Celebrate the First Day of Summer with These Awesome Songs and Movies! [VIDEO]

Nothing quite screams 'Summertime!' like turning up the radio to Kenny Chesney singing, well, 'Summertime'. The official first day of summer for 2016 is Monday, June 20.

Our hot weather playlist always seems SO much more fun, and we are excited to get the 'Dawg Days of Summer' started! Our friends at USA TODAY have come up with some fab reasons to celebrate the first day of summer, . Every single one of these songs or movies will put you in a good mood,or bring you back to your childhood summers, and will help you celebrate our annual Summer Solstice!

Music:

• Rascal Flatts 'Summer Nights'
• Katy Perry 'California Gurls'
•  Alice Cooper 'School's Out'
• Kid Rock 'All Summer Long'
• Little Big Town 'Pontoon'
• Florida Georgia Line 'Cruise'
• Zac Brown Band 'Toes'
• Deana Carter 'Strawberry Wine'

MOVIES:

• 'Jaws' - 1974
• 'The Parent Trap' - 1961
• 'Friday the 13th' - 1980
• 'Grease' - 1978
• 'Weekend at Bernie's' - 1989
• 'Woodstock' - 1970
• 'Breaking Away' - 1979
• 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' - 1997

And my personal favorite - 'Dazed and Confused' from 1993

Check out some more summer movies and songs to get you ready for the hot nights, and we'll even throw in some summertime trivia from USA TODAY!  Enjoy the original movie trailer from 'Dazed and Confused' and Happy summer, Dawgs!