By now, you’ve all heard about Thanksgivukkah, the first time Thanksgiving and Chanukah fall on the same day for over 100 years and the last time for another 80,000. Seems like a good reason for a holiday video. With the help of my incredibly talented friend Victor Paru who did all the animation, here’s my tribute to Chanukah set to a tune you might recognize. Thanks also to Yosef Adest, Micha Liberman, and Daniel Gottesman for their help.
So I missed a few notes. I was drunk on turkey.
Happy Thanksgivukkah!
Lyrics (including the second verse which didn’t make the video):
A long, long time ago
I can still remember how that oil used to last a while
And I knew if it made it eight
Then Jews would get to celebrate
And then we’d be rejoicing with a smile
But this year’s just unprecedented
A holiday that’s so demented
Chanukkah plus turkey
It doesn’t get more quirky
I can’t remember if I cried
From Jewish and American pride
My apple pie is extra fried
The day the chags collide
CHORUS:
So try my new Thanksgivukkah pie
It’s delicious, not nutritious, and it’s so good you’ll cry
Like soofganyot, it is super deep-fried
So don’t eat more than one or you’ll die, don’t eat more than one or you’ll die.
Would you like some pumpkin pie
Topped with chocolate gelt stacked really high
Cause your bubbe baked the dough
Or latkes topped with cranberry
And mashed potatoes with sour cream
We remember stories from so long ago
Now I know that you love Maccabees
But save some room for mac and cheese
The football game’s tonight
We can watch by candlelight, oooh
So wontcha sit right back, kick off your shoes
Cause it’s happy times for US Jews
So tell your friends and spread the news
The day the chags collide
CHORUS:
So try my new Thanksgivukkah pie
It’s delicious, not nutritious, and it’s so good you’ll cry
Like soofganyot, it is super deep-fried
So don’t eat more than one or you’ll die, don’t eat more than one or you’ll die.
Now the Pilgrims stood up to the Greeks
And the Maccabees threw such a feast
Or maybe I mixed up my facts
When we eat the dreidel, it gobbles loud
And we spin the turkey which wobbles proud
I think I’ve lost my mind, got to relax
Let’s appreciate this special day
With the Macy’s Hanukkah Parade
The floats are on the go
Nes gadol haya po….SHAAAAAM!
So gather round with all your friends
Sing Maoz Tzur until the end
And stuff yourself, I recommend
The day the chags collide
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