Music for Chanukah (a.k.a. Hanukah, Channuka, Hannukah, Hanukkah, or even Hannukka!)
Songlyrics and songsheets:
Two-page Chanukah songsheet (MS Word) This one was put together by Robin Selinger.
Six-page Chanukah songsheet (html) This one was put together by Marsha Fensin.
With lots of Hebrew text (pdf) This one is a gift from a Hava Nashira member, Michael
Some sheet music can be found at tiwestport.org.
Audio tracks for listening:
From the CD "Celebrate Chanukah" available at celebrateseries.com
Not by Might-Not by Power (RealAudio) Debbie Friedman
Ocho Kandelikas (RealAudio) Flory Jagoda
Light One Candle (RealAudio) Peter Yarrow
From the CD "Haneirot Halalu" available at Transcontinental or soundswrite.com
Mi Y'maleil? (Who can retell?) (RealAudio)
I Have a Little Dreidel (RealAudio)
S'vivon (RealAudio)
Oh Chanukah (RealAudio)
From the CD "Cha Cha Chanukah" by The Shirettes available at soundswrite.com
A 2005 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner!
Featuring Sue Epstein, Judy Farber, and Ditza Zakay, joined by Troy Dexter
and special back-up vocals by Cantor Marcelo Gindlin
Cha Cha Chanukah (Realaudio clip) Bubi Makes Latkes (Realaudio clip)
My New Chanukiah (Realaudio clip) Hanukkah in Santa Monica (mp3 clip)
From the CD "Latkes and Hamentashen" by Fran Avni (songs composed by Jacki Cytrynbaum) available at jewishmusic.com
The Chanukiah (How many candles) (RealAudio)
From the CD "Just in Time for Chanukah," by Margie Rosenthal & Ilene Safyan, available at soundswrite.com.
Chanukah Blessings (first two..."Ner shel Chanukah", and "Sh'asa nisim")
Mattathias Bold (mp3)
From the CD "Jewish Holiday Songs for Children," by Rachel Buchman, available at jewishmusic.com.
My Candles ("In the window") (RealAudio)
Drey Zich, Dreydele (Turn around, Little Dreydl) (RealAudio)
From the CD "SABABA EP" by Sababa (a.k.a. Steve Brodsky, Robbi Sherwin, and Scott Leader),
available at cooljewishmusic.com
One little, two little... (mp3)
New song by Steve Klaper:
Light the Lights of Chanukah (mp3) Light the Lights of Chanukah-sheet music (pdf)
New
song...Music by
Rabbi Larry Karol,
Lyrics by
Rabbi Larry Karol,
and Lisa Baydush:
These
Lights (mp3)
These
Lights-sheet music (pdf)
New songs by Billy Dreskin
The Maccabees (mp3) Sheet music and background info
Potato Latkes (mp3) Sheet music and background info
Maoz Tzur (RealAudio) Western Wind, from the CD "The Chanukkah Story," Narrated by Theodore Bikel, available at jewishmusic.com
Chanukah Chag Yafe (RealAudio) Doda Mollie (a.k.a. Mollie Wine), from the CD "Chanukah Pajamikah!" available at soundswrite.com
[another version...] Chanukah Joyous Holiday (RealAudio) From the CD "To Life! Chanukah and Holidays" available at jewishmusic.com.
S'vivon
(RealAudio)
Jill
Moskowitz, from the CD "Miracles: Chanukah and Passover
Songs for Kids" available at soundswrite.com, jewishstore.com
and jewishmusic.com.
Judah Maccabee (mp3) Rabbi Joe Black, from CD "Aleph Bet Boogie" available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com
Lots of Latkes (pdf) English folksong originally entitled "Chumbara," adapted for Chanukah by Cantor Allen Leider.
Mi Y'Maleil (Doot-doot) (RealAudio) performed by Kol B'Seder (Cantor Jeff Klepper and Rabbi Dan Freelander.) This song was written by Debbie Friedman, and you can find her performance (with no doot-doots) on "Not by Might" available at soundswrite.com on cassette only. Click here for a RealAudio clip from Debbie's version.
Mi Yemalel (RealAudio) Achi Ben Shalom Another beautiful melody for this traditional Chanukah lyric!
The Latke Song Debbie Friedman, from the CD "Miracles and Wonders" available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com
Al HaNisim (RealAudio) Listen Up! A Capella, from the CD "Al Hanisim," available at jewishmusic.com
Dreidel Spinning Top (RealAudio) Sally and the Daffodils, from the CD "Put a Smile On Your Face" available by contacting Sally at sallydaffodil@aol.com.
Judah
Maccabee, the Hammer
(RealAudio, clip) Peter and Ellen Allard, from the CD "Peter
& Ellen Allard
Sing Shalom: Songs For The Jewish Holidays"
available at
cdbaby.com
Read the complete lyrics
Light the Lights (RealAudio) Elaine Serling, from the CD "Join the Circle" available at elaineserling.com
The
Letters on the Dreidel (Real Audio) and Chazak
V'Ematz (Real Audio)
Andi
Joseph, from the CD "It was a Miracle" available
at musicheadz.com
and jewishmusic.com
Oh If I Were a Dreidel (Real Audio) Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, from the CD "Chanukah Favorites" available at jewishmusic.com.
Lighting Candles in the Dark (mp3) by Ros Schwartz
Triumph of Spirit (RealAudio) Shir Synergy (a.k.a. Lisa Baydush, Audrey Katz, and Barry Astrow.) Contact: Lisa Baydush, LisaB@GDSinc.com
Light Eight Candles sheet music (pdf) by Lisa Baydush
Chanukah Rap Sheet music (pdf) By Gordon Lustig Copyright 2003 Gordon Lustig
Haneirot
Hallalu (RealAudio) recorded by Robin Selinger
This Night (mp3) by Marge Eiseman with Kathy Gohr This Night-Lyrics & Chords (html)
Light the Candles (mp3) sheet music (pdf) and Five Brothers Maccabee (mp3) sheet music (pdf) by Marcy Mirkin
We Kindle The Lights (pdf) By Peter and Ellen Allard (sheet music)
The Maccabees (mp3, sample) sheet music (pdf) by Carol Boyd Leon, from the double CD set "Gan Shirim" available at CDBaby.com.