Ellen Kushner over tea said regarding these holidays:
I genuinely love Chanukah latkes – what’s not to love about hand-grated potatoes (and a few onions), bound together with a little egg & flour and fried in oil til they’re nice and crispy? And then some nice tangy apple sauce (Granny Smith?) on top, right away, so you don’t lose the crunch.
For music, I blush to say that I laugh like a hyena every time I listen to/watch Jon Stewart’s “Can I Interest You in Chanukah” song from last year’s “A Colbert Christmas” with Stephen Colbert.
But in a more traditional vein, I’m a complete sucker for Christmas carols. I have a low voice, which was even lower when I was a kid, and a good ear, so became adept at improvising harmonies (since I couldn’t hit the high notes of the melodies). I look forward every year to getting to swoop around the “glorias” of “Angels We Have Heard on High” and the tight, close harmonies of “Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming.” Gorgeous, glorious music; I don’t understand why anyone listens to this modern crap.
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