Eight Days of Hanukkah (song) explained

Eight Days of Hanukkah (song) should not be confused with Hanukkah.

"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]

External links

• "Eight Days of Hanukkah" performed by Rasheeda Azar and Hatch.

Notes and 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. News: Podcasts that tell the unheard Christmas stories . 21 April 2020 . Financial Times . 23 December 2018.
3. News: Candidates take to social media with their Chanukah wishes . 21 April 2020 . Cleveland Jewish News . 23 December 2015.
4. Did Hanukkah hip-hop peak with 'Dreidel Rap '89'? . Chicago Reader . 17 December 2014 . 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. News: A Senator's Gift to the Jews, Nonreturnable . 21 April 2020 . New York Times . 8 December 2009.