A Quote by Matisyahu

I felt a real strong connection and still do with Hanukkah. So it started out by doing concerts on Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights tour, and then, yeah, let's make some Hanukkah songs. Let me make a Hanukkah song that kids can listen to, party to and get the spirituality of it, because it is not just about dreidels and having fun.

Matisyahu

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Matisyahu
American - Musician
Born: June 30, 1979

I'm not against the Hanukkah songs. I like Hanukkah songs. I grew up with Hanukkah songs. I'm not opposed to Hanukkah or the songs that accompany it, at all.

Howard Dean

That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in the universe. It's more than just a religious story. The days have been growing shorter, imperceptibly but inescapably darker.... Heading into the night of the winter solstice, every spiritual tradition has some kind of festival of light. We're all just whistling in the dark, hoping against hope that someone up there will see these little Hanukkah candles and get the hint.

Lawrence Kushner

When you compare Christmas to Hanukkah, there's no comparison. Christmas is great. Hanukkah sucks! First night you get socks. Second night, an eraser, a notebook. It's a Back-to-School holiday!

Lewis Black

Hanukkah is...the festival of lights, instead of one day of presents, we get eight crazy nights

Adam Sandler

What I find fascinating about Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights we celebrate at this time of the year, is the way its story was transformed by time.

Jonathan Sacks

Throughout history, Hanukkah was a relatively minor festival, but it's become very popular in America due to its proximity to Christmas.

Gil Marks

I love Hanukkah because it's so weird. You just sit there and light candles and say spells.

King Tuff

Most Texans think Hanukkah is some sort of duck call.

Richard Lewis

My mom was always trying to figure out ways to make Hanukkah exciting and compete with our neighbors the Kremps, who always had these amazing blow-out Christmas parties.

Adam F. Goldberg

We're not religious, but we've always done Passover and Hanukkah.

Lucy DeVito

I am Jewish, but I love Christmas, as most Jews with any taste do, because Hanukkah is lame.

Billy Eichner

The proper response, as Hanukkah teaches, is not to curse the darkness but to light a candle.

Irving Greenberg

Yes, for me Hanukkah is very sad. But the life force that's in me makes it a wonderful holiday, too.

Ruth Westheimer

Christians get trees. Jews get bushes. To stay in good standing with the Tribe, you've got to refer to a Christmas tree as a Hanukkah bush.

Alan Colmes

Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work with. There's Jesus and his birth, the wise men, their gifts and tons of frankincense.

Matisyahu

On Hanukkah, the first dark night, Light yourself a candle bright. I'll you, if you will me invite To dance within that gentle light.