Songs and dances for Chanukah
Your "Chanukah Kit"
As the candles are lit every night,
we begin by chanting the blessings,
then lighting the candles,
followed by reciting the Hanerot Hallalu declaration,
and singing Maoz Tzur
Colourful page of
the 4 most popular
Chanukah song words
(great for parties and families)
Chanukah song words
(great for parties and families)
| Songs |
English title | Comments | Is there a dance? |
Songs |
English title | Comments | Is there a dance? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hanisim | In Honor of the Miracles | 1 dance | |
| Anu Nosim Lapidim | We Carry Our Torches | ----- | |
| Avi Avi (Chanukah) | Father Father Tell Me Please | ----- | |
| Banu Choshech Legaresh | We Came to Chase the Dark Away | 2 dances | |
| Chanukah, Chanukah | Chanukah, Chanukah | 1 dance | |
| Chanukah O Chanukah | Chanukah, Oh Chanukah | 3 languages | 2 dances |
| Chanukiah Li Yesh | A Chanukah Lamp Have I | ----- | |
| Chanukiah Yefeifiyah | Beautiful Chanukah Menorah | ----- | |
| Dreydel Tanz | Spinning Top Dance | Yiddish folk music | Yiddish dance |
| Ha'erev Babayit | This Evening in Our Home | ----- | |
| Hanerot Halalu | These Chanukah Lights | ----- | |
| Hava Narima | Let's Raise Aloft | ----- | |
| Kad Katan | A Little Jug | ----- | |
| Kemach Kemach Min Hasak | Flour, Flour from the Sack | ----- | |
| Lichvod Hachanukah | In Honor of Chanukah | 1 dance | |
| Light One Candle | ----- | ||
| Lots of Latkes | ----- | ||
| Maoz Tzur |
Rock of Ages | Singable English version | 1 dance |
| Mi Yemalel | Who Can Praise? | Spanish translation | 2 dances |
| Mi Zeh Hidlik | Who Lit the Tiny Candles? | ----- | |
| My Dreidel | I Have a Little Dreidel | also in Yiddish | 1 dance |
| Nerot Rabim | Many Candles | ----- | |
| Nerotai Hazeirim | My Glistening Candles | ----- | |
| Ner Li, Ner Li | I Have a Candle So Thin | ----- | |
| Nes Chanukah | The Miracle of Chanukah | ----- | |
| Not By Might | ----- | ||
| Ocho Kandelikas | Eight Little Candles | Ladino | ----- |
| Oy Chanukah | O Chanukah | Yiddish | 3 dances |
| Sevivon Sov Sov Sov | Spinning Top | 5 dances | |
| Sheket Sheket | Quiet, Quiet | ----- | |
| Shir Chidah (Chanukah) | A Chanukah Riddle Song | ----- | |
| Shivchei Maoz | Tribute to the Refuge | 1 dance | |
| Simu Shemen | Pour Some Oil | Originally Yiddish | ----- |
| Svivoni Yarutz Bagil | My Spinning Top will Skip Gleefully | ----- | |
| Yemei Hachanukah | Days of Chanukah | 3 languages | 3 dances |
The Hallel Prayer is recited daily during Chanukah. Below are the songs which reference the prayer.
| Hodu Ladonai | From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | ----- | |
| Kol Rina Vishu'a | From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | 2 dances | |
| Lo Amut Ki Echyeh | From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | ----- | |
| Min Hametzar | From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | ||
| Odecha Ki Aniteni | From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | 1 dance | |
| Pitchu Li | From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | ----- | |
| Uzi (Ozi Vezimrat Yah) |
From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | 2 dances | |
| Yisrael Yisrael | From the Hallel Prayer said daily during Chanukah | 2 dances | |
CHANUKAH DATES for this year
Jewish holiday dates for this year and 7 years aheadDear readers: All our songs are sent in by volunteers worldwide.
If you have corrections, suggestions, extra translations - please write to us
Special thanks to the following:
* Gary Fox of Portland, Oregon for his help and research, especially on sources
Gary is co-creator of The Bible Project
*Gila Ansell Brauner, of Jerusalem, Israel for her help with translations and research
George Jakubovits of Toronto, Canada, who has been both a rock and a gem.
For all this, for their love of Hebrew songs, and for their friendship, I am very grateful.
Aura Levin Lipski
Publisher
