Ben Rector - The Thanksgiving Song (Official Video)
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- "The Thanksgiving Song" is from Ben Rector's Christmas album, 'A Ben Rector Christmas,' available now.
When I started putting together the Christmas album, I realized I hadn't ever heard a Thanksgiving song. I feel like everyone has an emotional connection and a lot of memories around Thanksgiving, just like they do Christmas, so I did my best to write a song that honored that. I hope this song captures the magic and nostalgia that we all look forward to at Thanksgiving. I also secretly hope that this becomes the official theme song for Thanksgiving (this is both based on that I think the song is a very good Thanksgiving song and also that it is the only Thanksgiving song).
- Ben
Directed by: Brian Shutters
Director of Photography: Stuart Hotwagner
Produced by: Shuttershot Productions / @shuttershot
Lyrics:
Familiar highways
Lined with leaves turned brown
Making my way
Back into my hometown
Funny how this all looks different, but it feels the same
Like how life never stops changing but some things never change
So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love that all these years can’t wash away
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
Yeah yeah
Watching football
Watching families grow
The old kid’s table all have kids of their own
Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes
Mom still can’t talk about him and not almost cry
So fill your plate and fill your drink
And fill this house with family
The kind of love a thousand miles can’t wash away
Cause the older that I get I see that life is short and bittersweet
Thank God that it's Thanksgiving Day
So fill your plate and fill your drink
Put your dishes in the kitchen sink
And let the leftover year just wash away
Cause we made it through I do believe the longest year in history
Thank God that it’s Thanksgiving Day
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It hurts more when your family falls apart and no longer shares the sentiment. If your family has this connection please don't ever take it for granted and be grateful.
@SOBRANTE409 😢 I’m so sorry 😢 My sister’s family has totally fallen apart, for 2 years and 1 month. And I’m 400 miles away, and can’t be with her, or my brother. People who have these connections should be *ETERNALLY* grateful. When it’s all gone, it rips your heart out. It’s the saddest thing. 💔 And I’m truly sorry that’s happening to you. 😢
agreed, my family is in several diff states, we never meet anymore. God bless you brother (sister? idk)!
Amén
@@robmc120I think I see your point and it is truly sad to don't live close enough... 400 miles either direction 😢😢
I'm sorry your hurting, but I don't understand it. Until recently, I was estranged from my family. The day of my mother's funeral, I walked away from my family because they were toxic jerks. Never once did I regret that decision. I literally rejoiced on holidays that I didn't have to deal with the negative BS that family gathers always were. Recently, after more than a decade, my brother reached out. Because I had a decade of healing and growing, I have a greater ability to control keep him from being a toxic force in my life. Think for a moment: why did your family implode? Family isn't always a Norman Rockwell painting. When it's not a loving, supportive environment, but rather a disfunctional, toxic force, is it REALLY worth keeping?
I've always felt Thanksgiving was the most underrated and best of holidays, because you just can't commercialize gratitude. This song is perfect! Thanks, Ben, for blessing me today!
Ty Ben for this song
Best ever said I stand with you about it its always been my favorite holiday and I always never had a good way to put it 😊have a happy Thanksgiving
🎉❤❤
I’m so glad that someone see that too!! Thanksgiving is blessing and no one seems to care it’s all about Christmas but it isn’t December yet lol ahh drives me crazy! 😅❤
I like Thanksgiving over Christmas because of the anticipation. Were right in the middle of the holidays, right before the hustle & bustle & just getting started. Its the start of the year when we all start seeing the family more often til the first of the year. Everything is cozy, everything is exciting, its nice :)
I thank God for all His creation!
WE NEED MORE THANKSGIVING SONGS LIKE THIS. I'M TIRED OF BEING SPAMMED WITH CHRISTMAS ADS THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN!
christmas takes over every holiday lol
Yes we need Thanks Giving ads.
