Adam Sandler – Chanunak Song Lyrics
“Okay...
This is a song that uhh..
There’s a lot of Christmas songs out there and uhh..
Not too many Chanukah songs.
So uhh..
I wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids who don’t get to
Hear any Chanukah songs.
Here we go...”
Put on your yarmulke
Here comes Chanukah
So much funukah
To celebrate Chanukah
Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights
When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree
Here’s a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me
David Lee Roth lights the menorah
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah
Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli
Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzerelli
Paul Newman’s half Jewish, Goldie Hawn’s half too
Put them together, what a fine lookin’ Jew
You don’t need “Deck The Halls” or “Jingle Bell Rock”
‘Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr.Spock- both
Jewish
Put on your yarmulke
It’s time for Chanukah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonicahs
Celebrates Chanukah
O.J. Simpson, not a Jew
But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew- he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby
Harrison Ford’s a quarter Jewish- not too shabby
Some people think that Ebenezer
Scrooge is
Well he’s not, but guess who is
All three Stooges
So many Jews are in showbiz
Tom Cruise isn’t, but I heard his agent is
Tell your friend Veronica
It’s time to celebrate Chanukah
I hope I get a harmonicah
Oh this lovely, lovely Chanukah
So drink your gin and tonicah
And smoke your marijuanikah
If you really, really wannakah
Have a happy, happy, happy,
Happy Chanukah
Happy Chanukah
Chanukah is the Chinese Jewish version.
They are both translations of a Hebrew word meaning “dedication” or “consecration.” …Transliterations rather than translations. Not always easy to convert sounds from one alphabet to another, especially into a language whose orthography is all over the place phonetically like English.
Let it be known, Chanuka or Hanukka.. the jews have much in common with their brethren muslims. Halakha (halacha) or Shria laws.. wish they just get along in their bit of land in the ME. Happy Hanukka!
Kh is pronounced like a hissing cat.
I learned Chanukah.
Whatever! Let’s have a happy day on Dec 25th!
Well, let’s not start with the leftist habit of attempting to control the language by changing the official “approved” spelling and pronunciation every decade or so. It’s a glottal that the English language as well as our alphabet don’t accommodate particularly well, so of course there will be debate as to the best way to spell it. So, spell it whichever way strikes you as best, and, Happy Hannukah.
“Keep the ‘C’ in Chanukah!”
“The Hebrew word is pronounced with a guttural “kh” sound that has no direct equivalent in English, making it hard to spell and even harder to pronounce.”
Interestingly, a similar guttural “h” sound was used in Latin: for example, “mihi” (the dative singular form of “ego” = “I”) is pronounced with that same sound.
It is a transliteration from a different orthography and as such there is no “correct” spelling in Latin bast alphabets.
Like this!
Buddy Hackett said, “If you make less than $30000 a year, it’s Hanukah. If you make between $30000 and $100000 a year, it’s Chanukah. If you make more than $100000 a year, it’s Christmas.”
It’s a transliteration of a Hebrew word. I doubt that there is any one correct way of spelling it.
And may I wish a happy Chanukah to all who observe it!