This December, as candles are lit across the country,\u00a0The Klezmatics\u00a0\u2014 the world\u2019s most celebrated klezmer band \u2014 return with their beloved\u00a0Happy Joyous Hanukkah Tour, honoring both Jewish tradition and bold musical reinvention.<\/p>\n
For nearly 40 years, The Klezmatics have been transforming klezmer from nostalgic memory into a living, breathing, revolutionary art form. And nowhere is that spirit more alive than in their legendary collaboration with\u00a0Woody Guthrie, whose long-lost Hanukkah lyrics were brought to life in the band\u2019s iconic 2006 album\u00a0Happy Joyous Hanukkah.<\/p>\n
In 2025, that album will be\u00a0reissued in a beautifully remastered vinyl edition, just in time for the holiday season. Audiences will once again dance to Guthrie\/Klezmatics favorites like \u201cHanuka Gelt,\u201d \u201cSpin Dreydl Spin,\u201d and \u201cHappy Joyous Hanuka,\u201d as the band brings the songs back to the stage \u2014 full of warmth, humor, and Yiddish soul.<\/p>\n
But this year\u2019s tour isn\u2019t only about tradition \u2014 it\u2019s also about what comes next. As The Klezmatics prepare to release their\u00a014th studio album,\u00a0The New York Sessions, in early 2026, this Hanukkah tour will feature\u00a0exclusive live premieres of brand-new material. These new songs continue the band\u2019s legacy of addressing contemporary themes \u2014 from migration and solidarity to joy, resistance, and renewal \u2014 all through the ecstatic power of Yiddish-rooted music.<\/p>\n
The result is a Hanukkah concert like no other: a celebration of light in dark times, where ancient stories meet new melodies, and community is built through dance, laughter, and shared song.<\/p>\n
\u201cCatchy, pulse-quickening party tunes and heart-warming melodies \u2014 just try to watch them and not a) weep or b) stop yourself dancing.\u201d – The Jewish Chronicle, the world\u2019s oldest and most influential Jewish newspaper.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, December 9, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
\nAdmission: $34 – $54<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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