Christmas is literally like a God compared to the others while Thanksgiving is like a peasant to Christmas we absolutely need songs for thanksgiving
ruclips.net/video/EIYw-lGLDtU/видео.html Enjoy this classic Thanksgiving song :)
How about in July or September?
It makes me lonesome for my son stationed in Alaska. God bless & keep our troops! 🥲🇺🇸
This song is pure Thanksgiving joy. We need more songs like this.
My grandfather passed away in September this year. That line about seeing my grandfather in my nephew’s eyes hit like a brick. I have little cousins who look just like him. My mom and I were listening to this song in the car after visiting my grandma this weekend before Thanksgiving and we both started crying.
My pray for you and your mom in this difficult moment Jesus Christ love you
Don’t worry, you’re grandpa is now in a better place. His spirit will always be with you.
I am very sorry for your loss. Our loved ones are not gone just on the other side cheering U.S. on!
A few years ago I was in the hospital over thanksgiving fighting for my life. I was just 17 years old. Ever since thanksgiving has been a hard holiday for me to endure. While i am so grateful for God saving my life, it's hard to get over the how hard it was to be in the ICU for weeks on end. It just must be hurt from the trauma of it all, but this song really helped me when i heard it. People say I'm one of the most grateful people ever, cuz i know God took care of me and continues to do so, but now i can rest in hearing this song knowing the sadness this holiday brings me won't last forever. God will heal the pain in my heart when I think of the little kid I was, spending my holiday alone on thanksgiving and my family sitting in the hospital cafeteria having a donated meal, I don't have to hold onto that hurt anymore. God is redeeming the holiday
Back for 2023. Even now…still tears every time I hear this song. Thanks again for making a Thanksgiving staple, Ben.
I remember in 2020 how moving this song was, because it felt like the “longest year.” In early 2022 we lost my dad, so this year has far surpassed it for me. I don’t know what Thanksgiving is going to look like without him. My brain is scrambling to remember every step he took to smoke the turkey, because he’s not here to do it anymore. I’ve been blessed to live 28 years without a broken family, and though it feels broken with this loss, we’ll still fill our house with family and our hearts with gratitude.
Very sorry for your loss. That line about 2020 being our longest year still sticks with me. I’m grateful to have made it through, but I definitely feel like there will be tougher ones ahead. Hope this Thanksgiving Day can bring family together to remember your dad as he would have loved you to do.
@@garygarcia5760 Thank you! That means a lot.
I truly hope that your family is able to enjoy thanksgiving this year. Just know your father is still with you.
Hi Matt I lost my mom in October so I understand your pain and grief but wish you and yours a beautiful thanksgiving (even if tears and tissues are involved) ❤
Thinking of you and yours today Matt. Be good friend.
That look on Mr. Rector's face when he's about to cut the Turkey... you can feel how he feels just from that look. Beautiful song and beautiful feelings while listening to it. Thanks Ben.
“We’ve made it through I do believe, the longest year in history. Thank God that it’s Thanksgiving Day.”
I started out okay but the more I listened the more the eyes kept welling up. Touched my heart and soul. Made me feel so thankful and blessed. Thank you Ben.
Hello from the future! It's still not really over yet.
Ben rector he's one of those guys that deserves so much attention but doesn't get it.
But at the same time its a blessing to be able to enjoy his music, knowing you're part of a relatively small group of fans :)
I agree
100%
Most people don’t maintain that wholesome magic when they break into that insane level of fame. Who knows maybe he could handle it and maybe it’s selfish, but I kind of like that he’s still somewhat of a hidden gem.
@Brenda Hedden Happy thanksgiving to you to! Hope you have a good one.
Ben, I’m sorry I just can’t stop thinking how much trouble it had have been to print custom text on half of the goods in a given Publix. Mad props to you and the printing company that accommodated the weirdest request they’ve likely ever received.
EXACTLY!
