Hard to choose just a few songs about love, because that’s what songwriters love to write about! But here’s a short list for Valentines Day.

1. Any Time At All Beatles; Something New (Capitol)
2. Feels Like Tonight Daughtry; Daughtry (RCA/RMG)
3. Hey, Soul Sister Train; Save Me, San Francisco (Columbia)
4. High James Blunt; Back To Bedlam (Atlantic)
5. OMG Usher featuring Will.I.Am; Raymond v Raymond (LaFace/JLG)
6. Share My Life Kem; Intimacy (Universal Motown/UMRG)
7. You Belong With Me Taylor Swift; Fearless (Big Machine)

Looking for more? GreenBookofSongs.com® has dozens of Love categories!

We’ve chosen a few songs about famous African-Americans for this Black History Month list:

1. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick; Ballads Of Black America (Folkways)
2. Harriet Tubman’s Ballad (Part 1) Woody Guthrie; My Dusty Road (Rounder)
3. Harriet Tubman’s Ballad (Part 2) Woody Guthrie; My Dusty Road (Rounder)
4. I Refuse To Stand (Tribute To Rosa Parks) Pat Grant; Incredible (Pat Grant)
5. Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Phil Coley; Baseball Songs Sports Heroes-#2 (King Of The Road Music)
6. Obama Song Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring SoliLLaquists Of Sound, Cherine Anderson & Anthony B; Single-Obama Song (Anti/Epitaph)

For many other ways to use music to teach Black History Month, see GreenBookofSongs.com® categories such as African-American, Brotherhood, Celebrities & Famous Names: American Heroes, Presidents: Barack Obama, Slavery and War: Civil War.

These songs will help Americans of all ages celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1. Come By Here, Martin Luther King Kristin Lems; Imagine That! Songs For Creative Teachers (Carolsdatter)
2. Dr. King Mason Jennings; Birds Flying Away (Bar/None)
3. Dream, A Common; ST/Freedom Writers (Hollywood)
4. Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Evan Belize; Songs Of A True Patriot (Evan Belize)
5. King UB40; 1980-1983 (A&M)
6. Like A King Ben Harper; Welcome To The Cruel World (Virgin)
7. Up To The Mountain (MLK Song) Patty Griffin; Children Running Through (ATO)
8. Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) Nina Simone; Very Best Of Nina Simone-Sugar In My Bowl-1967-1972 (RCA)

For more songs on this and related topics, see GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Brotherhood, Celebrities & Famous Names: American Heroes and Politics: Social Injustice.

Thanksgiving in songs? It has to include some history, some food, and of course, gratitude. All are represented below. Happy Thanksgiving!

1. (I’m Gonna Eat) On Thanksgiving Day Laurie Berkner; Whaddaya Think Of That? (Razor & Tie)
2. Blessed Martina McBride; Greatest Hits (RCA)
3. My Mom’s Thanksgiving Dinner Children Of N.Y.P.S. 24; Songs For All Year Long (Folkways)
4. Sailing To America Saxon; Crusader (Carrera)
5. Thankful N’ Thoughtful Sly & The Family Stone; Fresh (Legacy)
6. Thanksgiving The Stuffing; Single-Thanksgiving (EMA)
7. Thanksgiving Song Dave Holiday Sylvester; Single-Thanksgiving Song (Jambox)
8. Thanksgiving Song Jessica Klee; Single-Thanksgiving Song (Jessica Klee)

For more songs for Thanksgiving, see GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Holidays: Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Countries: America, History and Love: Friends & Family.

For 11/11/11, we suggest these great songs about the experience of veterans finding their place at home upon return. Remember to support as well as honor those who protected us!

1. Brothers Under The Bridge Bruce Springsteen; 18 Tracks (Columbia)
2. Hope Stephen Cochran; Single-Hope (Department Of Veterans Affairs)
3. I Just Came Back From A War Darryl Worley; Hear And Now (903)
4. My Dream Of The Big Parade Peerless Quartet with Henry Burr and Billy Murray; Single-My Dream Of The Big Parade (YouTube.com)
5. Sarge Rick Lance; Home Free-A Tribute To American Veterans-C (CD Baby)

You’ll find many more songs on this topic in GreenBookofSongs.com categories Holidays: Memorial & Veterans Day.

