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Check out our ever-growing songlist! (We’re happy to add special songs for special occasions).
“A Change Is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke
“All You Need Is Love,” The Beatles
“A Long December,” Counting Crows
“Angel from Montgomery,” John Prine
“Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell
“Blackbird,” The Beatles
“Blowin’ in the Wind,” Bob Dylan
“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon & Garfunkel
“California Dreamin,” The Mamas & The Papas
“Chicago,” Sufjan Stevens
“Down by the Riverside,” traditional
“Down to the River to Pray,” traditional
“Eleanor Rigby,” The Beatles
“Forever Young,” Bob Dylan
“For What It’s Worth,” Buffalo Springfield
“Get Together,” The Youngbloods
“Girl, Put Your Records On,” Corinne Bailey Rae
“Hallelujah,” Leonard Cohen
“Halo,” Beyonce
“Hazy Shade of Winter,” Simon & Garfunkel
“Here Comes the Sun,” The Beatles
“Hold On,” Alabama Shakes
“Holocene,” Bon Iver
“If I Had a Hammer,” Pete Seeger
“If You Want to Sing Out,” Cat Stevens
“I’ll Fly Away,” Albert Brumley
“I’ll Follow You Into the Dark,” Death Cab for Cutie
“In My Life,” The Beatles
“Into the Mystic,” Van Morrison
“I Saw the Light,” Hank Williams
“I Shall Be Released,” Bob Dylan
“Jacob’s Ladder,” traditional
“Knockin on Heaven’s Door,” Bob Dylan
“Lean On Me,” Bill Withers
“Let It Be,” The Beatles
“Little Talks,” Of Monsters & Men
“Losing My Religion,” REM
“Mary, Don’t You Weep,” traditional
“Mercy, Mercy Me,” Marvin Gaye
“Morning Has Broken,” Eleanor Farjeon
“Mother Nature’s Son,” The Beatles
“My Sweet Lord,” George Harrison
“Norwegian Wood,” The Beatles
“People Get Ready,” Curtis Mayfield
“Peace Train,” Cat Stevens
“Precious Lord,” Thomas Dorsey
“Ring Them Bells,” Bob Dylan
“River,” Leon Bridges
“Rivers & Roads,” The Head & The Heart
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Arlen & Harburg
“Spirit in the Sky,” Norman Greenbaum
“Stand By Me,” Lieber, Stoller & King
“Such Great Heights,” Postal Service
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” traditional
“Teach Your Children,” CSNY
“The Ends of the Earth,” Lord Huron
“The Weight,” Robbie Robertson
“This Land is Your Land,” Woody Guthrie
“This Little Light of Mine,” HD Loes
“This Train,” traditional
“Three Little Birds,” Bob Marley
“Time After Time,” Cyndi Lauper
“Times, They are a Changin’,” Bob Dylan
“Turn, Turn, Turn,” Pete Seeger
“Up Above My Head,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe
“Wake Up,” Arcade Fire
“Wayfaring Stranger,” traditional
“We Are Gonna Be Friends,” The White Stripes
“We Can Work It Out,” The Beatles
“We Don’t Need That Much,” Mount Moriah
“We Shall Overcome,” Fanny Lou Hamer
“What a Wonderful World,” Louis Armstrong
“What the World Needs Now,” Burt Bacharach
“When the Saints Go Marching In,” traditional
“White Winter Hymnal,” Fleet Foxes
“With a Little Help from My Friends,” The Beatles
“Woodstock,” Joni Mitchell
“You’ll Never Walk Alone,” Rodgers & Hammerstein
“You’ve Got a Friend,” Carole King
HOLIDAY SONGS
“Auld Lang Syne,” Robert Burns
“Blue Christmas,” Elvis Presley
“Drummer Boy/War on War,” Katherine Kennicott Davis & Wilco mashup
“Feliz Navidad,” Jose Feliciano
“Happy Xmas (War is Over),” John Lennon
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Martin & Blane
“Holly, Jolly Christmas,” Johnny Marks
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” Gannon & Kent
“O Come, O Come Emanuel,” traditional
“Silent Night,” Gruber & Mohr
“The Christmas Song,” Torme & Wells
“White Christmas,” Irving Berlin
“Christmas in Prison,” John Prine
“All the Best,” John Prine
“River,” Joni Mitchell
“Fairytales of New York,” The Pogues
“All I Want for Christmas,” Mariah Carey
“Please Come Home for Christmas,” Charles Brown
“Rockin Around the Christmas Tree,” Johnny Marks (Brenda Lee)
“Christmastime is Here,” Mendelson & Guaraldi
SONGS FOR HUMANS is a more inclusive reimagining of Durham County Beer & Hymns, a bar-room singalong series sponsored by Durham Presbyterian and other congregations. Your tips to the "Pitcher of Mercy" go to support local nonprofits like InterFaith Council for Social Service, Habitat for Humanity, KidzNotes, Urban Ministries, World Relief, INSIDEoUT or Latino Educational Achievement Partnership. Since 2015, we've collected more than $8,000 for local agencies. Please email durhamcountybeerandhymns@gmail.com to join our mailing list or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Contact Jesse at durhamcountybeerandhymns@gmail.com to learn more, or click on the GIVE button above and designate Beer & Hymns on a check made out to Durham Presbyterian Church or in the PayPal memo box.