15 songs to keep everyone happy on Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday can be pretty rigid; the menu has likely been set for your whole life, and the fact that it’s always on a Thursday probably means your travel plans (if you have them) are similar every year, too. But there’s one element of Thanksgiving that has long been conspicuously absent: the music. While Christmas music has become an industry in itself, allowing you to simply throw on a pre-made playlist or tune into a radio station and reliably find appropriate music to accompany your big meal with your guests, Thanksgiving is a little more difficult. What music can you put on during the meal to keep everyone happy? 

While The A.V. Club staff can’t guarantee that everyone will be happy, we put our heads together to craft a playlist we’d listen to during our hypothetical family dinner. Our choices span genres and decades that might not sound all that cohesive, but add up to something delicious and flavorful. Here's our Power Hour of music to get you through Thanksgiving dinner, no matter who you're with or what it looks like.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Run5Pg7meOn7d0guvIssw?si=36c1e2b5ea70458e

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