I had the same thoughts the whole time!!😂
Reading this as I'm walking thru publix 😂
lol isn't it just photoshop?
@@angelica.amatangelo The thought crossed my mind, but I don't think so. The shadows and curvature of the text on the products are just way too good to be Photoshop/After Effects. :)
Back for another year! This song is the best. Will it reach 1M views this Thanksgiving season?
As my family falls apart and slowly gets smaller, I'm forever thankful for those I still have with me. And the love we share, I wouldn't give this up for the world
I watched this 5 times already and it's not even out yet. So Wholesome and sweet you've done it again Mr. Ben!
Wait....it came out 40min ago and your comment is 17hrs old. How does one manage that?
@@haydencook682 it was unlisted. there was a youtube link in the people mag article
Have this on repeat!
Check out my Thanksgiving Song on my channel please thanks
I heard this on the radio and I just fell in love with the song lmao
This not only is a thanksgiving song, it’s also a universal every day being thankful song as well
I have been playing this song all day today. Thanking God for this Thanksgiving day!!!
Thank you for making a song it brought me to tears when he started to talk about dead loved ones as I have three dead loved ones my father my grandma and my stepbrother my step brother we don’t talk about much my father died two years ago my grandmother she died when I was nine all within my life Spand I feel like the Lord has blessed you with a great talent please keep this up
Yeah... We lost our mom 4 years ago, then covid in 2020, then we lost my dad in July 2022 from covid... Longest, shortest, saddest, hardest 4.5 years of my life....
I spent this time watching my childhood not just fade but catch fire and the ashes fall at my feet.
I'm grateful for the 24 thanksgivings with my mom and 28 thanksgivings with my dad and the future thanksgivings with my 3 kids! Thank you God for my family
I love how this song plays out in the way Thanksgiving sounds
Most underrated thanksgiving song ever
Another goodie! "Starting to see my grandfather in my nephew's eyes
, mom still can't talk about him and not almost cry." Can't listen to that line and not almost cry!
That part got me too!
That one was a tear jerker! Lost my father 4 years ago just before Thanksgiving. My 20 year old reminds me so much of him.
My dad died this year. That line got me!
On the 29th my dad will be gone 3 years. Forever 53. Miss him terribly. First time I heard the song I cried. I still do actually.
I agree, our son reminds me so much of my father. I can see it.
Congratulations, Ben Rector. This song is officially the Thanksgiving theme song. Well done, man. Well done.
Wow. Couldn't help a tear or two. Thank You Lord, for seeing us through. And that You will never leave us or forsake us.
I heard this song on the radio with my grandparents like two weeks ago, it took my mind off of Christmas for a bit and made me appreciate thanksgiving. so grateful for my family ❤️
This song really pulled the heart strings in a way most songs cant.It’s been such a long and hard year, and it’s even harder that I can’t go and see my family due to Covid. Thank you for this song
I agree. I have shared this song with office staff , best friends and family. It spurred memories past Big Thanksgiving Family get togethers . Sharing the memories , making new ones is the best!
Physically and Spiritually we are submerged in the sea of God’s favour!! This song is perfect thanksgiving song!!👍
Ben...thank you! Tears are streaming down my face because the words to this song sound just if they were spoken from God to your heart. This song touched places within me because Thanksgiving has always been Big in our house and many of my relatives have passed. We had to say farewell to my daddy 2 weeks from my birthday this year and I am a daddy's girl. Also, we buried one of my last 3 Aunts. My grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles always made Thanksgiving so physically pleasing and tasty. This song is amazing and I see my daddy's and mama's smile in my son. God is awesome and funny. He put my parent's smiles together in their only grand. Again thank you for your ministry and may the Lord continually bless you richly in the name of Jesus💐
Giving thanks should be an American tradition. I give thanks for the profound poetry you bestowed on my ears and eyes. When what I see and hear make me taste and feel, it is transformational. What a masterful and terribly wonderful sequence of imagery. I pray that this and every thanksgiving is exactly what I just watched for all peoples of all nations who celebrate it.
