Posted by
Billy on Friday, December 11, 2009 9:17:57 PM
US Senator Orrin Hatch has written a song for Hanukkah, which one critic
described Wednesday as an American miracle and a catchy tune that breaks with
the tradition of dreary music for the Jewish holiday.
Hatch, a Mormon, collaborated on the song called "Eight Days of Hanukkah,"
with Jewish composer Madeleine Stone, and recorded it in a studio in New York
with Arab-American singer Rasheeda Azar.
Having a "Mormon senator in a studio with an Arab singer and a bunch of New
York Jewish background vocalists recording a Hanukkah song of his own making...
counts as a minor American miracle," said Jeffrey Goldberg, who writes for The
Atlantic.
The song was released online Wednesday, just in time for Hanukkah which starts
Friday night. (Mormon US Senator Records 'Catchy' Hanukkah
Tune)
(To watch the video click on the following link 8 DAYS OF HANUKKAH - Senator ORIN HATCH.)