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Celebrate Christmas With Lights Set to Metal Tunes

December 25, 2011

For anyone following along the past few days, you might have guessed we celebrate the holidays the multicultural way.  Christmas and Hanukkah are intermingled in our household.  So as Viola continues to post a few fun videos featuring new Hanukkah music, I thought I’d share some fun festive lights videos set to metal/rock tunes. During [...]

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Edgier Christmas Music For Rockers and Metalheads

December 13, 2010

You might have noticed that Viola and I are getting into the holiday spirit this year.  But instead of offering the same ole sappy sounding Christmas music, we prefer to seek out the different and unusual. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up listening to the classic Christmas music sung by Nat King Cole and [...]

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Erran Baron Cohen’s Klezmer/Hip-Hop Hanukkah Song, “Dreidel”

December 1, 2010

I love to find untraditional holiday music, and Erran Baron Cohen‘s “Dreidel” puts a unique spin on the beloved Hanukkah song. Featuring Jules Brooks and Y-Love, the klezmer/hip-hop tune even includes a Yiddish rap. “Dreidel” is one of the songs off of Cohen’s 2008 album, Songs in the Key of Hanukkah. For more unique Hanukkah [...]

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Spice up Your Holiday with Christmas Music Albums from around the World

November 30, 2010

Are you getting tired of hearing the same versions of classic Christmas tunes every year? If so, check out this list of Christmas albums from around the world. From Hungary to Hawaii, India to Ireland, there’s sure to be something on this list which will bring a refreshing change to your holiday season. Christmas Music [...]

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10 Hanukkah Music Albums with a Twist

November 16, 2010

Although I have fond childhood memories of my father’s halting Hebrew version of “Rock of Ages” during our family Hanukkah celebration, it sure would’ve been nice to have some other musical entertainment. These days, it’s possible to find Hanukkah music which can satisfy just about any musical taste. I’ve put together a list of 10 [...]

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A Little Untraditional Hanukkah Music

December 10, 2009

Tomorrow is the first night of Hanukkah, so I thought I’d share some untraditional  Hanukkah music videos with you. First up is indie-rock band The LeeVees singing “How Do You Spell Channukkahh” from their album Hanukkah Rocks. There are 8 million different ways to spell this word, and nobody really knows which is the right [...]

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Rocked Out Christmas Jam

November 29, 2009

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the countdown to Christmas is well under way.  Viola found the following that someone posted in the Mike Portnoy forum a couple weeks ago, and we were waiting for the right time to share it with folks. Viola and I have been slacking a bit and enjoying the long holiday [...]

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