It will be night
7 of Hanukkah this evening. It seems the vast majority of newer songs for the Festival of Light are written
for children. Most come in two broad
categories. First are instructional songs meant to
explain the celebration’s meaning, origins, and customs. The second are novelty
songs meant to be catchy alternatives to the one holiday
song that is used over and over in public holiday
observances, school programs, and gets regular air play on holiday radio channels—Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel. The songs also
come with colorful videos and are often targeted to specific age groups.
The Kiboomers have been
creating:
…songs to help teachers achieve success in the Preschool, Kindergarten
and ESL classroom! We create kids songs
to help teachers with transitions, holding children's attention, as a change of
pace, helping children remember, reducing stress, and having fun.
For over 20 years they have created hundreds of bouncy, cheerful, colorful songs, and videos which they have posted on their own YouTube channel and which can
be ordered as downloadable albums from
their web
site. Their holiday
music is equal opportunity. They have a Christmas Album and songs
that celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, and other holidays.
Hanukkah Songs for Kids includes 11 short tunes, most of them in the klezmer
style of today’s selection, Hanukkah
Oh Hanukkah.
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