Classic Chanukah Song
Every year I lament the awful songs that are associated with Chanukah in the English speaking world (I wonder, do American Hindus and Muslims feel this way too?). I don’t have any problem with Mi Yimalel, but you know, how many times can you sing it? And Christians have a lot of very nice holiday songs – mostly penned by MOTs.
But there is, in my opinion, one major exception. Thank heaven for Tom Lehrer, that’s all I have to say. And in the meantime, if anyone knows of any listenable Chanukah songs that can be happily sung around the chanukiah without a lot of electronic assistance, feel free to let me know. OR for that matter, any listenable Chanukah songs of any kind (I do admit to have some warm feelings for “How do you spell Channukkahh” from the LeeVees last year)
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[...] In an earlier post, KRG put out a call for new and listenable Hanukkah tunes. I nominate this year’s big Hanukkah release, “Songs in the Key of Hanukkah” – an eclectic anthology compiled by Erran Baron Cohen and featuring songs performed by Cohen, Idan Raichel, Jules Brookes, Yasmin Levy and Orthodox African-American rapper, Y-Love. [...]
—Dreidel I’m Gon’ Play… | Jewschool · December 23rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
There are plenty of problems with Mi Yemaleil.
—BZ · December 23rd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
lamrot-hakol.blogspot.com/2007/12/hanukkah-rant.html
It’s an old tune, but new lyrics.
—Lisa · December 13th, 2009 at 1:58 am