Hanukkah
A Hanukkah Song With Your Family in It
Tell SongUp AI who lights the candles, who fries the latkes and who hides the gelt, and the AI writes and sings a new Hanukkah song with your family’s names in it: folk with clarinet, a klezmer dance, a soft lullaby for the kids or a pop song for the whole table.
Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown on Friday 4 December and ends on Saturday 12 December, so you have eight nights to play it. One song is $2.99, paid once, ready in minutes, and you can send it to grandparents and cousins far away as a gift page.
- Their name, sung
- Ready in minutes
- $2.99 once, no subscription
- 76 languages
Two ways to make it
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How to make a Hanukkah song
Step 1
Name who is around the menorah
Parents, grandparents, kids, the cousins who fly in. One detail each: who says the blessing, who always burns the first latke, who cheats at dreidel.
Step 2
Pick one tradition for the chorus
Lighting one more candle each night is made for a chorus: the song can count up with you. Latkes, sufganiyot, gelt and the dreidel work well in the verses.
Step 3
Choose the sound
Clarinet and violin for klezmer, acoustic guitar for a folk song, piano for a lullaby, or bright pop for the kids. Say whether you want English, Hebrew or both.
Step 4
Play it on the first night
Play it after the candles are lit, or send the gift page to family who light their menorah in another city.
What they see when they open it
You don’t send a file. You send a link to a gift page made for them: when they open it, the song plays with your message and a photo you choose. It works on any phone, with nothing to install.
- Your message and your own photo above the song.
- You can see when the link was opened.
- Spotted a typo? Edit the message later; the link stays the same.
- Send it on WhatsApp, by text or by email, or download the MP3 and play it in person.
Prompts to try
Each one opens in the Create studio, ready to edit.
Family folk
“Warm acoustic folk Hanukkah song for the Levy family, guitar and clarinet, lyrics about eight candles in the window, Dad’s burnt latkes and everyone home again”
Use this prompt →Klezmer dance
“Fast joyful klezmer Hanukkah song, clarinet, violin and accordion, hand claps, lyrics about the Rosen cousins spinning the dreidel and arguing over the gelt”
Use this prompt →For the kids
“Happy children’s Hanukkah song for Noa and Eli, ukulele and xylophone, counting from one candle to eight, lyrics about jelly doughnuts and chocolate coins”
Use this prompt →Lullaby
“Gentle Hanukkah lullaby for baby Lily’s first Hanukkah, soft piano and strings, tender female vocal, lyrics about the candles glowing while she sleeps”
Use this prompt →English and Hebrew
“Warm acoustic Hanukkah song in English with a short Hebrew chorus, guitar and soft strings, lyrics about the Friedman family and the miracle of the light”
Use this prompt →Grandparents far away
“Bittersweet folk song for Grandma Esther and Grandpa Dov, who light their menorah in Florida this year, acoustic guitar, lyrics about video calls on the first night and saving them a latke”
Use this prompt →When is Hanukkah 2026?
Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown on Friday 4 December (25 Kislev 5787) and ends at nightfall on Saturday 12 December. The first candle is lit on Friday evening, before the Shabbat candles; the eighth on Friday 11 December.
Because the first night is a Friday, many families are already together for Shabbat dinner, which makes it the easiest night to play a family song. If you are sending it to someone far away, send the gift page on Thursday so it is waiting for them.
What makes a Hanukkah song feel like your family’s
- Use the names your family really uses: Bubbe, Saba, Zayde, Nana.
- Put one real habit in each verse: the menorah from Great-Grandma, the latke recipe nobody writes down, the dreidel champion.
- Let the chorus count the candles. It gives the song a shape the kids can follow.
- For Hebrew words, write them in the prompt the way you say them (“Chag Sameach”, “sufganiyot”), so they are sung the way your family says them.
Eight nights: one song or eight
One song played every night becomes the family’s song for the year. If you want a new song each night, the Pro plan is $9.99 a month for 21 songs: enough for all eight nights, with some left for birthdays later.
Want to sing it yourselves? Put the finished song through the Karaoke Maker to remove the vocal and keep the music. Ideas for everyone else on your list are on Song Gift Ideas.
What a custom song costs
Prices as listed by each service in October 2026. A musician-made song is still the right choice if you want a real artist and revisions.
A musician writes and records it
Songfinch Original Song, $199.99, delivered in days
about $200
A personalized song with a song page
OurSong
$49.95
A template song with the name dropped in
Songfinch Instant Song, $29.99
about $30
SongUp AI: written and sung from your story
Ready in minutes, paid once, no subscription
$2.99
Frequently asked questions
How much is a Hanukkah song?
$2.99 for one song, paid once, with no subscription.
Can the song be in Hebrew?
Yes. Hebrew is one of the song languages, and a song can mix English verses with a Hebrew chorus. Say which you want in the prompt. See all song languages.
Is it a cover of a traditional Hanukkah song?
No. Every song is new, written and sung for your family, so you can share it in a family video. To have your own words sung, use Lyrics to Song.
When is Hanukkah 2026?
From sundown on Friday 4 December to nightfall on Saturday 12 December 2026: eight nights.
How long does it take?
Minutes, so you can still make it on the afternoon of the first night.
We celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas. Can one song do both?
Yes. Ask for both in the prompt: the menorah and the tree, latkes and cookies. For a Christmas-only song, see the Christmas song generator.
Make it today, give it today
Tell us who it’s for and three true things about them. The song is ready in minutes.
Make a Hanukkah song