Perfect. We've been looking for an actual Thanksgiving song. My 8yr old son said, "it made me cry a little." My wife and did too. Thank you Ben and God bless you and yours.
I loved this song, but my dad died recently. And Bens right, it's the love 1000 miles can't wash away
I’m here for The Petersens. They did a sweet version. Love this song! Thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving. I Thank GOD for this and Everyday. Beautiful Song. ❣️❣️❣️
This is such a BEAUTIFUL song. Especially during a pandemic since Thanksgiving will be VERY different for many, many families this year. It just brings back GREAT memories of my childhood which I will cherish FOREVER!! Plus it has GREAT lyrics to get the true meaning of Thanksgiving. I'm VERY happy that I FINALLY get to listen to a Christian song that talks about Thanksgiving and has a GREAT tune to make me happy and be more calm in these hard times.
As I listen to this beautiful song my son is driving HOME from South Carolina. I'm in tears and ever so grateful for my two wonderful sons that the good Lord has blessed me with. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the world. May peace and good health be yours always.
Didn't expect it to strike me so emotionally as it did. What a great song and genius lyrics! I think Ben just summed up most of American's right there and maybe even non-American's feelings in one song for this year. Thank God for all of his blessings!
Who’s ready for Thanksgiving 2023? I am! This song is getting me pumped for the Holiday!
Ben, Your song is so good. I think You will be blessed by God and Jesus
This work of art is absolutely BRILLIANT! Synchronizing all of those "written words" with the song was total perfection. THEN there is the song itself. Words fail me . . . but thankfully they did NOT fail Ben. Thank you so much, Ben, for the gift of YOU and your talents . . .
This is one of the most peaceful and satisfying music videos I ever heard!
I am grateful for music and musicians like you, Ben, who bring to life all the good things we receive from God every day.
This song is one of those songs that EVERYBODY can agree it's great and and that EVERYBODY can sing to this. Just like Thanksgiving is about bringing people together in general no matter where you are or who you are we ALL agree that this song is AMAZING and that we can All agree that Thanksgiving is AMAZING Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
✝️❤️ 👍
After losing both parents in 9 months from 2020-2021. This song brings so many tears to my eyes. Thank for such beauty and blessings.
This is one of the most well written songs I’ve ever heard. Such meaningful lyrics that reminded me of family, not going to lie it’s a tear jerker!!
1. The cinnamon on “never” has ben rectors name on it
2. 3 glasses of wine for his family but his little girl isn’t old enough to drink yet, hence him spilling it.
3. Janes pumpkin pie.
4. Oklahoma wineries. You’re from OK.
5. The cookbook has the lyrics to the song in it.
5. “Box of grocery store stuffing. That’s it” for recipe
6. The box of stuffing says “thanksgiving day” for the expiration date
7. For grandfather - preparation time. 90 years . For nephew - preparation time. Just beginning
8. Cover your favorite dessert in this MAGIC called whipped cream
9. The meat thermometer says “OK Kid made in Nashville”
BONUS
Turkey says raised without hormones or steroids. Ben was raised without hormones or steroids. Lol
Reading your list just made me even more emotional. Thank you for taking the time to do that.
Wouldn't this song be so fitting to be sung at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!? I love this song so much!
Thankful for Ben and his voice and his songwriting.
The most perfect thanksgiving song ever, and so relevant. Stay safe and grateful !
Happy Thanksgiving 2023
I just watched my baby daughter dance this song, like it was the best thing ever (which it is for Thanksgiving), brought me to tears seeing her and relistening to this song❤
Without a doubt the highest quality and most entertaining lyric video on the internet! Nice job Ben and team!
I don’t think I’ve watched any You Tube video more times than this one and it never gets old. Thanks Ben!
