Hasidic reggae musician living in Brooklyn
Matisyahu: Light A Fire For Hanukkah Music : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
But the real reason Jews don't have more Hanukkah music is that historically, American Jewish singer-songwriters were too busy making Christmas music. "White Christmas," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Silver Bells" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" were all written by Jews. Both Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand have their own Christmas albums. The No. 1 best-selling Christmas album of all time is from Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, the Jewish smooth-jazz legend Kenny G. American Jews have always produced a lot of holiday music, just not Hanukkah music.
