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"Candlelight" is a song by the band The Maccabeats that was released in November 2010. It achieved viral status. [1] [2] [3] The song is a transformation of Mike Tompkins's a cappella cover of the Taio Cruz song "Dynamite" to lyrics about the holiday of Hanukkah. The Maccabeats are an all-male Jewish a cappella student group that formed at ...
Try songs by Adam Sandler, the Maccabeats, Matisyahu, Daveed Diggs, Sharon Jones, Jack Black, the Barenaked Ladies and Six13. The best Hanukkah songs to help your celebration shine bright for 8 nights
The Maccabeats are best known for their Jewish holiday songs. [1] These cover and parody contemporary hits while adding original lyrics written by group members. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The lyrics are often educational, recounting the history of the holiday, mentioning pertinent symbols and customs, and using Hebrew phrases known to Jewish celebrants.
The English words, while not a translation, are roughly based on the Yiddish. "Oy Chanukah" is a traditional Yiddish Chanukah song and the English version, along with "I Have a Little Dreidel," is one of the most recognized English Chanukah songs. Both songs are playful with upbeat tempo and are sung by children.
StandFour is an American a cappella group from New York City made up of four former members of Yeshiva University's all-male a cappella group The Maccabeats.Formed in November 2012, the group is composed of four graduates of the university: David Block, Noey Jacobson, Nachum Joel, and Immanuel Shalev. [1]
The Hanukkah Sessions are a series of video presentations of popular songs originally written or performed by Jewish artists, as covered by musicians Greg Kurstin and Dave Grohl. Kurstin and Grohl covered eight songs per year for this project, and released one per night to digital streaming platforms for each night of Hanukkah in the years 2020 ...
Its song "Good Shabbos" won both Best Religious Song and Best Humor Song in 2013, while "D'ror Yikra" was named Best Religious Song in 2008. [18] Six13 has also been awarded by The New York Harmony Sweepstakes in the category of Best Original Song for " Al Hanissim " in 2008, " Shema " in 2013, and " Gam Ki Elech " in 2019.
The song plays when Annie arrives in Israel in the third season of Covert Affairs. The song was used for Life Vest Inside's Kindness Boomerang, a short film featuring good works and kindness. [6] The song was used by SportTV on its coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Maccabeats made an a cappella cover of the song in 2010.