“Forget the Thanksgiving music. Sheldon Mashugana is after a turkey, off to a Cowboys game and making sure there’s plenty of food, fun and laughter in the process.”
Thanksgiving is of course the time of year for family, the big table, all the food and all the traditions. Sheldon Mashugana and Crystal Carr have decided to give the holiday a rather more humorous soundtrack with their new single “It’s Turkey Day”. It’s a very cheeky comedy song based on one very simple premise: celebrate Thanksgiving with as much laughter as possible, with all sorts of absurdity and of course a turkey that just won’t co-operate.
Released 13th October 2026, the song sees Sheldon and Crystal chasing a turkey on Thanksgiving day. It takes them to a Dallas Cowboys game as well (another classic American holiday reference). Loads of fart jokes and other cheeky bits are thrown in. It’s not in any way taking itself seriously and that’s the whole point. Rather than be a song with a serious message, “It’s Turkey Day” is just a song to make you smile and bring a bit of fun to a day that’s all about spending time with your family and friends. The contrast between the two performers is what gives the song its character really. Sheldon is delivering his usual comedic spoken word bits and Crystal is providing the more up-tempo melodic vocals which form the basis of the song. The interplay between the two is very much the point and provides a great deal of entertainment. One of the interesting things about the recording is the use of doubled up lyrics which was specifically done to give the vocal performance a particular feel and to add some extra character. The fart jokes aren’t just an occasional thing either; they are an integral part of the deliberately silly nature of the song that the artists wanted. The story of the release is as simple as it gets. Dean Morgan (of Dallas based performer Sheldon Mashugana) wanted to make a song about the actual day of Thanksgiving. It’s a song that brings together all the things we associate with the day: food, family, football and all the general excitement of it. Both Sheldon and Crystal did the songwriting and Crystal Carr and Justin Pierce did the music. It was recorded in Atlanta and then mixed at Justin Pierce Music in Dallas.
Sheldon Mashugana is the comedic stand-in for Dean Morgan and has a whole catalogue of 18 slapstick comedy films on YouTube. The whole thing is very much a case of a goofy, feel good persona and the intention is to provide people with something to laugh at. He’s worked with Crystal Carr and that’s added a musical element to the whole thing, with her providing the music. They’ve also got a whole series of Christmas releases in the pipeline, having done their ‘Monster Mash” and are now working on a “Jingle Bells”. What’s so good about ‘It’s Turkey Day’ is that it’s unapologetically silly. It takes a well-worn holiday and turns it into a completely ridiculous story which is just the sort of thing you want to hear. Sheldon and Crystal are clearly going for something positive and uplifting at a time when we all could do with a bit of a laugh. It’s all in the turkey chase, the football, the silly voices and the sheer amount of comedy. It’s all about having a good time, eating a lot of food and just remembering that the best bit of any holiday is often just the bit where you’re having a good laugh.
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