A couple more for Chanukah!
Have another very traditional song: "Al Hanisim"; words from an extra paragraph inserted into the daily prayers on Chanukah (and Purim), melody by Dov Frimer, sung by Shira Kline: Video by ShiraKline Well. The lyrics for "Al Hanisim" are very traditional, anyway--as I said above, the words for this song are those of the introductory phrases of paragraphs inserted into daily prayers on Chanukah and Purim, and it is an expression of thanksgiving for the salvations those two Rabbinic holidays celebrate: And (we thank You) for the miracles, and for the salvation, and for the mighty deeds, and for the victories, and for the battles which You performed for our forefathers in those days, at this time. (Note that miracles and salvation come before victories and battles--in order of importance.) As such, we date it back to the Gaonic period, possibly the 8th or 9th century . The melody, by Dov Frimer, dates back only to 1974 , when it debuted at the Chassidic Son...