National Thanksgiving Proclamation as 1607, with the first permanent settlement of Jamestown, Virginia holding a thanksgiving in 1610. In 1619, the Berkeley Hundred colony held a service on December 4, 1619, to celebrate “the day of our ship’s arrival” and proclaimed the date would be “yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to the Almighty God.” The colony was wiped out shortly after, in March 1722, with some inhabitants being massacred, and the rest fleeing. The generally referenced 'First Thanksgiving' occurred on Plymouth Colony, shortly after the colonists first successful harvest in autumn of 1621. They celebrated for three straight
On a Holiday "Smile" track, "Roll Plymouth Rock", is repeated in the chorus. In the opinion of Consequence of Sound's Dean Essner, the original "has no vocals at all, allowing for the track’s wind instruments and marimbas to gorgeously swell at the front of the mix. But on "Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE", Wilson sings a forgettable line about pirates, cluttering up the otherwise simple, feathery melody." "PopMatters" Sean Murphy characterized the song as a "Zappa-esque romp". On a Holiday "Holidays" (later renamed "On a Holiday") is an unfinished instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys. Intended for the