Sufganyiot!

It’s the second night of Hanukkah.

(It’s an excuse to eat donuts all day long.)

Gather your family around and listen to some more Hanukkah songs –

The Chanukah Song Part 2 Adam Sandler –

The Hanukkah Sessions: Night Two Kurstin x Grohl –

Hanukkah Dance Woody Guthrie –

West Side Chanukah Story Six13 –

Happy Hanukkah Matisyahu –

‘Twas the night before Hanukkah –

Today’s second theme, our first guest programmer of the season, the birthday girl.

She has an interesting mix this year:

Santa Baby Eartha Kitt –

Along with I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, this was one of the first Christmas novelty songs. Christmas songs written at the time tended to be nostalgic looks at the holiday or kid’s songs, but this one took a different approach, with Kitt singing about how she’s been good all year and expects some very expensive gifts to appear, including a fur coat, a new coat and even a yacht. This girl has expensive taste. Mary finds this a favorite to sing along to.

All I want for Christmas is You Mariah Carey –

In terms of airplay (at least in America), this is by far the most successful Christmas song written after 1963, when Bing Crosby recorded Do You Hear What I Hear? The most popular holiday songs on American radio were all written between 1934-1963, with Sleigh Ride (1948), usually the most-played.

The Christmas Song Ne Yo –

Most popular Christmas are either fun singalongs (Jingle Bells), or downtempo songs that evoke melancholy or longing (White Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas). The Christmas Song stands out as a slow song with no chorus that takes a very cheerful view of the holiday season, ending with a traditional greeting: “Merry Christmas to you.”

Holiday Little Nas X –

She likes this scenic designs of this video


Carol of the Bells Trans-Siberian Orchestra –

Most people automatically associate Carol of the Bells with Christmas, but its origins tell a different story. It’s actually based on a traditional Ukrainian folk chant that celebrated the season of rebirth and anticipated a prosperous New Year. In 1916, composer Mykola Leontovich borrowed the four-note melody for a new choir song called Shchedryk, which debuted in the US at Carnegie Hall in 1921. When American choir director Peter Wilhousky heard the song, he wrote new lyrics and introduced his version, called Carol of the Bells, to holiday audiences.

The birthday girl want to wish everyone a ‘Buon Natale‘!

Demand Euphoria!