U.S. service members perform 'Ocho Kandelikas' for Hanukkah - PBS NewsHour

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I did not get the connection to Hanukkah, but the music is catching

[Historic NY]

1. For those interested they are hold auditions for the band..

one of the greatest jobs in the military the West Point Band, I know many

[Behind the Aegis]

2. It's Ladino!

"Ocho Kandelikas" (lit. 'Eight Little Candles') is a Ladino song celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah, written by the Jewish-American composer Flory Jagoda in 1983.[1]

The song is sung in Ladino, an Old Spanish-derived language traditionally associated with the Sephardic Jewish community.[2] The song is often performed in an Argentine tango-rhythm with accompanying accordion and violins. The lyrics of the song describe a child's joy of lighting the candles on the menorah."Ocho Kandelikas" (lit. 'Eight Little Candles') is a Ladino song celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah, written by the Jewish-American composer Flory Jagoda in 1983.[1]

The song is sung in Ladino, an Old Spanish-derived language traditionally associated with the Sephardic Jewish community.[2] The song is often performed in an Argentine tango-rhythm with accompanying accordion and violins. The lyrics of the song describe a child's joy of lighting the candles on the menorah.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocho_Kandelikas

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3. Thanks. I think that Nawaz said something like that in the introduction but I did not follow