No one ever tells you when thanksgiving with someone you love will be your last. When traditions end. Hold on to every single second of the holidays with family. I never realized how important it was until recently because in one small second, thanksgiving can turn into what you dread most.
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I absolutely agree! My heartache for Thanksgiving started on Christmas Day 1979. I was only 4 years old. Ever since... 🥺
This song sets the standard for all Thanksgiving songs yet to be written- if anyone has the audacity to do so in light of this masterpiece. Great job Ben!
Beautiful song for Thanksgiving. Wishing all a very Happy Thanksgiving filled with Love, Peace and Gratefulness.
Thank you for this wonderful song... Bring tears to my Eyes... I came from a crazy dysfunctional family but were were still a family we had good holidays until 2019 when a treasured Uncle died and the family couldn't get along without him. Take care of your loved ones and Cherish the times you have together
Beautiful Thanksgiving song 😢. I love the song ❤. It brings fond memories of those who have gone before us. Thankful to God for His bountiful blessings 🙌 and promises that He will never leave nor forsake you 🙏. Thank you, Lord, for forgiveness of my sins and providing the things I need. 🙏 ❤
"We made it through what I believe, the longest year in history"
your truly right
Ben Rector is such an amazing musician and story teller. I love how he shares a bit of his story through his songs and it is extremely inspiring. I was listening to the message of this song and was extremely touched and I hope you all were as well.
This is the most beautiful, heart warming, and nostalgic song i have ever heard. I really love it and it's a gift from God. Thank you.
It really is.
Well
Said. Bless you my
Friend
Love this song! Listen to it every Thanksgiving.
So well done with so many accurate sentiments that speak to the hearts of so many. The songs waiting to be written for this holiday!
I still watch this almost every day. Truly one of the most clever videos I’ve ever seen. It is one of the greatest “feel good”songs ever! I love it!!
I was feeling really down today about the upcoming holidays. Thanksgiving is next week and I feel so checked out. My brother sent me this song to listen to, saying it’s a “tear jerker.” I’ve listened to this multiple times and bawled every time.
I’ve been looking for Thanksgiving songs thank you for making this
Beautiful message and video. We never appreciate our blessings enough and as I age, I find this holiday a perfect time to reflect on God’s goodness and the blessings of family, friends, and mainly God’s mercy. May we learn to count our blessings daily and give thanks to God who provides for them all.
Ben, I can't help holding back tears when I hear this song but, it's a good thing. You did an AWESOME job on the song, God Bless!!!
What a beautiful song and really rings true with what a Thanksgiving day is full of, tradition, family and love.
The tradition of Thanksgiving is something unknown in Poland, the country I live. I was always impressed by this scene in American movies - the family gathered around the table giving thanks to God. Being thankful not only this special day but every day is so crucial in the life and it's something we can learn from you. Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans. Greetings from Poland
I love this song and this is beautiful. There is nothing like having family and friends together on the most wonderful Thanksgiving Day.
Such a heart-warming song/music video! I can't wait for the full Christmas album!
Thank you for this song! I recently lost my dad to Covid and this will be our first holiday without him. So fill your plate and fill your drink and I will fill my house with family this Thanksgiving day!
Sorry about your dad. Blessings to you and yours.
So sorry about your dad but glad you have family to help fill your home. Not the same but a new chapter in your life🙏🏻
This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard thanks for sharing❤
Such a great song this gets me emotional man
Thanks so much for this blessed song! I had never heard it before and in my 70s.it really blessed my heart! Makes You knows how thankful we all should be always!
“Cause we made it through,I do believe,the longest year in history....”it’s very true this Thanksgiving hasn’t been to well for me,I lost a loved one today.....but I do give thanks to the lord....god bless!
This song has brought me to tears so many times. The lyrics cut right through and the visuals are amazing too.
This is exactly the kind of song we need this year! Beautiful! Let it become a well-known hit!
