On With Tradition

Quite a few Thanksgivings ago my uncle turned on the radio around noon and asked me if I had ever heard the song that was playing. I said no and asked what the hell it was and he proceeded to tell me about how it was just this 20 minute long story the singer tells. I listened and have been captivated ever since. I make it a tradition every year to put down everything I'm doing once it airs and sit there for its entirety.

Given that I wake up in my own bed, every Thanksgiving goes exactly the same.

• Breakfast and coffee while catching a bit of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. (HAS TO BE NBC's FEED!)
• Drink first beer of the day at noon when said song airs on radio,
• Begin preparations for football.
• Head to my grandmother's to meet family.
• Of course, dinner.

I'm pretty positive that I posted on Thanksgiving Day each year I've had this blog. I'm definitely sure I did it last year. One of the oldest and noblest of Thanksgiving radio traditions. I'm sure many radio stations play it at 10 a.m. and/or noon today. So, if you don't have the allotted 18 minutes to listen to it here be sure to tune in on the radio to catch this classic story.

Even with the fallacies of Christmas shopping deals and television specials being on before today, Thanksgiving remains as my favorite holiday. Beer. Food. Football. Family. In my view, life can get better in very few instances. To everyone that's celebrating this or any other holiday out there at some point this weekend please be sure to enjoy it to the fullest.