The Hanukkah Song

After noticing a lack of Hanukkah songs during the holiday season, Adam Sandler performs an original song on Weekend Update about famous Jewish people to celebrate the holiday and provide solidarity for Jewish children who might feel alienated during the Christmas season. The song lists celebrities like David Lee Roth, Goldie Hawn, Kirk Douglas, Paul Newman, Harrison Ford, and the Three Stooges, while humorously noting that O.J. Simpson is "not a Jew." Sandler can barely contain his laughter throughout the performance, which became one of SNL's most iconic and beloved holiday songs.

This was performed during the Norm Macdonald era of Weekend Update. Sandler appeared to be trying not to laugh throughout the entire performance. The song was later included on Sandler's 1996 comedy album "What the Hell Happened to Me?" YouTube video has over 8 million views and 85,000+ likes as of 2013 upload. Many celebrities responded to being named in the song, with Henry Winkler being deeply flattered and beginning a long collaboration with Sandler afterward. Harrison Ford corrected Sandler, saying he was "Half!" Jewish (not a quarter as stated in the song). The song mentions the Carnegie Deli and references "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Deck the Halls".