Story Behind The Song
I wanted to write a fun song about this Jewish holiday, so I came up with this fun beat and melody and researched the holiday!
Song Description
It tells the story of Chanukah from a pre-teens perspective. From Judah, to the presents, to spinning the dreidel. There are a lot of fun words to rhyme with Chanukah - funicah! phenomenah! harmonica!
| Song Length |
2:12 |
Genre |
Unique - Holiday, Unique - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Delighted, Joyful |
Subject |
Celebration, Religion |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
It's Chanukah!
We like to watch the candles -so bright, for 8 days and 8 nights! Oh, how we love Chanukah!
It's so much fun - i - cah!
We spin the dreidel and then play: gimmel, daled, shin and hay! Oh, how we love Chanukah!
It's a phenomenah!
It's the holiday we like best!
Judah and the Maccabees were put to the test! They fought the Syrians and you know the rest! The oil lasted 8 days!
We thank Judah and the Mac-cabees tonight! They saved us all, with all of their might! And with the help of God we're alright! And we celebrate with delight 8 days of Chanukah!
It's Chanukah! I love to place the candles in the menorah - blue, yellow, red and more-ah! A rainbow for Chanukah!
It's Chanukah! Mom fries the latkes in the pan. She cooks them for our whole clan! Oh, how we love Chanukah! It's a phenomenah!
It's the holiday that really rates! 'Cuz we get presents for one night or eight! And we will celebrate 'til we're 98! Lady Gaga will think we're cool! And Justin Bieber will think we rule 'cuz our presents could fill an Olympic - sized pool! We'll always have so much fun at Channukah! Maybe we'll play our harmonica! And we'll sing and pray and give thanks because it's - Chanukah!
Such a phenomenah! How we love Chanukah! Yo Judah!