Happy Hanukkah to everyone celebrating it!
Category: Hanukkah
12 Days of Seasonal Earworms You Need Right Now (Day 10)
Do not imagine I have forgotten about Hanukkah, which starts very soon. Happy Hanukkah to all who are celebrating it!
12 Days of Earworm-Worthy Holiday Music
I changed the title slightly because today isn’t a Christmas song but a Hanukkah one. The Barenaked Ladies’ studio album version of this song is quite lovely, but this live clip of Steven Page singing it will work well, too.
Happy Hanukkah!
12 Days of Christmas Music That Doesn’t Suck, 2014 Edition (Day 5)
If you’re wondering why I’m posting two a day this weekend, go back and see the opening of Day 4 for an explanation. (Another benefit is this allows me to reach both the morning and evening readers.)
A whole lot of really entertaining song parodies have come across my desktop this year. Weird Al’s latest album — a real award winner this time! — just about made my August, and the entertainment has continued. One of the holiday-themed parodies a friend sent me recently has to do with Hanukkah — which I KNOW is not Christmas, thanks, but the two seasons are often celebrated concurrently. My family celebrates both most years.
Because of our home renovation woes, we had to very unfortunately miss a “Merry Christmanukkah” party tonight, and so I’m going to post instead this parody of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” by Six13. (This is also in honor of the dreidel game’s being my kids’ favorite pasttime this time of year, and a favorite of mine when I was their age, too.)
Happy Happy Whatever You’re Celebrating This Month, if you are.
The New Twelve Days of Christmas
My husband and I rewrote “The Twelve Days of Christmas” for your holiday enjoyment.
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A whining four-year-old boy.
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On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Two bossy six-year-olds
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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One the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Six kids a-screaming,
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Seven shoppers macing,
Six kids a-screaming,
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Eight ornaments breaking,
Seven shoppers macing,
Six kids a-screaming,
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Nine candles dripping,
Eight ornaments breaking,
Seven shoppers macing,
Six kids a-screaming,
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Ten latkes burning,
Nine candles dripping,
Eight ornaments breaking,
Seven shoppers macing,
Six kids a-screaming,
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Eleven lights a-shorting,
Ten latkes burning,
Nine candles dripping,
Eight ornaments breaking,
Seven shoppers macing,
Six kids a-screaming,
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve minutes resting,
Eleven lights a-shorting,
Ten latkes burning,
Nine candles dripping,
Eight ornaments breaking,
Seven shoppers macing,
Six kids a-screaming,
Five unwrapped gifts,
Four crowded malls,
Three houseguests,
Two bossy six-year-olds,
And a whining four-year-old boy.
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Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Yule, Happy Human Day, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Joyous Saturnalia, and Happy New Year!
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