@Ben --- I simply did a search for a Thanksgiving song (for the reasons you stated in your description) and came upon yours. It's so beautiful and warm --- just the right tone for this cherished holiday that we thank God for. Thanks for this lovely piece! We're going to play it on Thanksgiving Day!
What an excellent song and video. You went to great links to make it really special. It brought back memories of mini Thanksgiving days that I may not otherwise have remembered. Thank you.
There just aren't enough Thanksgiving songs for the holiday season. And this one makes me so happy. I love it! :) #hitingreplay
Such a beautiful song and you captured all the feels perfectly!
It's so wonderful to have a song for Thanksgiving ❤️, there are so many songs for Christmas 🎄 and there should be, but it's nice to hear a song for Thanksgiving.
Even with the Christmas songs, I wonder how many songs are dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ and how are dedicated to Santa, Frosty, and gift giving and gift getting. I love the songs about being with your family at Christmas time. Those are beautiful.💕💐🕊️✝️👼🎄💖🌹🌹💖 ❄️🌨️❄️🚡🚡⛄ I love this song, it reminds me of my childhood and family Thanksgiving dinner 🍲. The good old days.
Easter Eggs:
1. The lyrics of the song are written in the recipe book
2. Flour is “expertly milled in Oklahoma"
3. Ben Rector branded cinnamon
4. Jane’s Pumpkin Pie
5. Oklahoma wine vintage 1986 - birth year and state
6. The box of stuffing says “thanksgiving day” for the expiration date
7. For grandfather - preparation time. 90 years. Cooking time: a lifetime.
For nephew - preparation time. Just beginning, cooking time: Just enough. Yield: A Promising Future
The Older that I Get. Cooking time: overnight. Yield: Too much or not enough.
8. Whipped cream references previous albums, including MAGIC, BRAND NEW, SOMETHING LIKE THIS, INTO THE MORNING, PIES THAT DUKE BAKED (Songs that Duke Wrote), and THE BAKING IN BETWEEN (The Walking in between)
9. The meat thermometer says “OK Kid made in Nashville"
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My heartstrings haven't been pulled this hard in quite sometime. Thank you for this beautiful reminder 🧡
What an amazing song and video. Thank you Ben Rector. We've almost made it! Let's finish strong!
Thank you for making such a wonderful Thanksgiving song.
This song is incredible and I am deeply touched. Well done!
I so love this Thanksgiving tribute. You are spot on.
This is the most creative and unique lyric video ever! Awesome video, song, message and voice! 👌🏼
I love this song, Ben Rector!!🎤💖💖💖
My grandfather passed away last year (2020) only a few days after thanksgiving. We all knew his heart was failing and he was fading, and that would be our last day with him. We all met just like old times and the kids, grandkids, and great grandkids ran and played without a care in the world. We ate and visited. It was great. This song became my “touchstone” for that day. I just want to express my appreciation. It will always take me back to him and that day. Thank you so much.
This is the best Thanksgiving song. It's heartfelt and very relatable. 💕
Can’t stop listening. Remembering good Thanksgiving memories with family members that aren’t here on Earth with us anymore. Thanks Ben!
This video has been on New American Prophet website for many years. This year it is undergoing a sort of revival. It is such a beautiful piece.
Thanksgiving. The most underrated of the 3 end of year holidays. Christmas is so heavily commercialized and as excellent as Halloween is, it's on the way to it. This holiday has something at it's core that'll never be commercialized no matter what and its a thing so many lack as well. Now it's will more Thanksgiving songs come out.
This video is brilliant and humble. I absolutely love it and will share it tiday.
Thanksgiving.
The most humble , underrated and unappreciated holiday of the year. Extremely grateful to be alive.
Ben Rector did an outstanding job on this video. It brought tears to my eyes and I thank you Ben for your effort in putting this together. I am sorry to say I had not heard of you. You are an outstanding performer. Thank you. You did bring me some peace in this troubled world.