Hanukkah A Cappella

StandFour, an a cappella group consisting of four former members of a group called The Maccabeats, have a new video on YouTube entitled  StandFour - Eight Nights - Hanukkah Mashup, and it seemed like the perfect thing to share with you this Hanukkah morning. 

According to the write up, the song is a "parody mashup of Some Nights by Fun, Die Young by Ke$ha, and Live While We're Young by One Direction. The members of the group are David Block, Noey Jacobson, Nachum Joel, and Immanuel Shalev, and the video was produced by LNC Productions. And they explain their intent as follows: "After graduating from Yeshiva University we wanted to continue to make music that is both fun and inspiring. We believe in bringing out the meaning present in all things - that's what we stand for".






And here are the lyrics to the song:

Eight nights I stay up starin' at those candles,
They tell the story that occurred,
Eight nights we're thankful for that small miracle,
Our prayers were answered and our voices heard

When One night turned to eight, that's why we celebrate,
In the dark of night the candles stand for,
Oh the candles stand for,
The candles stand for.
Eight nights that we know [cuz it's finally here]....
we're not alone. [cuz it's finally here]

C'mon, its Chanukah we've waited for a whole a year
Just light a spark in the dark and spread the cheer,
Cuz on these holiday nights,
Grab your friends, celebrate, cuz it's finally here
Eight nights remember the war we won
The Greeks tried to erase who we are
Eight nights we're thankful to God above
Who showed he's even with us in the dark

When one night turned to eight,
that's why we celebrate,
In the dark of night the candles stand for,
Oh the candles stand for,
The candles stand for.
Eight nights that we know....
[not alone] [no we're not alone] [cuz it's finally here] not alone.

Let's go Dreidel! Dreidel! Dreidel! Oh I shall play
I dropped a jelly donut on my pants, oy vey!
Cuz when you're flipping latkes you can't go wrong
Making random Jewish references in a Chanuka song
Dreidel! Dreidel! Dreidel! Oh I shall play
I dropped a jelly donut on my pants, oy vey!
Cuz when you're flipping latkes you can't go wrong
Making random Jewish references in a Chanuka song

Eight nights I stay up starin' at those candles,
They tell the story that occurred,
Eight nights we're thankful for that small miracle,
Prayers were answered, our voices heard

When one night turned to eight, that's why we celebrate,
In the dark of night the candles stand for,
Oh the candles stand for,
The candles stand for.
Eight nights that we know...
[Cuz it's finally here],
Eight nights that we know,
[cuz it's finally here] eight nights that we know - no we're not alone

So Happy Happy Hanukkah, and if you like a cappella performances, be sure to join us on the evening of Thursday, January 10, as Congregation Adas Emuno hosts the only Bergen County appearance of the Jewish singing group from Yale University, Magevit!