* * * * 2 FABULOUS HANUKKAH SPECIALS * * * * C) I 1N Chanukah On CD Twas the Night Before Chanukah: The Musical Battle Between Christmas and the Festival of Lights (Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation) A musical 'TWAS THE NIGHT songbook of BEFORE HANUKKAH 34 tracks high- lighting both rare and iconic holiday music across both Judaism and Christianity, this two-disc set is the first- ever history of the dual role of Chanukah and Christmas music in the 20th cen- tury. Disc I, titled "Happy Chanukah," includes 17 tracks covered by both Jewish (Mickey, Katz, "Grandma's Dreidel"; Debbie Friedman, "The Latke Song") and non-Jewish performers (Woody Guthrie, "Hanukkah Dance"; Don McLean, "Dreidel"). Disc II, titled "Merry Christmas," features 17 tunes, some written by and all performed by Jews (Lou Reed, "Holiday I.D."; Bob Dylan, "Little Drummer Boy"; Dinah Shore, "The 12 Days of Christmas"; the Ames Brothers, "I Got a Cold for Christmas"). Also performing are the Klezmatics, Sammy Davis Jr., Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt and many more. Extensive liner notes, plus essays from critic Greil Marcus and George Washington University historian Jenna Weissman Joselit, provide cultural insights. Putumayo Presents: A Jewish Celebration (Putumayo World Music) From ancient times to the mod- ern era, cel- ebration has had a thou- sand sounds in the world's Jewish com- munities. The songs that accompany these moments of joy and reflection take different forms and embrace unexpected genres across the Jewish Diaspora. From Moldava to Uganda, tango to ska, this CD chronicles the upbeat diversity of global Jewish music. Featuring rollicking tracks from hip bands like Golem! ("School of Dance") and Kayama (Bob Marley- esque "Vehistakel"), the collection spans many eras and geographic regions. Classics abound: a grace- ful interpretation of Bosnian singer-songwriter Flory Jagoda's Ladino Chanukah favorite, "Ochos Kandelikas," sung by Alisa Fineman; the always fun "Hava Nagila" (as Ben Rudnick & Friends kick up their heels); and dreidel- spinning good times (Klezmer Conservatory Band's version of Mickey Katz's "The Dreidel Song" and Julie Silver's "S'vivon Sov, Sov, Soy," done bossa nova style). The collection's global perspec- tive on Jewish musical celebra- tions widens with the Abayudaya people of Uganda singing about brotherly love ("Hinei Ma Tov" combines Hebrew and the local language) with harmonies and phrasing that are distinctly East African. A rising star on the Yiddish scene, Moldovan singer Vira Lozinsky highlights this small nation's Jewish roots ("An Alte Mil"). A tango by German Yiddish singer Karsten Troyke and ska by King Django ("Heveinu Shalom Aleichem") are examples of the unexpected, often uplifting songs. Mrs. Maccabees Kitchen: New Hanukkah Songs (Skylark Productions) Jane Peppler and her fellow musicians of 1. 1 -1/j1 Mappamundi have teamed up with pia- nist Aviva Enoch on this 18-track collection of holiday composi- tions intended as a lighthearted, occasionally irreverent, addition to more traditional Chanukah albums. Mixing obscure stories of the season (real and imagined) with an eclectic assortment of melodies (folk tunes, ragtime and blues, tangos and more), the CD offers up songs like "After We Get What We Want We Don't Want It" (Irving Berlin), "A Latke Tango," "Mrs. Maccabee's Kitchen" (set to "Yellow Dog Rag") and "Pawn Shop Menorah" ("Da Doo Ron Ron"). '-='; - Gail Zimmerman 44( ■ 11 @ ..-ZACI ward Ihioniti And Fabulous GET 2ND DOZEN AT 50% OFF T # y Present this coupon when placing order. Excludes other specials and offers. Exp. 12/17/12 FREuEnLeatke Person 74) With Per Party Tray Order p ii i Present this coupon when placing order. Excludes all other specials and offers. Exp. 12/17/12 JN JN Now Taking Orders Call 248-932-0800 Trays Catering Dine In • Carry Out • Catering Telegraph Rd. At Maple Bloomfield Plaza * * * * * * * www.stevesdeli.com * * * * * * * 1793820 ONG HU4* FINE CHINESE DINING 'A wonderful adventure in fine dining" - Danny Raskin r Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner Catering and carryout available Gift certificates 2.7925 Orchard Lake Rd., North of 12 Mile, Farmington Hills 248-489-2280 www.honghuafinedining.com Food & q3e4 2efaelme.„ Spirits The Staff of Beau Jacks Wishes All Our Customers A Happy Chanukah! 4108 West Maple • Bloomfield Hills (248) 626-2630 December 6 • 2012 71