July is Family Reunion Month! Here are songs to enjoy during picnics, parties and get-togethers.

1. Good Stuff, The Kenny Chesney; No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (BNA)
2. Family Reunion Jill Scott; Beautifully Human-Words And Sounds-Vol. 2 (Hidden Beach/Epic)
3. Family Reunion Oak Ridge Boys; Best Of The Oak Ridge Boys (Columbia)
4. Family Reunion O’Jays; Let Me Make Love To You (Legacy)
5. My Front Porch Looking In Lonestar; From There To Here-The Greatest Hits (BNA)
6. Ode To My Family Cranberries; No Need To Argue (Island)
7. We Are Family Sister Sledge; We Are Family (Rhino)
8. Who Says You Can’t Go Home Bon Jove featuring Jennifer Nettles; Have A Nice Day (Island/IDJMG)

 For more songs on this topic, see GreenBookofSongs.com® category Families: General.

Each year, we celebrate Independence Day with songs from the GreenBookofSongs.com® category Holidays: Fourth of July. Our choice this year isn’t about fireworks or picnics, but instead about flags, history and the qualities of freedom those Revolutionary War soldiers fought to secure for us.

1. Here Comes The Freedom Train Merle Haggard; Capitol Collectors Series-Merle Haggard (Capitol)
2. Ragged Old Flag Johnny Cash; Patriot (Columbia)
3. Shot Heard Round The World Creator Kids; Startup History (Creator Kids)
4. This Is My Country Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Greatest Hits (Columbia)
5. This Is My Country Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions; Curtis Mayfield-The Anthology-1961-1977 (MCA)
6. You’re A Grand Old Glad John Peterson; George M. Cohan Tonight! (Sh-k-boom) 

Happy Fourth of July!

These songs, drawn from our category Holidays: Memorial & Veterans Day, express our commitment never to forget those who gave their lives for love of country.

1. 50,000 Names George Jones; The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 (BNA)
2. Angel Flight Radney Foster; Revival (Devil’s River)
3. Just A Dream Carrie Underwood; Carnival Ride (Arista Nashville)
4. Snow White Rows Of Arlington Sammy Kershaw; Single-Snow White Rows Of Arlington (MCA)
5. Soldiers Drowning Pool; Full Circle (Warner Bros.)
6. Somebody’s Darling Cumberlands; Civil War Tribute Collection-15 Timeless Classics (Rural Rhythm)

Getting ready to celebrate Mom? Here are a few songs for your playlist:

1. Another Side Of You Joe Nichols; Real Things (Universal South)
2. I’ll Always Love My Mama Intruders; Best Of The Intruders-Cowboys To Girls (Legacy/Epic)
3. In My Arms Plumb; Blink (Curb) Mama’s Song Urban Mystic; Ghetto Revelations (Warner Bros.)
4. No One Loves You Any Better Than Your M-O-Double-M-Y John Lithgow; Singin’ In The Bathtub (Sony Wonder)
5. You Were Always There Donna Fargo; The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. (Universal)

For more songs on this topic, see GreenBookOfSongs.com® categories Holidays: Mother’s Day and Holidays: Mother’s Day for Non-Traditional Families.

For this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration, we chose a range of folk songs that express the history, accomplishments and passionate love of country of the Irish. On this day, the Green Book is all Irish!

1. Fields Of Athenry Paddy Reilly; The Sound Of Irish Folk (Digitalpressure/Dolphin Group)
2. Hills Of Donegal Peter Tomelty; Essential Irish Pub Songs Collection-C (Arran)
3. It’s A Great Day For The Irish Frank Parker; St Patrick’s Day Party (Sony)
4. Pat Works On The Railway Cottars; Forerunner (Rounder)
5. Song For Ireland Mary Black; Raised On Songs & Stories-Collected Irish Ballads-C (Digitalpressure/Dolphin Group)

For more songs on this subject, see GreenBookofSongs.com® category Countries: Ireland.