Hanukkah and all that jazz

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Hanukkah and all that jazz  liner notes

1.    Oco Kandelikas (Eight Candles)                        F. Jagoda

A contemprorary Sephardic song celebrating the eight nights of Hanukkah.

2.    Who Lit the Candles?

A Children's folk song from Israel.

3.    Rock of Ages (Italian)                                       B. Marcello

A lyrical melody composed during the Italian Renaissance.

4.    O Hanukkah, O Hanukkah

        This festive song was adapted from the original Yiddish folk song, "Y'mey Hanukkah:"

O Hanukkah, O Hanukkah come light the menorah

Let's have a party, we'll all dance the hora

Gather 'round the table we'll give you a treat

Dreydels we can play with and latkes to eat.

5.    Candle Blessings

       The traditional prayer sung as the Hanukkah candles are lit each night.

6.    Rock of Ages (Traditional)

One of the most beloved melodies of the Ashkenazic tradition, this popular song often closes the candle lighting ceremony.

7.    Burning Candles                                            F. Mendelssohn

An enchanting Hanukkah melody by 19th Century classical composer Felix Mendelssohn.

8.    A Candle for Me

        A children's folk song about the lighting of the candles.

9.    I Have a Little Dreydel/Hanukkah...and all that jazz

        A swing medley of two of the most popular Hanukkah songs.

All arrangements performed on a Steinway concert grand by Jon Simon.

Recorded and mastered by Steve Forney at Dajhelon Productions, Inc. Rochester, NY.