Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah

Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah is an album by The Klezmatics, released in 2006. It contains Hanukkah-themed songs, with most of the lyrics written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1949.

Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that the album "largely lives up to its name, stacked with uptempo, celebratory, often quite clever tributes to the festive Jewish holiday." The Sun Sentinel called the album "a fascinating project."

Track listing

 * 1) "Honeyky Hanuka" (Guthrie/London)
 * 2) "Happy Joyous Hanuka" (Guthrie/Sklamberg)
 * 3) "Gilad and Ziv's Sirba" (Sklamberg)
 * 4) "Hanuka Bell" (Guthrie/Morrissett)
 * 5) "(Do the) Latke Flip-Flip" (London)
 * 6) "Hanukah Tree" (Guthrie/London)
 * 7) "The Many and the Few" (Guthrie)
 * 8) "Groovy's Freylekhs" (Darriau)
 * 9) "Hanuka Gelt" (Guthrie/Sklamberg)
 * 10) "Spin Dreydl Spin" (Gutkin)
 * 11) "Hanuka's Flame" (Guthrie/London)
 * 12) "Hanuka Dance" (Guthrie)

Personnel

 * Matt Darriau - reeds, Jew's harp
 * Lisa Gutkin - violin, harmony vocals
 * David Licht - drums
 * Frank London - trumpet, harmonium, alto horn, harmony vocals
 * Paul Morrissett - bass, tsimbl, baritone horn, bass vocals
 * Lorin Sklamberg - lead vocals, accordion, piano
 * Susan McKeown - duet vocal, "The Many and the Few"; harmony vocals, "Happy Joyous Hanuka", "Hanuka's Flame"
 * Boo Reiners - guitars, banjo, mandolin
 * Greg Anderson - guitar, "Hanuka Dance"; zoura, "Hanuka Gelt"; production and mixing
 * Danny Blume - vocals and electric guitar, "(Do the) Latke Flip-Flip"
 * Erik Anjou, Annette Ezekiel, Tine Kinderman, Klara Zikova - chorus, "Hanuka's Flame"