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This time on The Children’s Hour, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving in a musical special dedicated to gratitude, family, and appreciation of each another and the Earth. We’re finding the joy in every moment, in this Thanksgiving musical Children’s Hour.
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Gratitude matters, and this episode of The Children’s Hour is in celebration of our thanks to you, our listeners! Thank you for your devotion and dedication to The Children’s Hour.
The science is clear that focusing on being grateful actually makes us happier. That’s why it’s so important to take a moment to pause from the daily rush, and count our blessings, including our precious time we have with one another, and the bounty of our planet Earth.
We want to say Thank You! to all our contributing listeners who are making The Children’s Hour possible every single week. You clicked on that “Donate” button, and are on our team to produce the show.
From all of us at The Children’s Hour, we wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!
This episode was produced by Katie Stone, with production help from Sarah Gabrielli and Thaniel Lentz. Amber Schiel writes our learning guides. Our theme music is by C.K. Barlow.
The Children’s Hour is produced by The Children’s Hour Inc., a New Mexico nonprofit organization, and distributed by Native Voice One, the Native American Radio Network.
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Please note: not all songs we play can be found in Spotify.
Playlist: Our Thanks To You
| title | artist | album |
|---|---|---|
| To My People | Nimo | Empty Hands |
| Song of Thanksgiving | Tim Harrison | Wheatfield With Crows |
| What Is a Family? (feat. Helen Forsythe) | Louis and Dan and the Invisible Band | What Is a Family? (feat. Helen Forsythe) - Single |
| Brothers & Sisters | Aaron Nigel Smith & Red Yarn | Smith & Yarn |
| Ko Tatou Tatou Nei (feat. Imani-J) | Kath Bee & Doug Stenhouse | Children: Our Voices Intertwined |
| Thanks | The Missoula Coyote Choir & Friends | Ask the Planet |
| Forever With You | Crowander | Uplifting Funband |
| Better Together (feat. Frances England) | Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band | Crayon Kids |
| Lucky Day | Gustafer Yellowgold | Brighter Side |
| Brighter Side | Morgan Taylor's Dear Friends | A Tribute to Gustafer Yellowgold |
| Family | Hey Duby | Hits 4 Kids |
| Special To Me | Mega Ran | Buddy's Magic Toy Box |
| Family Reunion (feat. Divinity Roxx) | FYUTCH | Family Tree |
| Gratitude | Sweet Honey In the Rock | Experience 101 |
| Associations | Podington Bear | Carefree |
| Thanksgiving | Jose-Luis Orozco | !Come Bien! Eat Right! |
| Thank You | Dan Zanes | Little Nut Tree (Bonus Track Version) |
| Gracias mil (Thanks a Lot) | Elizabeth Mitchell & Suni Paz | Tu eres mi flor: Songs for Children en Espanol |
| All of Creation | Martha Redbone | Story of the Sky |
| My Grandma | Joe West | If the World Was Upside Down |
| Happy to Be Going Home | David Gibb & Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could | Songs Across the Pond |
| Feeling Thankful | Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys | Wonderful You |
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