Get Ready for Thanksgiving - Recipes, Music, More

With just a week until Thanksgiving Day, the holiday uber-crush is upon us. (Blow horn here.) Not to worry. The Internets do so much these days, you can practically cook while typing.

Diana Vattray, About.com's Guide to Southern Cooking, serves up Thanksgiving Day recipes that seem to anticipate every conceivable item you'd want on your T-Day table. She'll help you finish up your planning right away.

Try Bill Lamb, About.com's Guide to Pop Music, for the Top 10 Thanksgiving Pop Songs. From Natalie Cole to Adam Sandler, you're bound to find something to fit your gathering and astound your guests at your incredible knack for matching lyric to moment.

You can also find Thanksgiving Crafts and Kids Activities from our Guide to Family Crafts, so your kids, or worse -- someone else's, will have something to do other than spill green bean casserole on your couch.

After that, take a deep breath, beg for a foot rub, and get back out there and merry yourself some more. Related:

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