Recently, “The Thanksgiving Song” from Ben Rector’s beautiful Christmas album, A Ben Rector Christmas, has been gaining much popularity online. The reason being it celebrated the spirit of the Holiday Season.
The beautiful single by the talented musician had visually unique lyrics. The song began with Rector humming about all the warmhearted moments that the November month brought along, including watching families grow or watching football.
The lyrics of the song were heartfelt and very easy to understand. For example, the lines “Cause the older that I get I see/That life is short and bittersweet/Thank God for this Thanksgiving Day” would tell you the reality of life and even teach you how to live your life to the fullest.
Rector mentioned in an interview earlier that “The Thanksgiving Song” was the only original song in the album. This was because the musician, keeping the Christmas music alive, was something he had learned from his wife, Hillary. In addition, he had three kids, and holidays were a critical time to bond and create new holiday traditions.
The song captured the feel of the holiday season, starting with a snippet from a book that said”The Thanksgiving Song.” There were food items with which the singer was trying to make the dishes for the Thanksgiving feast. Not to forget, the turkey is in the oven.
The song talked about bonding with the family and spending time with them. It was a particular song encapsulating warm human emotions about the holiday season. The entire lyrics splashed through several Thanksgiving moments, to which the audience could relate.
It was a unique thought process of the background team as they wrote the lyrics on each food item that the singer was using as a prop. It showcased the simple things that people do to prepare the Thanksgiving dinner. This song truly lived up to its name
