Hanukkah+
2019 compilation album by various artists
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Hanukkah+ is a compilation album featuring songs themed around the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.[a] Music producer Randall Poster was inspired by the annual Hanukkah concerts put on by Yo La Tengo.[1][2] Ira Kaplan, the frontman of the band, remarked that he felt the holiday "could use some spotlight". Although he is Jewish, not all of his bandmates are, but all enjoyed the challenge of playing eight nights in a row in contrast with "all the hoopla over Christmas".[3]
ReleasedNovember 22, 2019[1]
Length34:38
| Hanukkah+ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | November 22, 2019[1] |
| Genre | Hanukkah music, Children's music |
| Length | 34:38 |
| Label | Verve Forecast Records |
| Producer | |
Poster highlighted Jack Black's performance on the album as "the gift wrapping".[4]
The album was sold at "nontraditional" retailers, such as synagogue gift shops.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oh Hanukkah" | Traditional | Jack Black | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Dreidels of Fire" | Adam Green, Michael Cummings | Adam Green | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Eight Candles" | Sam Elwitt | Yo La Tengo | 2:32 |
| 4. | "If It Be Your Will" | Leonard Cohen | HAIM | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Sing It Now, Sing It Somehow" | Steve Drozd, Wayne Coyne | The Flaming Lips | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Hanukkah In '96" | Alex Frankel, Chris McLaughlin | Alex Frankel | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Give You Everything" | Greta Morgan Salpeter, Buzzy Lee | Buzzy Lee | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Dedication" | Tommy Guerrero | Tommy Guerrero | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Eight Nights A Week" | Loudon Wainright III | Loudon Wainwright III | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Hanukkah Dance" | Woody Guthrie | Watkins Family Hour | 1:54 |
| 11. | "Sanctuary" | Craig Wedren | Craig Wedren | 3:51 |
| 12. | "Chad Gadya" | Traditional | Jack Black | 2:35 |