The dreidel game is strangely addictive.

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah -

You add the candles from right to left but light them left to right.

So, let the serious eating commence.




Original Hanukkah Song Adam Sandler -




Era-lution of Taylor Swift - (Chanukah's version) Six13 -




Chanukah Upmix   DJ Farbreng -




Mi Y'malel (Who Can Retell?)    SATB Choir -




Oy Chanukah, Oy Chanukah!   The Klezmer Conservatory Band -




Please pace yourself - Eight days is a long time. And kids, know when a simple game becomes an addiction - please no actual gambling while playing with your dreidels.



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Today's second Christmas special - our favorite holiday frozen friend: Frosty


December 7, 1969 -
Another Rankin/Bass production, Frosty the Snowman, premiered on CBS-TV on this date.



This was Jimmy Durante's final film (not counting documentaries and one short film appearance).


The original recording of Frosty The Snowman by Gene Autry was his seasonal follow-up to his successful recording of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1949.



This time he peaked at #7 in December 1950.


The Snowman in July (1944)




Frosty The Snowman (1953)




Snowman's Dilemma (1960)




The Snowman (1982)



When this program first aired on PBS stations in the United States, the introduction featured a newly filmed introduction by David Bowie instead of Raymond Briggs on the grounds that the animation needed a star.


Before you go - I couldn't resist this mashup of I Melt With You and Frosty The Snowman by Les Skivvies



I should have known what the costumes for The Skivvies were going to be.

I will not play the songs featuring Olaf from Frozen (the earworms they cause has led to a UN report being issued concerning possible war crime being committed by yours truly.) Really, don't bother to look for them if you can help yourself.



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