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Sunday, December 10, 2023
Disney World Celebrates Hanukkah with Story and Song at Epcot Center
If
you happen to be in Walt Disney World's Epcot Center this month, you'll
likely encounter Disney's tribute to Hanukkah. Every year Epcot
features a storyteller relating the history of Hanukkah with a
personal twist.
The Hanukkah story is told at the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays, and leaves visitors knowing at least something about menorahs,
dreidels, latkes, oil, Antiochus, and Judah Maccabee.
But
wait! There's more. Voices of Liberty, the resident a cappella singing
group at The American Adventure pavilion gives a nod to Hanukkah by
singing a short medley including I Have a Little Dreidel and Hevenu
Shalom Aleichem. But this year instead of a medley, they are singing Paul Yarrow's song Light One Candle, a song made popular by Peter, Paul, and Mary.
Enjoy, and Happy Chanukah!
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Light one candle for the Maccabee children With thanks that their light didn't die Light one candle for the pain they endured When their right to exist was denied Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice Justice and freedom demand But light one candle for the wisdom to know When the peacemaker's time is at hand
Don't let the light go out! It's lasted for so many years! Don't let the light go out! Let it shine through our hope and our tears. (2)
Light one candle for the strength that we need To never become our own foe And light one candle for those who are suffering Pain we learned so long ago Light one candle for all we believe in That anger not tear us apart And light one candle to find us together With peace as the song in our hearts
Don't let the light go out! It's lasted for so many years! Don't let the light go out! Let it shine through our hope and our tears. (2)
What is the memory that's valued so highly That we keep it alive in that flame? What's the commitment to those who have died That we cry out they've not died in vain? We have come this far always believing That justice would somehow prevail This is the burden, this is the promise This is why we will not fail!
Don't let the light go out! Don't let the light go out! Don't let the light go out!
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