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The sixth night of Chanukah. Christmas Eve. Together again. Therefore, for your listening pleasure tonight, a selection of 3 songs about other holidays.

The first song, Mu Asapru (What shall I say), is a song from Passover. Consider it a kind of Jewish version of the 12 days of Christmas, although instead it is only counting up to 7. The question is asked "Who can say, who can tell me what is 1" up to "... what is 7". 1 is G_d, and G_d is 1, and there is no other. 2 are the tablets of the Ten Commandments, 3 are the patriarchs, 4 are the matriarchs, 5 are the Books of Moses, 6 are the books of the Mishnah, and 7 are the days of the week.

The second song, Homentashn (the traditional Purim cookie), is a song about Purim. Homentashn are triangular cookies with fruit filling. The word literally translates into Haman's hat, so a non-Jewish coworker has dubbed them "little hats", and always asks me when it's little hat time again (I bake them every year for Purim). Haman was the villain of the Purim tale (the Book of Esther), and he wore a tri-cornered hat. To celebrate the Purim version of "they tried to kill us; they failed; let's eat", we eat cookies shaped like his hat. We also make a lot of noise whenever his name is said during the annual reading of the Book of Esther.

The last song is a Christmas song. My favorite Christmas song. I love Alvin & The Chipmunks. Be quiet.