Hanukkah Songs Don't Have to Be Traditional
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This season, you can be free of over-used traditional Hanukkah songs to commemorate the holiday. These hip and contemporary Hanukkah tracks from the APM Collection Library are perfect with your brisket and latkes.
This country-style Hanukkah song written by Barry Geldzahler and Allan Posner has all the right ingredients for a warm and cozy holiday celebration: Tight harmonies, acoustic guitar, piano, drums, bass, and nostalgic lyrics that will surely conjure nostalgia.
Check out the lyrics:
My Chanukah Memories
(Barry Geldzahler and Allan Posner)
It all begins at sundown
The anticipation's great
We've all begun the countdown
The festival can't wait
When I was young, I couldn't wait
for Chanukah's first night
The candles in the Menorah
Turned darkness into light
I loved to play the dreidel games
And win a chocolate treat
The latkes and sufganyot
Were foods I loved to eat
Chorus
I love my memories of Chanukah
More with each flame on the Menorah
Enjoying food, laughter, and everyone's joy
Great for parents and each girl and boy
Gift giving,
Dreidels spinning,
Candles glistening,
Latkes sizzling,
Fond memories of Chanukah
Now, as a dad, I know there's more
Than a gleam in children's eyes
'Cause Chanukah will teach us things
For all to live their lives
To never doubt an underdog
The Maccabees proved true
And to believe in miracles
For 8 days the oil burned like new
CHORUS
I love my memories of Chanukah
More with each flame on the Menorah
Enjoying food, laughter, and everyone's joy
Great for parents and each girl and boy
Gift giving,
Dreidels spinning,
Candles glistening,
Latkes sizzling,
Fond memories of Chanukah
Outro
Memories, fond memories of Chanukah
Fill us with joy and cheer and families each year
Memories, fond memories of Chanukah
These are the very best times of the year
Another great track is The Mensch with a Wrench, an upbeat, guitar-driven track also composed by Barry Geldzahler and Allan Posner. It is whimsical and cool, yet never short of the classic Hanukkah themes. Have a listen.
These two outstanding tracks are part of the Boys' N' Barry Calendar Jams 2 album released under the APM Collection Library. This album has everything track you need for important calendar holidays from Mother's Day, Father's Day, hot summer days, gentle Fall days, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more.