As of sundown on Wednesday (Dec. 25), Hanukkah 2024 was in full swing — bringing with it eight straight days of family, prayers, candle-lighting and, yes, music. The canon of songs associated with the ...

With the holiday season in full swing, we’re surrounded by the wonderful world of holiday music. Despite the deluge of Christmas tunes such as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “Rudolph the ...

While Adam Sandler and the late Debbie Friedman are in a class by themselves with Hanukkah hits, the Journal has made a list of 18 more songs that are great not just for Hanukkah, but also for the 357 ...

Sarina Partridge is a song leader in the Jewish community. CATHY WURZER: Hey, the first night of Hanukkah is tomorrow, and a local musician is celebrating with song. Sarina Partridge is a musician, ...

Whenever December rolls around, the thought, musically speaking, is to put on Christmas music. Songs like “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” or “White Christmas.” But as we all know Christmas isn’t the ...

Hanukkah runs Dec. 7 to Dec. 15, 2023. Since the Hanukkah miracle involved oil, it's customary to serve foods fried in oil. Hanukkah is the most widely used spelling, while Chanukah is more ...

During his illustrious career as a baroque-era composer, George Frideric Handel’s output was prodigious. Music historians have numbered more than 600 works in his canon, at least two dozen of which ...

Really, Orrin Hatch? You’re going to challenge me for Hanukkah song of the season? OK you win. The song you wrote to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is awesome. Orrin Hatch, the ...

Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this year, Dec. 25. It begins at sundown. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Jan. 2. Why is Hanukkah so late this year? Hanukkah always begins on the 25th of ...