Online radio sampler highlights LXVII (Thanksgiving edition)

Whether your taste in Thanksgiving music runs toward a reverential instrumental, such as Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's "Thanksgiving Waltz," a hip-for-its-time song of gratitude, such as William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful For What You Got," or the "Turkey In The Straw" excerpt that Emerson, Lake & Palmer slip into their rendition of Aaron Copland's "Hoedown," I hope you hear your favorite seasonal selections today.  Here are some of the noteworthy ones I've heard so far:

KQAC (Portland, OR)

• Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Home Sweet Home (Alan Feinberg, piano) (A thoughtful take, with many keyboard flourishes, on a familiar favorite.)
• Percy Grainger: Harvest Hymn (City Of London Sinfonia, Joyful Company Of Singers/Richard Hickox, conductor) (Ideal accompaniment for witnessing a panoramic vista in Autumn.)

WRTI (Philadelphia, PA)

• Ron Nelson: Mayflower Overture (Keystone Wind Ensemble/Jack Stamp, conductor) (Conveys the drama, turbulence, and promise of the Pilgrims' voyage to their new world.)

WUMB (Boston, MA)

• Thanksgiving Song-Mary Chapin Carpenter (Lyrically, this is the essence of Thanksgiving--bringing the most important people in your life together and expressing gratitude for them.)

WXPN (Philadelphia, PA)

• Visitation-Carrie Newcomer (As usual, Newcomer excels at writing and singing sensitively about life's hard questions and appreciating life's most meaningful moments.)
• Step Inside This House-Lyle Lovett (When you're getting to know someone, you can tell a lot from the mementos that person displays.)
• Coming Home-Eileen Ivers (A beautifully, resonantly played fiddle instrumental.)
• Simple Gifts-Tracy & Thea Silverman (A somber violin, flute, and recorder rendition from the Windham Hill compilation, "Thanksgiving."  It underscored a scene from "Once And Again" effectively.)

As always, thank you for reading and supporting the artists I've cited.