EAR FARM's Thanksgiving Mix + Holiday Contest (win a personalized mix!)

In the U.S. tomorrow is Thanksgiving - a national holiday born out of a desire to give thanks for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. But that was a long time ago. Today, the holiday is most often celebrated as a time for Americans to get together with family and loved ones to communally take part in two very American activities: watching TV (most often this includes parades and football) and eating (staples of any good, proper, Thanksgiving feast include turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, bread rolls or biscuits, and various pies for dessert, particularly apple pie, mincemeat pie, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie).

As well, in the United States at least, the holiday of Thanksgiving is seen as the beginning of the holiday season - a time of shopping and celebration and joy and giving and, at least around these here parts, MORE MIXES!

That's right, EAR FARM has been on a roll lately with dishing out timely mixes (see the list below) and we figured we'd let the mix monster out again, one more time, for Thanksgiving.

So here's wishing each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

As well, we've got a bit of a first here at EAR FARM. A very special holiday contest! In the spirit of giving, and giving thanks, we'd like to thank you loyal EAR FARM readers by offering up a special prize (a personalized mix made just for you) to THREE very lucky people. Details below.

EAR FARM's Thanksgiving Mix
1. "Turkey Mambo Momma" by Pulp
2. "Sweet Potato" by Imperial Teen
2. "A Good Sauce from the Gravy Bowl" by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
4. "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp
5. "String Bean Jean" by Belle & Sebastian
6. "Thanksgiving Waves" by Eef Barzelay
7. "Pecan Pie" by Golden Smog
8. "Roll Plymouth Rock" by Brian Wilson
9. "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles
10. "The Thanksgiving Song" by Adam Sandler

Holiday Contest
Here's the deal. I (me, Matt) adore making mixes. I always have. And I'd like to make one just for YOU. So, all you have to do is get in touch with me (earfarm at mac dot com) and tell me why I've included "Strawberry Fields Forever" in the above mix (it is quite a nerdy reason), and tell me the subject/theme for your personal mix. Tiny Mix Tapes style, except that you'll actually get to listen to this one. The first THREE people to do so correctly (and this contest is open to EVERYONE who is reading this - friends, bands, loved ones, strangers, even EF Mike) will be notified via email. If there aren't three of you out there who can guess this, then I'll be making mixes for the THREE most interesting suggestions for mix subject/theme. Good luck, and happy holidays!

Previous EAR FARM mixes
- EAR FARM's Dangerous Cities Mix
- EAR FARM's mix for Barry Bonds
- EAR FARM's Halloween Mix
- EAR FARM's Valentine's Day Mix 2: Easy Cheesier
- EAR FARM's "Easy Cheesy" Valentine's Day Mix