Re: Holiday Music

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

And we haven't even mentioned music for Shabbat, certain a holy day.  There
are countless recordings, even if we exclude cantorial music.  In addition
to the many collections of Jewish holiday music.

As a former member of "BJ" -- B'nai Jeshurun, a Manhattan synagogue that
regularly attracts over 2,000 on an Friday night -- I can vouch for the
repeated power of Jewish music (beyond the hora, although there usually is
dancing) to affect more than just the few of us.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Fertig <fertig (at) brandeis(dot)edu>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 9:21 AM
Subject: RE: Holiday Music


>Reyzl:
>I don't know whether it counts as a category or not... but there are (or
>were on LP) holiday recordings specifically for Purim and other holidays
>from Hed Artzi.  I have some Purim recordings at home and will recheck this
>and email numbers off list if you're interested. Check their catalog.
>Judy.
>
>>Other than Passover and Yomim Noraim, Jews neither produce and nor seek to
>buy records for specific holidays.   And Passover and Yomim Noraim are each
>too tiny a category to count.   Most of them probably get grouped as
>"cantorial".  Because of Christmas, assimilated Jews look to buy holiday
>records for the season, or else Jews and non-Jews seek to buy some
>"holiday" appropriate gift to give or play where they need it for a variety
>of reasons.   So record producers create these records for people looking
>for season-related material.   But it's a relatively small category.
>>
>>There are no Shavuos, Purim, or sukkos records, as far as I know.  If you
>know of any, I would love to know about them.   So would a whole bunch of
>Jewish educators.   They usually settle for a song or two.  You may find
>one or two records, if that many, but that doesn't count as a category, so
>the "holiday" category doesn't apply too well.  Hanukah records are
>produced only for Jewish children as far as I know.  Never seen one not for
>children.  Someone please correct me if I am wrong.  Jewish record
>producers want to put out their material early in December, but they don't
>expect their clients to look only for Hanukah music, because they know that
>their clients are looking for anything distinctly Jewish in the Christmas
>season.   Any Jewish record will serve as an appropriate gift for Khanukah.
>>
>