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Coffee Break: Thanksgiving dinner guests -

Coffee Break: Thanksgiving dinner guests

Thanksgiving table.
Thanksgiving table.Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels

by Jill Riley and Rachel Frances

November 23, 2022

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! People all across the country will spend the day celebrating the harvest season and reflecting on what they are thankful for. The best way to spend Turkey Day is feasting on comfort foods while surrounded by loved ones. Families come in all forms. Who are you inviting to dinner? Parents, siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles? Or will it be a bit more laid back with some friends, neighbors, and maybe even a couple pets? The table is all set, and this morning we’ll create a guest list for the holiday celebration - with music! For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that describe your Thanksgiving guests?


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Songs Played:
The Undertones – My Perfect Cousin
Ernie K-Doe – Mother-In-Law
The White Stripes – Baby Brother
The Cars – My Best Friend’s Girl
Fountains of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
Mitski – Nobody
De La Soul – Me, Myself, And I
Ben Folds Five – Uncle Walter
Babes in Toyland – We Are Family