Ever notice there is very little Thanksgiving music? Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant is the most popular song tied to the holiday and it is only loosely attached to the fourth Thursday in November. In this hour of the CBS Audio Thanksgiving Special, Gil Gross has the story of the unlikely hit. And a sit down with Mary Chapin Carpenter, one of the few artists with music dedicated to the holiday.

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