Here Come the Chanukah Videos: A Chanukah Version of "The Gambler" from the Palo Alto JCC

Creativity flourishes every Hanukkah in the form of music videos, most of them take-offs on popular songs. But some entries are better than others, and we think we found some of the best this year.

Members of the Oshman Family JCC of Palo Alto, California worked together to produce original lyrics to fit The Gambler, the song made popular by Kenny Rogers in 1978.

In this version the dreidel takes the place of playing cards. The classic lines "You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to 'fold 'em, know when to walk away and know when to run" become "You gotta know when to spin 'em, know how to win 'em, know when it's gimmel and know when it's nun" and so forth.

Enjoy, and good luck gambling for Chanukah gelt!

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