Six13 - A Hamilton Chanukah (with introduction from President Barack Obama)
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2016
- Don't throw away your shot to celebrate the miracles and the story of the (eight) nights!
We're big "Hamilton" fans, and so are the President and First Lady. We had the honor of performing this for them at the White House and we'll never forget their reaction.
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Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven by a mission to connect Jews around the globe with their heritage through music, professional Jewish a cappella group Six13 are the originators of today's Jewish a cappella sound. They've performed to rave reviews for millions of people -- at synagogues, religious schools, JCCs, fundraising events, B'nai Mitzvah and private affairs alike, received numerous awards for their five best-selling CDs, and been selected as finalists for casting in NBC's "The Sing-Off". To find out more about bringing Six13 to your community for an event that's truly unforgettable, visit www.six13.com.
PRESS CONTACT:
Michael Boxer
866.266.5613
info@six13.com
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Credits:
Based on "The Story of Tonight", "Alexander Hamilton" and "My Shot” from “Hamilton: An American Musical”
Music and original lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Adapted lyrics written by Elliot Olshansky
Additional adapted lyrics by Mike Boxer
Arranged by Mike Boxer
Lead vocals performed by Mordy Weinstein, Jacob Spadaro, Craig Resmovits, Mike Boxer, Eric Dinowitz, and Rob Operman
Recorded by Colin Egan, Marianne Cheng and Mordy Weinstein
Edited by Jeff Eames
Mixed by Ed Boyer
Mastered by Dave Sperandio
Produced by Mike Boxer for Six13
Videography by Greg Starr
Video edited by Rachel Chalhoub
Additional direction by Mike Boxer
Additional filming by Josh Sauer & Gabi Resmovits
Special thanks to: our loving families, all the incredible audio and video production staff mentioned above, our alumni, Phil Kaplan, Jacob Kraus, Josh Sauer, Dan Singer, the Cederbaum family, Marty Gasper, Industry Cooperative, Twillory, Barack and Michelle Obama, Chanan Weissman, Jamila Humphries, the White House staff, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Six13 is:
Mike Boxer | Eric Dinowitz | Robert Operman
Craig Resmovits | Jacob Spadaro | Mordy Weinstein
(c) 2016 Six13
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Lyrics:
I tell the tale of those before me
And of their victory in the fight
And now our children tell the story
They tell the story of the lights
We'll add another one each night
Light a light to freedom, they tell the story of…
How does a humble ragtag band full of boys from yeshiva,
Rise up to triumph against unbelievable odds
In a battle our people still remember,
And celebrate with dreidels every year around December?
The five pious and loyal sons of Mattathias
Stood against bias, said, “You can’t deny us
You disagree? Try us! Our God will supply us
With strength to win, and then potato latkes we will fry us”
For every day, while praying was being barred and made harder
Our ways they tried to change, Antiochus sent his guard out
Inside, our boys knew not to forget what they were part of
Five brothers and their dad ready to win or die as martyrs
Then the Greeks came, and Hellenization reigned
Our people saw our future drip, dripping down the drain
They entered into the Temple, and the altar they profaned
Left a blood stain, our heroes got sick of the pain
Well, they spread word around, we said, “This is insane, man,
We Jews will not survive under Antiochus' reign, man
Let’s fight and send the Greeks right back from whence they came
And our bravery will win us fame, say your name, man!”
Judah, Judah Maccabee
They call me Judah, Judah Maccabee
And Antiochus says he’s number one
But just you wait, just you wait…
I am not throwing gelt in the pot (2x)
I'm straight gimmel-spinnin' while y'all are nun and shinnin'
And I'm not throwin' gelt in the pot
Make the menorah hot
See, it isn't all about presents
Cause gratitude for miracles is Chanukah's essence
The Maccabees revolted, thwarted Greek plans
Now a hora we dance, and we fry latkes in pans - we’re gonna make it hot
Yeah, we give thanks for being free
Because of the revolt led by Judah Maccabee
They defied, do or die, you and I feel great
And celebrate, as the lights we illuminate
And I am not throwing gelt in the pot…
Nes gadol
Haya po (if you're in Israel)
Haya sham (if you're anywhere)
Light up, candles in the Chanukiah
Light up, we remember Maccabees when we
Light up, light up
And I am not throwing gelt in the pot…
Ma'oz Tzur Yeshu'ati (3x)
Lekha na'eh leshabe'ah
Happy, happy Chanukah
Judah Maccabee, we sing of you
And the odds you overcame
When we're playing our dreidel game
Each night, we light those candles' flames
For the victories and miracles we celebrate…
What ya say, boys?
Happy, happy Chanukah!
One year later, still awesome!
i love this soooooo much that i watch this every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just saw Hamilton in November and this is just awesome!!!
Same
Wonderful performance, terrific scenes, perfectly spectacular!!!
i'm verklempt, this is so great!
Wow! I loved it when I saw the west side story takeoff but then saw the Hamilton one and was blown away
thank you ,you have given the meaning of hanukkah a new dimension for me.
This is WONDERFUL, you guys! Sung with humor and lots of love, and an amazing prequel to "Bohemian Chanukah"! Chag sameach!
Love this! What talent! Amazing voices and creativity.
Such an honor! Congrats to you all!!
I celebrate Chanukah and this was amazing! 🕎
I plan on watching this with my family!
I watched this at school and I loved it!!! I love learning a out hanika
This was awesome six13, I am so happy my son finally has some great Chanukah songs to grow up with!!!
AWEsome! Great musical talent, and lots of wit, too.
I love this! You guys are just freaking amazing!!
