[HANASHIR:7255] Re: Thanksgiving songs

[Carol Boyd Leon <cbleon...>]

For Thanksgiving with very young children, I sing Peter and Ellen Allard's 
"Count Your Blessings," Debbie Friedman's lighthearted "Happy Thanksgiving" 
(hurray, hurray, hurray, aren't you glad you're not a turkey on this 
Thanksgiving Day) and Karen Daniel's "Sing A Song About A Rainbow" (with 
special lyrics she wrote about giving thanks).  In each of those songs, 
there's a refrain that children can join in on.  Each one expresses Jewish 
values although the songs are appropriate in nonJewish settings as well.  I 
do Doug Cotler's "Thank You God" all year, including at Thanksgiving.  With 
older children, I do my "We Give You Thanks" round, which is based on modim 
anachnu and was performed at an interfaith service.
-- Carol Boyd Leon
   Burke, VA
>
>I teach preschool music at synagogue preschools.  I am looking for songs I 
>can use during Thanksgiving that have a Jewish emphasis.  I'm familiar with 
>the ones in the Manginot.
>Thanks...Debbie Block

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