Voices of Liberty Sing "Light One Candle" to Celebrate Chanukah at Disney's Epcot Center

Today is the first day of Chanukah, and if you are lucky to be basking in Florida's warmth at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center, you can see a live performance of Peter Yarrow's Light One Candle by the Voices of Liberty in the rotunda of the American Adventure Pavilion. 

The Voices of Liberty have been performing this song as part of their celebration of December holidays. Dates and times of performance vary, so check the Disney schedule to be sure they're singing when you're there.

Here's a performance that was recorded earlier this month at Epcot.

Enjoy, and Happy Chanukah!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Hanukkah at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center

With the first night of Hanukkah only 10 days away, it's time for us to start sharing some new videos that are being posted for the holiday.

Walt Disney World's Epcot Center is usually one of the first venues to get into the holiday spirit. As part of their International Festival of the Holidays, Zachary the storyteller sings and relates the story of Hanukkah.

He tells about the origin of the holiday, including observations in his travels of how Hanukkah is celebrated around the world, and sings some popular songs in Hebrew, English, and Ladino.

The performance is repeated daily through December 30.

Enjoy!

Disney World Celebrates Hanukkah with Story and Song at Epcot Center

If you happen to be in Walt Disney World's Epcot Center this month, you'll likely encounter Disney's tribute to Hanukkah. Every year Epcot features a storyteller relating the history of Hanukkah with a personal twist. 

The Hanukkah story is told at the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays, and leaves visitors knowing at least something about menorahs, dreidels, latkes, oil, Antiochus, and Judah Maccabee.

But wait! There's more. Voices of Liberty, the resident a cappella singing group at The American Adventure pavilion gives a nod to Hanukkah by singing a short medley including I Have a Little Dreidel and Hevenu Shalom Aleichem. But this year instead of a medley, they are singing Peter Yarrow's song Light One Candle, a song made popular by Peter, Paul, and Mary.

Enjoy, and Happy Chanukah!

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Light one candle for the Maccabee children
With thanks that their light didn't die
Light one candle for the pain they endured
When their right to exist was denied
Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice
Justice and freedom demand
But light one candle for the wisdom to know
When the peacemaker's time is at hand

Don't let the light go out!
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our hope and our tears. (2)

Light one candle for the strength that we need
To never become our own foe
And light one candle for those who are suffering
Pain we learned so long ago
Light one candle for all we believe in
That anger not tear us apart
And light one candle to find us together
With peace as the song in our hearts

Don't let the light go out!
It's lasted for so many years!
Don't let the light go out!
Let it shine through our hope and our tears. (2)

What is the memory that's valued so highly
That we keep it alive in that flame?
What's the commitment to those who have died
That we cry out they've not died in vain?
We have come this far always believing
That justice would somehow prevail
This is the burden, this is the promise
This is why we will not fail!

Don't let the light go out!
Don't let the light go out!
Don't let the light go out!