Thanksgiving is many things: a traditional American holiday for families to get together and give thanks, a turkey dinner with all the fixins, the kickoff of the Christmas shopping season, and, for reasons only Classic Rock FM stations seem to know, time to play "Alice's Restaurant."
Alice's Restaurant is yes, a happy, folksy song about some adventures surrounding a Thanksgiving dinner among friends, but in reality is an anti-Vietnam War song. Back when R&R was coming to FM, the draft weighed rather heavily on the minds of all able-bodied male listeners (like, for instance, moi), so there was a natural connection to the song.
And it's way more fun than Christmas shopping.
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