Portland Yiddish Hour playlist for 12/21/2008
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y-Love/Erran Baron Cohen | Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.ylovemusic.com |
| Moishe Oysher | Happy Chanuka | The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party | Leisure Time Music | www.chazzanut.com |
| Moishe Oysher | Drei Dreidele | The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party | Leisure Time Music | www.chazzanut.com |
| Theodore Bikel/NEC Jewish Music Ensemble | Oy Chanukah | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| Theodore Bikel/NEC Chorus/NEC Orchestra/audience | Maoz Tsur | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| Zamir Chorale of Boston | Maoz Tsur | Lights | AFKA Records | www.zamir.org |
| Zamir Chorale of Boston | Maoz Tsur (By the Waters) | Lights | AFKA Records | www.zamir.org |
| Marc Cohn | Rock of Ages (Ma'oz Tzur) | Festival of Light | Six Degrees Records | www.myspace.com |
| Yidcore | Maoz Tsur | Yidcore | Swell Records | www.yidcore.com |
| Judith Berkson, Elizabeth Parvin, Rebecca Shrimpton | Siete Ijos Tiene Hanna | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| Vocolot | Ocho Kandelikas | Heartbeat | Oyster Albums | www.vocolot.com |
| Judy Frankel | Hanuka | Silver & Gold/Plata y Oro | Judy Frankel | www.judyfrankel.org |
| Yasmin Levy/Erran Baron Cohen | Ocho Kandelikas | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.yasminlevy.net |
| Sruli and Lisa | The First Night | Oy Vey! Chanukah! A Totally Klezmer Chanukah for Kids | Sruli and Lisa/Backyard Partners | www.sruliandlisa.com |
| Y-Love/Erran Baron Cohen | My Hanukkah (Keep the Fire Alive) | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.ylovemusic.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Kozatsky 'til You Dropsky (Trepak) | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Dance of the Latke Queens (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | March of the Macabees | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Araber Tants (Arab Dance) | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Tants Chinese (Chinese Dance) | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Dance of the Dreydls (Dance of the Reed Flutes) | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Shirim Klezmer Orchestra | Waltz of the Ruggelah (Waltz of the Flowers) | Klezmer Nutcracker | Newport Classic | www.shirim.com |
| Theodore Bikel/Elizabeth Parvin/George Kirby & members of the NEC Jewish Music Ensemble | Kitaltas | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| Judith Berkson/Elizabeth Parvin/Rebecca Shrimpton & members of the NEC Jewish Music Ensembloe | The Miracle of Chanukah | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| Lissa Schneckenburger & Hankus Netsky | Haneyros Halalu | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| NEC Chorus & NEC Jewish Music Ensemble | Al Hanisim | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| Marissa Steingold & Hankus Netsky | O Ir Kleyne Likhtelekh | A Taste of Chanukah | Rounder Records | forum.wgbh.org |
| Di Naye Kapelye | Drey Dreydele | The Hidden Gate | Rounder Records | www.dinayekapelye.com |
| Jules Brookes/Erran Baron Cohen | Rock of Ages | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | vids.myspace.com |
| Idan Raichel/Avivit Caspi/Erran Baron Cohen | Relics of Love and Light | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | profile.myspace.com |
| Yasmin Levy/Erran Baron Cohen | A la Luz de la Vela (In the light of the candle) | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | www.yasminlevy.net |
| Dana Kerstein/Erran Baron Cohen | Ma'Oz Tzur | Songs in the Key of Hanukkah | New Line Records | profile.myspace.com |
An extended 2-hour version of our show (I filled in for Pari, Barry and David who couldn't make it in to host the Persian Hour).
Here are links to interviews with Erran Baron Cohen about Songs in the Key of Chanukah:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98443492
http://www.npr.org/blogs/sundaysoapbox/2008/12/in_the_key_of_hannukah.html
Here's a link to a YouTube video featuring Y-Love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsBd52_6iB0
And an interesting interview with Y-Love:
http://theworld.org/taxonomy_by_date/2/20080428
And here's a hilarious music video on YouTube featuring the hipped up adult version of Dreydl, Dreydl, I Made It Out of Clay:
http://newlinerecords.com/hanukkah/video.html
Also, here's an interesting article that debunks the origins of the Chanukah story. Or, to put it another way, EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT CHANUKAH IS WRONG!
Enjoy!
http://reformjudaismmag.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=1408