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Coffee Break: Happy Hanukkah

Menorah from Mindy Ratner's collection
Menorah from Mindy Ratner's collectionMPR Photo / Nate Ryan

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

December 10, 2020

Hanukkah begins tonight at sunset - a Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication that is observed for eight nights and days.

The festival is traditionally observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, called a Hanukkah menorah.

We're not the only ones getting excited for the holiday...HAIM tweeted a fabulous video in anticipation of eight days of Hanukkah, and Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters producer Greg Kurstin are teaming up to release eight songs over the next eight nights in honor of the holiday.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention Hanukkah, light, candles or miracles?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - 8 Days Of Hannukah
Bob Mould - See A Little Light
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Jeremy Messersmith - Miracles
The Beatles - Eight Days A Week
Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Beginning To See The Light
Yo La Tengo - Eight Candles
Adam Sandler - The Chanukah Song