Jennifer Beals (an error Beals says she once wanted to be Jewish, but is not).Courtney Love (Sandler incorrectly says Love is half-Jewish neither of her parents were Jewish).Lenny Kravitz (father Sy Kravitz was a non-practicing Jew Lenny converted to Christianity in his youth ).Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz of the Beastie Boys (Diamond is Jewish, Yauch was raised Jewish and later converted to Buddhism, and Horovitz's father was Jewish).Louise Post and Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt."You" (the hypothetical Jewish listener).Persons referenced in "The Chanukah Song, Part II": "The Chanukah Song, Part II" was recorded live at Brandeis University for Sandler's 1999 album Stan and Judy's Kid. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. The uncut version, despite the reference to marijuana, receives most radio airplay today another radio edit skips completely over the gin and tonic/marijuana line altogether.Ĭhart performance Chart (1996–98) On the uncut album version, and during various concert appearances, the line was changed to "Drink your gin and tonic-ah, and smoke your marijuan-icah". Sandler also makes reference to the Carnegie Deli, a famed Jewish restaurant in New York City (closed in 2016), and mentions that "you don't need" two seasonal songs, neither of which specifically mention Christmas: " Jingle Bell Rock" and " Deck the Halls".ĭuring the final verse, performed originally on Saturday Night Live and on a radio cut, Sandler sings the line "Drink your gin and tonic-ah, but don't smoke marijuan-icah". Tom Cruise, a Scientologist, is mentioned in the song as not Jewish (Sandler jokes during the song that he “hear(s) his agent is” Jewish Cruise's agent at the time of this song's release was Kevin Huvane who is not Jewish and would later be an ordained minister).All of The Three Stooges (brothers Moe, Shemp and Curly Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe Besser Joe DeRita wasn't Jewish).Ebenezer Scrooge (Sandler says that "some people think" Scrooge is Jewish, but insists that he is not).Harrison Ford (Sandler understated Ford's Jewish ancestry by saying he is a quarter Jewish Ford's mother was Jewish)." Dear Abby" ( Pauline Phillips at the time).Carew later contacted Sandler and said he found the song rather funny.) Rod Carew (Sandler erroneously claims "he converted " Carew's wife and children are Jewish but he did not convert to the religion.Simpson was declared as "not a Jew!" to great applause from the audience. The situation would correct itself when Ackerley sold the team to Howard Schultz, who is Jewish, in 2001.) "The owner of the Seattle SuperSonic-ahs" (founding partners Sam Schulman and Gene Klein, both Jewish, had sold the team to non-Jewish Barry Ackerley in 1985, nine years before the song was written.Henry Winkler, who played Fonzarelli and is himself Jewish, was deeply flattered by the inclusion and began a long collaboration with Sandler afterward. Arthur Fonzarelli (who within the context of Happy Days was one-quarter Jewish through his maternal grandmother).Dinah Shore (replaced in some performances with Pauly Shore)."You" (The hypothetical Jewish listener).Persons referenced in "The Chanukah Song": This version appeared on Sandler's 1996 comedy album What the Hell Happened to Me? Part I (1994) "The Chanukah Song"įrom the album What the Hell Happened to Me?Īdam Sandler, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Lewis Morton All variations center on the theme of Hanukkah and of religious Jewish children feeling alienated during the Christmas season, and Sandler's listing of Jewish celebrities (with both real-life and fictional connections to Judaism) as a way of sympathizing with their situation. Sandler subsequently performed the song as part of his stand-up act, later updating it with new lyrics. The latkes are frying in the pan." The Chanukah Song" is a novelty song written by comedian Adam Sandler with Saturday Night Live writers Lewis Morton and Ian Maxtone-Graham and originally performed by Sandler on Saturday Night Live 's Weekend Update on December 3, 1994. Sung to I've Been Working on the Railroadġ-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. Now, there's 4 little latkes sizzling in the pan (wiggle 4 fingers)Ĭontinue.3, 2, 1. When I turned around it ran right out the door! (Make surprised face!) One jumped out and said, "Catch me if you can!".Īnd it jumped and it ran all around the kitchen floor, (make fingers run on the floor in front of you) To the tune or rhythm of 5 Little Monkeysįive little latkes were sizzling in the pan (wiggle 5 fingers). "Next year you will shine again!" Five Little Latkes (Fingerplay) At the end, change the last line of the song to , Replace the bold/underlined words for each nightĪnd so on. Light eight candles so we all know That Hanukkah is here. Hanukkah! Hanukkah! Hanukkah is here! Hanukkah is here! Light eight candles in a row.
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