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Let There Be Light!

Let There Be Light!

Winter holidays help us chase away the darkness

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Rachel Weingarten
Dec 25, 2024
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Hello, Gorgeous!

Whether you celebrate all the winter holidays — or none at all, this is a great time of year to commit to choosing light over darkness.

The holidays remind us all to connect, share, laugh, eat some treats… All the things that make us human.

If you believe in faith over all — faith in humanity being a particularly noble goal this year— you can find another level of joy thanks to a merging of two calendars. With Christmas Day today and the first night of Chanukah tonight, we have a chance to embrace the idea of Chrismukkah, a portmanteau holiday that’s happened only four times since 1900.

Here’s another sweet holiday mashup, Hanukkah on Broadway. Listen to this beautiful version of Tomorrow from Annie reimagined and featuring Julie Benko and Cantor Azi Schwartz.

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