By: Madison Schettler | Staff Writer
Thanksgiving is upon us! That means traveling home, reuniting with family and friends, apple pie and Black Friday shopping. Although you might be excited to live off your mom’s home cooking again, or catch up with your favorite cousin, all family gatherings (even ones that are dedicated to giving thanks) inevitably include at least a little bit of drama. So, here’s some music that will help you survive the drama and let you focus on football and food:
- Before Thanksgiving dinner can even begin, you have to make it to the dinner table, but the problems could start before that. With everyone’s different tastes, how is it possible to decide what music to play on the long drive to Grandma’s? You might have a different idea of what a good road-trip playlist consists of than your mom or your little brother. Brightside by The Killers is a perfectly timeless tune that has the power to unite your whole family in a passionate singalong, and end the fight over who gets the aux.
- Once you make it to family dinner, catching up with all of your aunts, uncles, and cousins can be quite the task, especially if your nosy aunt doesn’t know what questions are off limits. In order to avoid any dreaded questions about your past or potential significant others, turn up thank u, next by Ariana Grande to let your family know that you’re very happy with where you are right now, thank you very much!
- Once you’ve moved on from the topic of your love life, it’s probable that someone will bring up politics. In this heated political climate, you might not be all that eager to listen to your uncle ramble on about Trump or the “War on Christmas” while you’re just trying to enjoy your mashed potatoes. Instead of entering a losing battle with your overly opinionated relatives, let Childish Gambino’s This is America do the talking. Let your problematic uncle know you’re aware of the country’s problems and that they might be a little more complicated than he makes them seem…
- However, after you’ve prove to your family that you’re #woke, you’ll probably need to find a way to make peace with them. Use The Beatles’ All You Need is Love to remind everyone that this is a day about family, food, and giving thanks… you can argue about who will run in 2020 tomorrow.
- After the turkey is gone, and your whole family is stuffed with pie, a certain sadness might set in. All that preparation and hype for dinner to be finished so quickly? But don’t despair… it’s Christmas now! Blast Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You, pack up some leftovers, start writing your Christmas list and get excited for the most wonderful time of the year!
