Here are some delightful Thanksgiving stories to listen to while you bake or drive to Grandma’s. If you don’t know how to download them, grab a teenager, yours or one next door, to help you. Bribe them with a slice of pumpkin pie! These stories are worth listening to and will make your holiday more memorable.

This is a 30 minute radio show about the Pilgrims from 1951. It has stirring music, poetry, and the story of the first Thanksgiving.

This is the story of William Brewster, one of the Pilgrims who courageously pursued freedom of religion by printing Puritan gospel tracts.
Brewster went into hiding under threat of imprisonment in England and was smuggled aboard the Mayflower.

Here is the story of the Pilgrims by an eyewitness, none other than William Bradford, governor of Plymouth.

If you don’t have time to listen to the whole thing, at least listen to chapter 4. It tells why the Pilgrims left England.

We owe so much to the Pilgrims and their willingness to face peril on the sea and starting life over in a new land. Let’s make sure our children know that there’s more to Thanksgiving than turkey, pies, overeating and watching football!

Then, especially for adults, here’s a Constant Wonder page from BYU Radio with some episodes about Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!