I've posted a lot of Thanksgiving-related songs and videos over the years, but I think it's probably time to collect them all in one place. (And early enough that you could actually prepare a playlist before fighting the crowds at your local grocery store.) If I've forgotten something, I trust you'll let me know. Enjoy the turkey (or tofurkey, or in the case of our household, usually seafood lasagna). Laurie Berkner - "(I'm Gonna Eat on) Thanksgiving Day" (as close to a kindie Thanksgiving Day anthem as we have) John McCutcheon - "Thanksgiving Day" Charity and the JAMband - "Thank You" (close enough, right?, and now you can download it for free for now) Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - "Thank You" (this one's much more Thanksgiving-related) Brian Vogan and his Good Buddies - "Last Thanksgiving" Todd McHatton - "Happy Vegan Thanksgiving Song" (listen here; purchases this week go to charity) Bill Harley - "Enough is a Feast" Bill Harley - "Thanksgiving Prayer" Kindiependent - "Kids' Table" Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove - "Gobble Across the USA" The Harmonica Pocket - "Give Thanks" Dre Towey - "Turkey Bop" Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights - "The Tofurkey Song" Spencer the Gardener - "The Gobble Song" Kurt Gallagher - Tommy Turkey (watch here)

I first posted a list of songs for adoption about four years ago and updated it last year. Without going into great detail (if you want more, read the original list), adoption has been a part of our how family has grown, and for that I'm grateful. This Saturday, November 19, 2011, families across the United States will celebrate National Adoption Day. Everyone's adoption journey is a little bit different, so trying to come up with a list of adoption songs is difficult work. Still, here's a short list (albeit slowly growing), which I've generally tried to restrict to very adoption-specific songs. I'm sure there's more, so if I've missed any, please let me know in the comments. "Happy Adoption Day," by John McCutheon (off his Family Garden CD or his Supper's on the Table... best-of) "From God's Arms to My Arms to Yours," by Michael McLean "The Red Thread," by Lucy Kaplansky, off the album of this same name "Cartwheels and Somersaults," by Justin Roberts, off Meltdown! -- OK, this isn't really about adoption, but it is all about the joy of adding another child to a family and it spoke to our family's situation wonderfully. "Not Alone', by John Carlin from his CD First Time For Everything "When Love Takes You In," by Steven Curtis Chapman off Declaration "Once Upon a Time," by Miss Lynn off Something New (and download the song for free here) -- those of you with a Guatamalan adoption experience should check it out, especially... "I Am Your Mother Too" from the Keb'Mo album Big Wide Grin "I'm Adopted" by Randall Goodgame on his Slugs & Bugs album Under Where? (note: this song has a definite Christian bent so that may make the song more (or less) attractive to you)

Father's Day is coming up very soon, and in my time-honored tradition of not thinking about the holiday until the last minute, I'm just now updating my 2009 list of songs for dads. There's always new stuff to add. (Along with stuff I've forgotten, overlooked, or cruelly dismissed. Let me know what falls in those categories in the comments.) I'd note, though, that I'm trying hard to limit myself to songs about dads, specifically. Those are tough to find... The list, after the jump: