PLAYLIST SUNDAY SIMCHA DECEMBER 30, 2012

Comments, queries, requests are always welcome via e mail to sundaysimcha@yahoo.com  or USPS WFDU/Simcha 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ  07666

 Best wishes to you for the coming year ---may it be one of health and happiness to you and to the rest of this troubled world.
Please make sure you tune in next Sunday (Jan 6) for our extended Comedy Corner--THE CAPITOL STEPS---in their annual New Years Special aired exclusively in this area on Sunday Simcha  and WFDU.

Speaking of WFDU;  we should all be thankful that this station exists and is so eclectic---and, as the bumper sticker says---"Keeping Yiddishkeit On the Air".  It also keeps "free form" creative radio alive.  Speaking of Bumper Stickers---you can get yours free of charge by just e mailing me---or from the station's website www.wfdu.fm

Some faces to put with today's voices---






ARTIST  /    PIECE
      ALBUM  /   LABEL
            WEBSITE


MARGOT LEVERETT &
 THE KLEZMER MTN.BOYS          A Redl & A Volich (theme)
  Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mtn. Boys    Ind         www.margotleverett.com



JOANNE BORTS / BRUCE ADLER                 A Khulem
                The Gold Land                        Ind                       www.folksbiene.org

CAST                  Watch Your Step
                The Golden Land                      Ind                    www.folksbiene.org

THERESA TOVA                 Zilber Shtern
            You Ask Me Why                         Ind                   www.theresatova.com

THERESA TOVA          Der Saksefon Shpieler
             You Ask Me Why                         Ind                  www.theresatova.com

DAVE TARAS                  Papirosen
                        Tanz                                  Legacy



LAURA WETZLER / JANIECE THOMPSON       Peace Medley
  Jewels of ther Diaspora          Nervy Girl Records           www.laurawetzler.com

LAURA WETZLER / JANIECE THOMPSON    Rivers of Babylon
 Jewels of the Diaspora         Nervy Girl Records            www.laurawetzler.com



BENJAMIN LAPIDUS                  Ein Kelohenu
                  Herenicia Judaea                             Reseto
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COMEDY CORNER

ALLAN SHERMAN                    Harvey & Sheila
                    My Son the Celebrity                   WB

SCHLOCK ROCK             He's Makin' A Boat
                  Almost on Broadway               Ind              www.schlockrock.com

SHELLEY BERMAN              The Morning After The Night Before
                Inside Shelley Berman                Verve



MUSIC PILGRIM TRIO         Dark Eyes
           Spanning The Globe                        Ind          www.musicpilgrimtrio.com

THE LEVINS                  Daniel's Round
                  36                                            Ind            www.thelevinsmusic.com

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PLAYLIST SUNDAY SIMCHA DECEMBER 23, 2012

Comments, Queries, Requests are always welcome via e mail to sundaysimcha@yahoo.com  or USPS to WFDU/Simcha 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ   07666

As we enter the end of another year---you know, the secular one---I hope you will be tuned in next week for the year end program which will end, I believe, on the proper note for another circle around old Sol.   Let me also add that since I have been doing this program for quite a few years now I hope you feel that we have the proper blend of the old and the new.  Together I hope we are cherishing the older material and appreciating some new discoveries that puts Jewish music and comedy in the present era.   I thank you for your moral and financial support over these years.  Support that benefits us both---we , together, are keeping Yiddiskeit on the air.  WFDU has to be thanked for its generosity in opening up their air space for this and keeping it open at all times.   By the way--go to the www.wfdu.fm website if you want a free bumper sticker  for the tuchus of your car (or yourself) that says just  that---Keeping Yiddishkeit On The Air.

A brief update for something very special----January 6, 2013 we will be having an extended Comedy Corner as we present, exclusively in this area of country, the annual year end (or beginning---anyway you like) program by the CAPITOL STEPS--Politics Takes A Holiday.   A full of hilarity from Washington, DC that should not be missed---we may ask questions.

Some faces to put with today's voices----









ARTIST   /  PIECE
         ALBUM  /   LABEL
               WEBSITE


MARGOT LEVERETT &
 THE KLEZMER MTN.BOYS    A Redl & A Volich (theme)
 Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mtn. Boys   Ind       www.margotleverett.com



YOSSELE ROSENBLATT     Tell Me Rebby
  Yiddish Masterpieces   Personal Copy    www.billhahprogramnotes.blogspot.com

MOSHE KOUSSEVITSKY       A Quarrel With God
  Yiddish Masterpieces    Personal Copy   www.billhahprogramnotes.blogspot.com



ITZHAK PERLMAN /
KLEZMER CONSERVATORY BAND       Flatbush Waltz
          In The Fiddler's House                           Sony

ITZHAK PERLMAN             Tati Un Mama Tanz
           In The Fiddler's House                        Sony



SOLDIER WOMAN                    Goliath
     Jump Babylon                                     Ind         www.jumpbabylon.com

MUSIC PILGRIM TRIO            Malaguena
      Spanning The Globe                            Ind              www.musicpilgrimtrio.com
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COMEDY CORNER


SAM LEVENSON           Story of A Bar Mitzvah Boy
                 Single                                Apollo

GEORGE BURNS        Stand-Up Routine
             VHS Tape                            Personal Copy

HENNY YOUNGMAN                   One Liners
           VHS Tape                               Personal Copy

SHELLEY BERMAN       Hotel Check In Routine
                Inside Shelley Berman                    Verve

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ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC CHOIR & ORCHESTRA   Kadish #2 Leonard Bernstein--American Classics  Milken Archive     www.milkenarchive.org

ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC CHOIR & ORCHESTRA  Psalm 100 Leonard Bernstein--American Classics   Milken Archive      www.milkenarchive.org

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PLAYLIST TRADITIONS DECEMBER 16. 2012

Comments, queries, requests are always welcome via e mail to wfdutraditions@yahoo.com  or USPS to WFDU/Bill H 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ  07666

Last show for your humble and humbuggy host for this year so in the 4 PM hour I played and talked of my most meaningful musical moments for this year.  There were others that could and should have been there but time constraints precluded that and still left time for the features. 

When I return on January 6 my guest will be Mara Levine and she will be debuting her brand new recording---it is a beaut.

Some faces to put with today's voices----

We start w/ Kate Wolf---who will live forever young and beautiful thanks to You Tube. If you look at the left you will see Nina Gerber---you know the rest of the story if you have listened to the program over the years.

See how many people you recognize in this video---and, of course, Anne Hills--




ARTIST    /     PIECE
    ALBUM   /    LABEL
            WEBSITE


HARVEY REID      Dirty Dish Rag (theme)
    Solo Guitar Sketchbook                       Ind                www.woodpecker.com

HOUR 1

CHRISTOPHER BROWN        Just Like The Old Man
      Hangin' In                                         Ind                      www.cbonline.net

PETE CALO    Way Up On A Mountain
          Wired To the Moon                       Ind                   www.petecalo.com

STAN ROGERS       Lies
         Northwest Passage                      Borealis            www.borealisrecords.com

DEBRA COWAN      One More Before We Go
                  Among Friends                   Muzzy House Music  www.debracowan.com

MICHAEL RENO HARRELL       West of Dallas Texas Palace
                Then There's Me                     Y'all Music       www.michaelreno.com
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VOICES TO KEEP REMEMBERING---
TERRENCE MARTIN            Down From Sacremento
     The Last Black & White TV          Good Dog Music

BOB GIBSON       That's The Way It's Gonna Be
        The Living Legend Years                   Ind          www.bobgibsonlegacy.com

MIMI / RICHARD FARINA            Pack Up Your Sorrows
   Ther Best of the Vanguard Years              Vanguard
STAN ROGERS                   White Squall
     From Fresh Water                             Borealis                www.borealis.com

PAUL ROBESON       Hammer Song
    On MY Journey--The Independent recordings    Smithsonian Folkways www.folkways.si.edu

DOC WATSON         Wabash Cannonball
      Classic RR Songs                        Smithsonian Folkways   www.folkways.si.edu

KATE WOLF                 Carolina Pines
             Weaver of Visions                          Rhino               www.katewolf.com

KATE WOLF                     Give Yourself To Love
             Weaver of Visions                          Rhino             www.katewolf.com

HOUR 2

ANNE HILLS / TOM PAXTON        When Princes Meet
      The Things I Notice Now                  Appleseed    www.appleseedmusic.com

KIM / REGGIE HARRIS     Tree of Life
          Resurrection Day                        Appleseed       www.kimandreggie.com

KATE CAMPBELL           Montgomery to Mobile
      1000 Pound Machine              Large river Music     www.katecampbell.com

PEGGY SEEGER      The Personals 
                 Live                                     Appleseed      www.appleseedmusic.com

PEGGY SEEGER      My Mother Is Younger Than Me / Everything Changes
                  Live                                    Appleseed         www.appleseedmusic.com

JENAI HUFF      Across The Great Divide
                 Transitions                             Ind                 www.jenaihuffmusic.com

SUZIE BROWN           Long Monday
           Heartstrings                           Freshie records    www.suziebrownsongs.com

GATHERING TIME       The Family Tree
            Red Apples & Gold                          Ind      www.gattheringtimetrio.com

BROTHER SUN          Sister Moon
                Brother Sun                             Ind                www.brothersunmusic.com

BUSKIN & BATTEAU            Words That Bring the Tear
       Love Remembered Love Forgot       Ind               www.buskinandbatteau.com

CHRISTOPHER BROWN           It's All Good
       Characterist                                     Ind                        www.cbonline.net

CHRISTOPHER BROWN        The Monkey Wouldn't Do It
       Characterist                                     Ind                       www.cbonline.net

HOUR 3

ARTISTS NOT PLAYED IN A WHILE---The twist this week if you did not get it is these were all groups.

HERDMAN / HILLS / MANGSEN        Voices of Winter / Red & Green
      Voices of Winter                            Gadfly          www.priscillaherdman.com

HERDMAN / HILLS / MANGSEN      Hot Buttered Rum
       Voices of Winter                        Gadfly            www.priscillaherdman.com

NIGHT SUN             One Moment of Grace
    One Moment of Grace                       Borealis                www.borealis.com

NIGHT SUN         Didn't I Try
      One Moment of Grace                     Borealis              www.borealis.com

FULL FRONTAL FOLK      Another Train
      Storming The Castle                           Ind              www.fullfrontalfolk.com

THE FOREMEN      Michael
      The Best of The Foremen                    Ind             www.royzimmerman.com
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THE TOPS IN POPS, THE THRILLS OF THE HILLS, THE BEST IN THE WEST
BILL MONROE             Christmas Time's A Comin'
                        Single
ERNEST TUBB                Blue Christmas
                      Single                                           Decca

SPIKE JONES         All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
                  78 Single
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MAXWELL STREET KLEZMER BAND       Ochos Kandelicas
           Wedding                                        Ind                  www.klezmerband.com

WOODY GUTHRIE       Hannukah Dance
     The Asch Recordings Vol 3   Smithsonian Folkways    www.folkways.si.edu

ROY ZIMMERMAN    Christma-Hanu=Rama-Ka-Dona-Kwanzaa
     Peacenick                                          Ind                 www.royzimmerman.com

KIM & REGGIE HARRIS / MAGPIE    St. Paul's Song
   Spoken In Love                               Long tail             www.kimanadreggie.com

THE WEAVERS                  A U N Prayer
     Kisses Sweeter Than Wine               Omega

THE WEAVERS       We Wish You A Merry Christmas
     Kisses Sweeter Than Wine                Omega

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PLAYLIST SUNDAY SIMCHA DECEMBER 16, 2012

Comments, queries, requests, and general kvetching is always welcome via e mail to  sundaysimcha@yahoo.com  or USPS WFDU/Simcha 1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 

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The tragic events in Connecticut  have been so thoroughly covered by all the news media I thought a respite for some R&R might be needed.  Hence, no mention of this great tragedy---we are, after all, not a "news" station so I assume you tuned in to find some moments of escape and enjoyment in you cultural perogatives---happily provided by the right lace on the left side of the dial---you know the letters---WFDU.  May they be the first that come to mind whern you think of the left side of the now non-existant dials.

Some faces to put with today's voices---



ARTIST   /   PIECE
     ALBUM   /  LABEL
               WEBSITE


MARGOT LEVERETT &
 THE KLEZMER MTN.BOYS       A Redl & A Volich (theme)
   Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mtn. Boys   Ind       www.margotleverett.com

MAXWELL STREET KLEZMER BAND      Mazel Tov Dances
       You Should Be So Lucky                     Shanachie      www.klezmerband.com

MAXWELL STREET KLEZMER BAND       Hopkele
      You Should Be So Lucky                      Shanachie       www.klezmerband.com



SHTREIML                    Halavei
                 Spicy Paprikash                                 Ind

SOLDIER WOMAN        Zion 
             Jump Babylon                                     Ind       www.jumpbabylon.com

SOLDIER WOMAN        Goliath
             Jump Babylon                                     Ind      www.jumpbabylon.com

MUSIC PILGRIM TRIO        Rebe Eli Melekh
        Spanning The Globe                                  Ind   www.musicpilgrimtrio.com

MUSIC PILGRIM TRIO               Abi Gezundt
          Spanning The Globe                               Ind     www.musicpilgrimtrio.com
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ALAN SHERMAN                    Harvey & Sheila
                       My Son The Celebrity                 WB

ALAN SHERMAN        If I Were A Tishman
                   Togetherness                                  WB

MICKEY KATZ     How Much Is That Pickle In The Window
                    Mish Mash                                Capitol

MICKEY KATZ                   16 Tons
                 Now That Sounds Kosher
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DON MCLEAN        Dreidel
     Twas The Night Before Hannukah  Idelsohn Society  www.idelsohnsociety.com

CANTOR DAVID PUTTERMAN            Rock of Ages
  Twas The Night Before Hannukah   Idelsohn Society   www.idelsohnsociety.com

THE KLEZMATICS       Hanukah Tree
Twas The Night Before Hannukah Idelsohn Society www.idelsohnsociety.com

EDDIE CANTOR         The Only Thing I Want For Christmas
 Twas The Night Before Hannukah  Idelsohn Society   www.idelsohnsociety.com

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PLAYLIST TRADITIONS DECEMBER 9, 2012

Comments, queries, requests are always welcome via e mail to wfdutraditions@yahoo.com  or via USPS to WFDU/Bill Hahn  1000 River Rd. Teaneck, NJ  07666

As you know next week will be my last one for this year---Ron Olesko will finish out the year w/ his Holiday Hoopla.   I will return on Jan. 5 with my guest--hopefully, Mara Levine.   Next week I will air what I considered my most meaningful musical moments for the year---alliteration required so there it is.

A personal WFDU opinion on programming.   I do hope you are tuned in after Sunday Simcha to a wonderful addition to the station----GHOSTY and his  THE VINTAGE ROCK & POP SHOP.   A program you will love and also the host.

Now---some faces to put with today's voices.






ARTIST  /   PIECE
     ALBUM   /    LABEL
             WEBSITE


HARVEY REID      Dirty Dish Rag (theme)
   Solo Guitar Sketchbook                             Ind                www.woodpecker.com

HOUR 1

HERDMAN, HILLS, MANGSEN      Hanerot Hallelu
          Voices of Winter                      Gadfly                 www.priscillaherdman.com

SUSAN KANE         New York Winter 
                  A Word Child                                    Ind      www.susankane.com

HEIDI WINZINGER      The Last Farm
                     Jersey                                            Ind       www.heidiwinizinger.com

LINDA McRAE           Ramblin' Man
             Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts     42 rpm     www.lindamcrae.com

LINDA McRAE       Geppetto's Boy
             Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts     42 rpm     www.lindamcrae.com

BILL HAHN / PAUL BAIN / IRIS DEMENT    Interview at Croton Point Park Festival Personal Copy                            www.billhahnprogramnotes.blogspot.com

IRIS DEMENT      Let The Mystery Be
                  Infamous Angel                           WB                www.irisdement.com

IRIS DEMENT       Mama's Opry
                   Infamous Angel                           WB               www.irisdement.com

IRIS DEMENT      Makin' My Way Back Home
           Sings The Delta                           Flariella Records   www.irisdement.com

JIM IRELAND &
THE STAGE ROAD RAMBLERS      You Belong To Me
     Songs of Love, Loss, & Bottle redemption     Dnailer www.kamea.com

TODD BURGE A Bit Too Late
     Building Characters                                      Ind                www.toddburge.com

TODD BURGE         Blue Monday
       Building Characters                                    Ind               www.toddburge.com

JOHN PRINE       Long Monday
                Fair & Square                          Oh Boy      www.ohboy.com

THE FOREMEN        Hell Froze Over Today
       The Best of the Foremen                     Ind            www.royzimmerman.com

HOUR 2

SANDY CASH         Gilad's Guitar
  Voices From The Other Side       Bud-man Music        www.sandycash.com

FRED SMITH      American Guitar
       Texas                                        Ind                     www.fredsmith.com.au

RONDSTADT GENERATIONS   John Law Burned Down The Liquor Store         Prelude                                     Trespass Music             www.trespassmusic.org

ANNIE LOU     Grandma's Rules For Drinking
     Grandma's Rules For Drinking    Near North Music    www.annielou.co

TED HAWKINS       Happy Hour
                Happy Hour                            Evidence

VOICES TO KEEP REMEMBERING---

TED HAWKINS        Green Eyed Girl
       Video Tape of Live Performance--personal copy

ROSCOE HOLCOMB      Trouble In Mind
  The High Lonesome Sound       Smithsonian Folkways    www.folkways.si.edu

THE CARTER FAMILY     Working On The Building
     Longing For Old Virginia---Tne Complete Victor recordings    Rounder

DAVE VAN RONK       Bird On the Wire
    The Mayor of McDougal Street      Lyrichord                   www.elijahwald.com

EVA CASSIDY       Early Morning Rain
                    Imagine                          Blix Street       www.blixstreet.com
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PRISCILLA HERMAN             Lies
      Seasons of Change                          Flying Fish      www.priscillaherdman.com

STAN ROGERS        The Field Behind The Plow
                      Northwest Passage                      Borealis

DEBRA COWAN                  One More Before We Go
     Among Friends                           Muzzy House Music      www.debracowan.com

ELIZABETH MIITCHELL     Circle of The Sun
     Blue Clouds                Smithsonian Folkways                   www.folkways.si.edu

ELIZABETH MIITCHELL      The Little Bird
     Blue Clouds                 Smithsonian Folkways                  www.folkways.si.edu

HOUR 3

THE WEAVERS       Shalom Chaverim
             Kisses Sweeter than Wine               Omega

HERDMAN, HILLS, MANGSEN   Solstice Round
At The turning Of The   Year Hand & Heart Music www.priscillaherdman.com

HERDMAN, HILLS, MANGSEN   At The Turning Of The Year
At The turning Of the Year Hand & Heart Music  www.priscillaherdman.com

PETER PAUL & MARY               September Song
                     Life Lines                                      WB

ANNE MAYO MUIR        Stephen Foster Song
    The Music of Anne Mayo Muir     Folk Legacy            www.folklegacy.com

JULIE GOLD                  Goodnight, New York
               Dream Loud                               Gadfly            www.juliegold.com

THE GOLDEN GATE QUARTET        Shadrack
                       The Gold Gate Quartet

STEVEN                      When Things Were Simple
                          Let It Ride              Ind                   www.stevengravesmusic.com

