Talk:The Chanukah Song

Lyrics to Part II and III?
I checked Sandler's home page and found only the lyrics to the first song; does anybody know of a site which lists the words to the other two? --Ingeborg S. Nordén 23:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Which one appeared on SNL?
The article doesn't mention his singing the song on SNL, though from the listing, I'm guessing it's Part I that he sang. We should fix this, but I don't know what year it was, so I'm not qualified. --Lawikitejana 05:40, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I know he sang Part 1 and Part 3 on SNL, but I'm guessing he's done Part 2 at some point also. --Fez2005 (talk) 05:48, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Chanukah Song (First Version) Three Stooges

Only Moe, Larry, Curley and Shemp were Jewish, however, Joe and Curley Joe were not Jewish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.183.48.202 (talk) 23:20, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Natalie Portman
she was referrenced in the third one, not the first. Im changing it.

Lyrics to part III
Down the bottom, this article reads:

''"Also, in an unedited version that Sandler sings at some of his comedy shows, he replaces the lyric of, "As for half-Jewish actors, Sean Penn is quite the great one. Marlon Brando's not a Jew at all, but it looks to me like he ate one." for, "Gwyneth Paltrow's half-Jewish, but a full-time Oscar winner. Jennifer Connelly's half-Jewish, too. And I'd like to put some more in her." This edition is not played on radio or the soundtrack."''

As I just heard those second lyrics on the radio (I was listening to Jack FM in Los Angeles about an hour ago), this paragraph is no longer true! -- 19:55, 21 December 2006 (PST)

Covers
I added the section on covers which mentioned Neil Diamond's cover of this song. Anybody interested in hearing it can check it out at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DKU142ZN —Preceding unsigned comment added by BillyJack193 (talk • contribs) 19:07, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Reference to radio airplay
This song has gotten significant radio airplay for years, especially in December, even on stations that are playing only Christmas music. I think the radio airplay is worth noting more. It's more or less become a "Christmas song." Maybe the article can reference Billboard rankings or something also? -KaJunl (talk) 17:46, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

Sibelius
Imagine my incredulous surprise while listening to Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 (1907) by Jean Sibelius, to find the melodic roots of the music behind "The Chanukah Song" clearly expressed towards the end of the work. Looking at the writers of this song, I can’t help but wonder if Ian Maxtone-Graham has gifted us with an Easter egg of sorts. Given his experience with The Simpsons, this is the kind of thing we should expect. I’m curious if anyone else has discovered this treat, and if any sources have covered it. What’s even more unusual is that this particular work is considered quite rare and performed infrequently. While I’m no expert, it’s a matter of common knowledge that songs found in the genre of Jewish music make heavy use of the classical music repertoire, so it really feels like this is a deliberate callback of some kind. But why such an obscure work? I’m not sure if there’s any connection here, but apparently Sibelius was a student of Karl Goldmark for a short period of time. Viriditas (talk) 09:37, 11 May 2022 (UTC)