Fall Songs

Create a Fall Playlist with These Suggested Fall Songs

As I was driving to the William Cullen Bryant Homestead in Cummington, Massachusetts, on a spectacular fall day in 2008, my iPod Shuffle played an apropos song: James Taylor's Country Road. I decided that instant I needed to research fall songs and create a fall playlist for all of my autumn trips.

If you're planning to hit the highway on a New England fall foliage road trip this year, here are some suggested fall songs for your listening pleasure. I've selected an eclectic collection of classic New England and fall songs, contemporary tunes and a few songs that simply seem fitting for a fall driving soundtrack. I'd love it if you shared your favorite fall playlist songs, too.

Kim's Fall Playlist

1. Indian Summer – Poco, from the CD Indian Summer (Compare Prices)

2. Country Road - James Taylor, from the CD James Taylor: Greatest Hits (Compare Prices)

3. Change of Season - Hall & Oates, from the CD Change of Season (Compare Prices)

4. O New England – The Decemberists, from the CD single Always the Bridesmaid: Volume I (Available on iTunes)

5. When Fall Comes to New England – Cheryl Wheeler, from the CD Driving Home (Compare Prices)

6. Weekend in New England – Barry Manilow, from the CD Barry Manilow Greatest Hits Volume II (Compare Prices)

7. Autumn Leaves – Nat King Cole, from the CD The Unforgettable Nat King Cole (Compare Prices)

8. True Colors - Cyndi Lauper, from the CD Twelve Deadly Cyns… And Then Some (Compare Prices)

9. Moonlight in Vermont - Willie Nelson, from the CD Stardust (Compare Prices)

10. Seasons Change – Expose, from the CD Exposure (Compare Prices)

11. When the Leaves Come Falling Down – Van Morrison, from the CD The Best of Van Morrison, Vol. 3 (Compare Prices)

12. Boston – Augustana, from the CD All the Stars and Boulevards (Compare Prices)

13. Beautiful Sunday – Daniel Boone, from the CD Easy Listening Greats, Vol. 2 (Compare Prices)

14. Forever Autumn – The Moody Blues, from the CD Lovely to See You (Live) (Compare Prices)

Fall Instrumental Selections

If you'd prefer instrumental songs to accompany your fall ramblings, George Winston's Autumn album of New Age piano music (Compare Prices) would also be very appropriate.

More Instrumental Songs for Fall 1. The First of Autumn – Enya, from the CD A Day Without Rain (Compare Prices)

2. Falling Leaves – Glen Miller Orchestra, from the CD Glen Miller Orchestra (Compare Prices)

3. Falling Leaves – Mark Wesling, from the CD A Day of Music (Compare Prices)

4. Gently Raindrops Falling on Leaves – Daniel Kobialka, from the CD Pathless Journey (Compare Prices)