More Hanukkah

Some more music for Hanukkah.  Let’s start with the Barenaked Ladies.




You’ll love this one by Michael Feinstein, it’s funny.




This isn’t a Hanukkah song, but I love it and felt I needed to include it.






And since we’ve done Yiddish, how about Ladino?



The Maccabeats are cooking ...




And this one, by Six13, is the video everyone is talking about.



Here are the lyrics, taken from the Hanukkah blessings and traditional songs.

Lyrics: (CHANUKAH BLESSINGS) Baruch ata Hashem Elokeinu, ברוך אתה יי אלהנו Blessed are You, Lord our God, Melech haolam מלך העולם King of the universe Asher kidishanu bemitzvotav אשר קדשנו במצוותיו Who has sanctified us with His commandments Vitzivanu lehadlik ner shel Chanukah וצונו להדליק נר של חנכה And commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light She'asa nisim la'avoteinu bayamim שעשה נסים לאבותינו בימים Who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days haheim baz'man hazeh ההם בזמן הזה at this time (SEVIVON, SOV SOV SOV) Sov, sov, sov, sevivon, sevivon סוב סוב סוב סביבון סביבון Spin, spin, spin, dreidel, dreidel Chanukah hu chag tov, sevivon חנכה הוא חג טוב סביבון Chanukah is a great holiday, dreidel Chag simcha hu la'am חג שמחה הוא לעם It's a happy holiday for the nation Nes gadol haya sham נס גדוֹל היה שם A great miracle happened there Sov, sov, sevivon, sevivon סוב סוב סביבון סביבון Spin, spin, dreidel, driedel (MA'OZ TZUR) Ma'oz tzur y'shuati מעוז צור ישועתי Mighty stronghold of my salvation L'cha na'eh l'shabe'ach לך נאה לשַבח To praise You is a delight Tikon beit t'filati תכוֹן בית תפלתי Restore my house of prayer V'sham todah n'zabe'ach ושם תודה נזַבח And there we will bring an offering of thanks Rock of Ages, praise Your saving power Furious they assailed, but Your armor veiled us And Your word broke their sword when our own strength failed us Yes, Your word broke their sword when our own strength failed us Rock of Ages, let our song praise Your saving power (DUEL OF THE FOODS) Latke!! Sufganiyah!! (AL HANISIM) Al hanisim, v'al hapurkan, v'al hag'vurot, על הנסים ועל הפרקן ועל הגבורות For the miracles, and for the redemption, and for the mighty deeds, v'al hat'shu'ot, v'al hamilchamot ועל התשועות, ועל המלחמות and for the saving acts, and for the wonders She'asita la'avoteinu שעשית לאבותינו which performed miracles for our forefathers bayamim haheim baz'man hazeh בימים ההם בזמן הזה in those days, at this time (CHANUKAH BLESSINGS) shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu שהחינו וקימנו He has granted us life, sustained us, v'higiyanu laz'man hazeh והגיענו לזְמן הזה and enabled us to reach this day Amen! !אמן