Christmas ain't the only holiday!*
Chanukah (or Hanukkah, or however you prefer to spell it) starts almost two weeks before Christmas this year, so here's "Hanukkah in Santa Monica" by Tom Lehrer, sung by Tom Lehrer: Video from Tom Lehrer-Topic , Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group North America Like many of these songs, everybody seems to have covered this song--only the "everybody" in this case are almost all amateurs (This seems to be a major oversight. Seriously, why has no one put this on a holiday album? DO THEY NOT GET THE JOKE?) between which I cannot choose. And then there's this, which I'm not sure how to describe: Video by and of Michael Feinstein *** Tom Lehrer is, of course, Jewish (Upper East Side variety) although he identifies as agnostic. His education is as a mathematician, and he taught mathematics and musical theater (yes, you heard that right) for many years--until 2001, in fact--but he is best known for the satirical/comedic songs he wrote and pe...