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Eight Days of Hanukkah (song)

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"Eight Days of Hanukka" is a song written by United States Senator Orrin Hatch and Madeline Stone, a Jewish songwriter from the Upper West Side of Manhattan who specializes in Christian music, at the suggestion of Jeffrey Goldberg.[1][2][3][4] The song was first published on the web page of Tablet magazine.[5]

The song was recorded by the singer Rasheeda Azar.[6]

References

  1. ^ Mark Leibovich, "A Senator’s Gift to the Jews, Nonreturnable", New York Times, December 8, 2009
    - Orrin Hatch, "My 'Eight Days of Hanukkah'"
  2. ^ "Podcasts that tell the unheard Christmas stories". Financial Times. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Candidates take to social media with their Chanukah wishes". Cleveland Jewish News. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Did Hanukkah hip-hop peak with 'Dreidel Rap '89'?". Chicago Reader. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jeffrey Goldberg, "‘Eight Days of Hanukkah’; How Orrin Hatch came to write a Hanukkah song for Tablet Magazine", Tablet, December 8, 2009
  6. ^ "A Senator's Gift to the Jews, Nonreturnable". New York Times. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2020.