Light One Candle
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| "Light One Candle" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Peter, Paul and Mary | |
| from the album No Easy Walk to Freedom | |
| Published | December 11, 1982 |
| Released | 1986 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 3:04 |
| Label | Gold Castle |
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Yarrow |
"Light One Candle" is a song by the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. The trio performed the song in concerts starting in 1982, before recording it for their 1986 studio album No Easy Walk to Freedom.
A popular Hanukkah song, "Light One Candle" features lyrics commemorating the war of national liberation fought by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Greek empire from 167 to 141 BCE. The war, and Maccabee victory, is described in the Books of the Maccabees and celebrated during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
