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Songs in the Key of Hanukkah

Jason Weisberger at 11:32 am Mon, Dec 3, 2012

Songs in the Key of Hannukah by Erran Baron Cohen is one of my favorite holiday albums. Baron Cohen, brother of Sacha, blends rap, reggae, rock, klezmer, electronica and more into a beautiful collection of songs about judaism's struggle against the Seleucid empire.

Jason Weisberger is Boing Boing's publisher. He often does what he ought, instead of what he should. On instagram and twitter he is @jlw

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I believe he also wrote the version of the Kazakhstani National Anthem used in “Borat.”
- http://boingboing.net/ Jason Weisberger
  
  Yes, I think he scored some or most of his brothers movies and maybe did some work on Da Ali G show? Regardless, his Ma’oz Tzur is beautiful.
quogue

Wikipedia swears Erran is the older of the brothers.
- http://boingboing.net/ Jason Weisberger
  
  Thanks!
  - cdh1971
    
    Thank-you Jason for posting this…very cool.
http://www.facebook.com/david.maloney1 David Maloney

Love it… here’s another to add to the Holiday mix.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psbcyo0qxxQ
kraut

Let me be the first to say: ZZ Top.

Catchy tune.
haleyyael

good song, not a fan of the women’s only role in the vid. like, really?
mmessinger

I’m definitely going to have to get this album since I–and the world–desperately need more Hanukkah songs! And because I can’t always turn to The LeeVees for my 8-day fix. If you don’t know the album “Hanukkah Rocks,” let me enlighten you to one of the great pop albums of all time (I’m not kidding about this): http://www.theleevees.com.