  7. Don't Stop Believin' – Journey
  8. I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly
  9. Hero – Mariah Carey
10. I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
GREATEST GOSPEL HYMNS & BALLADS
  1. Amazing Grace
  2. Take My Hand, Precious Lord/Precious Lord, Take My Hand
  3. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
  4. How Great Thou Art
  5. Holy, Holy, Holy
  6. The Old Rugged Cross
  7. Peace in the Valley
  8. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
  9. His Eye Is on the Sparrow
10. A Mighty Fortress is Our God
TRAGEDY
  1. Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price
  2. Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las
  3. Teen Angel – Mark Dinning
  4. Dead Man's Curve – Jan & Dean
  5. Last Kiss – J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers
  6. Endless Sleep – Jody Reynolds
  7. Running Bear – Johnny Preston
  8. Ohio – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  9. Billy – Don't Be a Hero – Paper Lace/Bo Donaldson
10. Freddie's Dead (Theme from "Superfly") – Curtis Mayfield
FUNERAL SONGS
  1. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston/Dolly Parton
  2. One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
  3. Candle in the Wind – Elton John
  4. My Heart Will Go on – Celine Dion
  5. Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
  6. My Way – Frank Sinatra
  7. Knockin' on Heaven's Door – Bob Dylan
  8. I'll be Missing You – Puff Daddy
  9. Angel – Sarah McLachlan
10. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) – Pete Rock & CL Smooth



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