I just heard you on the Tony Kornheiser podcast. Normally I zip through the musical groups at the end. But your sound absolutely captivated me. So I had to look for more and found you on U Tube. You are truly amazing. I certainly hope more of the world finds you. Thank you for the entertainment.
"I am straight gimel spinning while y'all are num and shin-in'"
That's my favorite line in all of songs
Can you explain it for the gentiles please? 🤣
Basically in the game of dreidel, rolling a Nun and Shin both have undesirable effects on gameplay: Nun makes you do nothing and Shin makes you put a coin into the pot. However Gimel has the best effect, taking everything in the pot.
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You guys are fantastic. Some of the groups doing the Hamilton spoofs are rather cheesy, but you gents really make the lyrics synch with the story of the Maccabeas. Great work!
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Happy Hanukkah 🕎 Simply amazing!!
It is cheesy and amazing
This is awesome! Love Hamilton, love this!
So enjoyable, all so talented!
This is the best version of this song!
You guys are the most creative team I have ever seen!
I am watching this near Passover that is how good they are
Really good
Happy chanuka 2019
Thank you so much for making this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What an amazing arrangement, and amazing voices! I'm a huge Hamilton fan and you guys just ROCKED this!
You guys rock!!!613!!!
that was fabulous
2:21 everything following from here is my favorite. But everything in a whole is just a masterpiece!
This is so entertaining and well done as said before. Never ever heard the story telled this way ever.
Happy Chanukah to you all. חג אורים שמח
Wow! Outstanding!!
Happy Chanukah guys!!!
This is so entertaining and well done. I love these guys.
This is so amazing I'm about to cry
Oh, Yeah, Happy Hannukah!!! You guys made it realllllllly Great!!! Mazel Tov!!!😍🥰
"In the Synagogue where it happens"....
This is actually so amazing. I love Hamilton, and I love your channel, so it mixes perfectly. No joke though, I liked this and subscribed. You guys are really creative and awesome singers. Keep doing what you're doing!
FAB!!! I hope Lin-Manuel saw this! Chag Sameach!
FANTASTIC!!!
This was another great video I look forward to seeing more of your videos
You guys are AWESOME!!!! Have a fantastic Chanukah!!!
I still love this. Gracias.
Happy Hanukkah to all...Shalom!!! From Brazil.
Happy Hanukkah I am really excited about this I actually live in Israel I’m so excited that people actually think about this holiday and I also love Hamilton so I’m super excited about all of this
I just saw the Hamilton film over the past weekend. I recognized it immediately. Well done gentlemen.
I recently saw Hamilton; and you guys did such a great jib with the Mccabees!
Brilliant job with the revised lyrics...up to the high bar set by Lin-Manuel!
Wow! That was just amazing!
Outstanding! Fun! TImeless universal message of freedom from oppression,, as meaningful today as ever. Thank you, Six13! Happy Chanukah world! Let's not let modern oppressors dampen our great spirit!!!
Chanukah- is NOT about freedom from oppression. It was a civil war mostly, with the Greek empire provoking it. Food we want to be a Jewish nation, or forcibly become hellinized.
Sorry not food , but did.
You guys have came to my school golda och and I always look forward to listening to your music!
Wow, cool!
They have talent!
Absolutely Love this video!!!! Thanks so much for sharing.
Wow, you guys are amazing!
Thanks Six13 and Lenny Maimon for sharing...a Happy happy Chanukah to y'all.
You guy's are great
The Maccabeats and Six Thirteen had a similar concept. Interesting how each great group went about it differently though.
Yes , they are an amazing musical group.
Brilliant!
Awesome!
great segment -------thanks
Can't believe I never saw this before. You guys slayed it. Right up there with Alan Sherman's best. (Look him up if you never heard his music.)
Amaaaaaaaaziiiiiiing!! six13!! rock the house ones again!!!!!
Whoa! You boys rock! Just terrific.
I am not Jewish but these guys are amazing!!! Thanks, GUYS! Happy Season!
You’re amazing I think what you did is so cool right now I am 🤯🤯🤯🤯
This is fabulous. Thank you!
Now THIS one's is my favorite...
You guys and the Maccabeats had the sane idea this year.
But no comparison in the talent and the creative lyrics- go Six13
LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
That was fantastic!
They are so happy 😃 and so good 😊
That was great!!!
I LOVE HAMILTON AND CHANUKAH THIS IS AMAZING
Oh that is fantastic
thank you, thank you!
Know what really matters- thank you! Happy Hanukkah 🕎
Seriously awesome!
So good!
Wondering if we ever before, or will again, have a President who knows what "naches" are and how important shepping naches is.
I guess any other President with good Jewish advisers will solve your wonder ...
good joke trump's a fucking anti-semite just look at who he surrounded himself with in his cabinet. first president to be embraced by david duke and the kkk and he's incited anti-semitic and neo-nazi violence around the country. Coming from a jew, donald trump is no friend of american jews
So good!!
Love it you guys are awesome
Fab!!
Fantastic !!!
amazing
I just watched Elton Johnukah and immediately subscribed!
Couldn’t decide between this one and your one from two years ago so I posted both ! It’s snoring here in New York today . Be well , this is so entertaining . Happy Hannukah
Wonderful!
constantly impressed by how clever people are! Love this!!! lol
well done!!
GREAT!!!
SO GOOD!
AMAZING!!!💞💞😂💞
When you can hear happiness, you can share it. Thank you for sharing.
Loved it!
That was excellent!
most excellent
can not believe i just discovered this!!!!
The best!
Bravo!
My fav song
Genius!!!!!!