The TJC Hanukah Songbook

I was music director for the "Cantor Corps" at Temple Judea Reform in Durham and directed the Triangle Jewish Chorale for fourteen years. Before that, I directed a group called the Solstice Assembly which put on many winter shows incorporating music from Jewish traditions. We made three recordings and each included Hannukah music.

For fourteen years thereafter, the Triangle Jewish Chorale gave a Khanukah concert. So I have quite a good collection of chanukah music arranged in two- to four-part harmony, with guitar (piano) chords where appropriate.

I thought this year, my first after "retiring" from the chorale, I had time to put the songs in a book and here it is!

The reason I say it's the best is: it has more songs than any Chanukah songbook I've seen so far; the pages are big and the scores are beautiful; and the cover is pretty. If you know a better one please leave me its name in the guestbook...

Did you know there are THIRTEEN WAYS people commonly spell "Hanukah" in English? Aargh! See my lens How do you spell Chanukah?