In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Okay
This, uh, this is a song that uh
There's a lot of Christmas songs out there and uh
Not too many Chanukah songs, so I
Wrote, wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids
Who don't get to hear any Chanukah songs
Here we go
Put on your yarmulke
Here comes Chanukah
So much funukkah
To celebrate Chanukah
Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights
When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree
Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me
David Lee Roth lights the menorah
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah
Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli?
Bowzer from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli
Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half, too
Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew
You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock"
'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, both Jewish
Put on your yarmulke
It's time for Chanukah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonic-ahs
Celebrates Chanukah
O.J. Simpson, not a Jew
But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew, he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister, Dear Abby
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish, not too shabby
Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well, he's not, but guess who is?
All three Stooges
So many Jews are in showbiz
Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is
Tell your friend, Veronica
It's time you celebrate Chanukah
I hope I get a harmonica
On this lovely, lovely Chanukah
So drink your gin and tonic-ah
And smoke your marijuani-khah
If you really, really wanna-kah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah
Happy Chanukah
This, uh, this is a song that uh
There's a lot of Christmas songs out there and uh
Not too many Chanukah songs, so I
Wrote, wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids
Who don't get to hear any Chanukah songs
Here we go
Put on your yarmulke
Here comes Chanukah
So much funukkah
To celebrate Chanukah
Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights
When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree
Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me
David Lee Roth lights the menorah
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah
Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli?
Bowzer from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzarelli
Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half, too
Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew
You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock"
'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, both Jewish
Put on your yarmulke
It's time for Chanukah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonic-ahs
Celebrates Chanukah
O.J. Simpson, not a Jew
But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew, he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister, Dear Abby
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish, not too shabby
Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well, he's not, but guess who is?
All three Stooges
So many Jews are in showbiz
Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is
Tell your friend, Veronica
It's time you celebrate Chanukah
I hope I get a harmonica
On this lovely, lovely Chanukah
So drink your gin and tonic-ah
And smoke your marijuani-khah
If you really, really wanna-kah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah
Happy Chanukah
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Chanukah Song [Live] Lyrics as written by Ian H. Maxtone-graham Adam R. Sandler
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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this song goes out to all of the lonely jews on christmas who have to endure the constant playing of holiday songs. I love the song, it always makes me laugh and it gives me something to blast during the holidays and I love my gin and tonicah
I have no clue what this song is about.....could someone help me???
smoke that marijuanikah!!!!!!!!!!
adam sandler is a god. ::shrug::
This song is hilarious.I don't exactly like the spoof on Jews,buti have to admit I do tend to LOL when I hear this song.I mean spoofs on anybody are wrong,but it does SOUND like he is trying to make sure the people who do celebrate hanukah have a song like people who celebrate christmas.
Well most GOOD funny songs usaly take the piss outa something because its funny :P i make a quick reference to Weird Al :D
this isn't a spoof on anyone. if you knew anything you'd know that adam sandler is Jewish.
The proof is in the pudding my friends.
Adam Sandler said, before performing this on a Christmas episode of SNL, "growing up, we only had songs like "dreidel dreidel dreidel" to sing during Chanukah while all my other friends had Christmas carols like "Jingle Bell Rock"." not a direct quote, but close enough.
that's why he wrote this song. so that the Chanukah celebratin' kids would have something more to sing.
now isn't that sweet?
Singing it tonight!