JAY PSAROS            Mountain Ridge
                   Simply                           Ind                         www.jaypsarosmusic.com
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THE THE TOPS IN POPS, THE THRILLS OF THE HILLS, THE BEST IN THE WEST---

RED FOLEY                       Amazing Grace
                              Single                          Decca

BILL MONROE              Working On A Building
                            Single

GISELLE MCKENZIE        Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
                            Single                         Capitol
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ANNE HILLS         Redemption Road
 The Things I Notice Now                   Appleseed      www.appleseedmusic.com 

TIM GRIMM                 Fare Thee Well, Cisco
              Thank You Tom Paxton       Vault records     www.timgrimm.com
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TODAY' STORY----

HARRY CHAPIN  The Rock          Portrait Gallery                                       Elektra

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PLAYLIST SUNDAY SIMCHA DECEMBER 9, 2012

Comments, queries, requests, and general kvetching always welcome via e mail to sundaysimcha@yahoo.com or USPS to WFDU /  SIMCHA  1000 River Rd Teaneck,  NJ  07666

Our annual Hannukah program for, frankly, a minor holiday that is meant to keep up w/ the Jones---they don't celebrate Hannukah.  Interestingly the holiday speaks of food, peace, etc; but it was all about revolution and bloody doings--check out Judith and a few beheadings.   As to the miracle of the oil---true but today if that were to happen it would mean gasoline at 1.50/gallon.   Alevai!!

Some faces to put with today's voices----


The, sadly, late Debbie Friedman in a live concert




We certainly cannot leave you without Hannukah in Santa Monica---no videos of Mr. Lehrer available so we give you the next best thing


ARTIST    /   PIECE
      ALBUM   /    LABEL--WEBSITE


MARGOT LEVERETT &
 THE KLEZMER MTN. BOYS       A Redl & A Volich (Theme)
  Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mtn. Boys           www.margotleverett.com


THE KLEZMATICS            Honekey Hannuka
        Happy Joyous Hanukkah                              www.jewishmusicgroup.com

MARK LEVY                    Ochos Kandelikas
      Of Macabees & Miracles                                         www.marklevymusic.com



ALAN EDER & FRIENDS                    Gota Medley
                    Reggae Chanukah                                      www.reggaechanukah.com

THE WEAVERS         Shalom Chaverim
              The Weavers at Carnegie Hall                   Vanguard Recording Society

HERDMAN / HILLS / MANGSEN          Hanerot Halalu
        Voices of Winter                                                   www.gadflyrecords.com



JOY KATZEN GUTHRIE                 Narration / Mi Yemaleil
       Seasons of Joy                                                        www.joyfulnoise.net

UNKNOWN                       Festival of Lights
      Medley Jewish Holiday Songs                              www.musicfromisrael.com

SINAI MOUNTAIN BOYS      Oh Hanukah Oh Hanukah
     A Chanukah Feast Vol 2                                      www.hungryformusic.com
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COMEDY CORNER-----

DAVID GROVER &
 THE BIG BEAR BAND                       Latkes
     A Chanukah Feast Vol. 2                                      www.hungryformusic.com

SHELLEY POSEN         My Mother's Latkes
                     Manna                                                       www.shelleyposen.com

POPPA'S KITCHEN          Oy Vey Blues
           A Rockin Hanukkah                                      www.arockinhanukkah.com

TOM LEHRER                  Hanukkah in Santa Monica
            The Remains of Tom Lehrer                                         www.rhino.com

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LAURA WARFIELD                   Hannukah O Hannukah
            MP3 Download--personal                                   www.laurawarfield.com

JOY KATZEN GUTHRIE        Light One Candle
           Seasons of Joy                                                     www.joyfulnoise.net

SHELLEY POSEN              Will Their Children Light the Candles
             Menorah                                                          www.shelleyposen.com



DEBBIE FRIEDMAN       Not By Might ==Not By Power
    At Carnegie Hall                                                     www.debbiefriedman.com

DEBBIE FRIEDMAN                    Light These Candles
     At Carnegie Hall                                                     www.debbiefriedman.com

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