The Chanukah Song
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The Chanukah Song is actually a series of songs written and performed by Adam Sandler. The theme of the songs is that Jewish children feel isolated during the Christmas season, so Sandler lists popular Jewish celebrities.
Persons referenced in The Chanukah Song: James Caan, Rod Carew, Tom Cruise, Kirk Douglas, Harrison Ford, Goldie Hawn, Ann Landers, Paul Newman, Leonard Nimoy ("Mr. Spock"), David Lee Roth, Howard Schultz ("the owner of the Seattle SuperSonics"), Ebenezer Scrooge, William Shatner ("Captain Kirk"), Dinah Shore, O. J. Simpson ("not a Jew!"), the Three Stooges, Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby"), and Henry Winkler ("Arthur Fonzarelli") ( Pauly Shore) (and the Weasel Pauly Shor-ah)
Persons referenced in the The Chanukah Song, Part II: Jennifer Beals, the Beastie Boys, Yasmine Bleeth, Bob Dylan, Happy Gilmore, Dustin Hoffman, Harvey Keitel, Calvin Klein, Lenny Kravitz, Ralph Lauren, Robert Levine ("Mary Tyler Moore's husband" "Cause we're pretty good in the sack"), Courtney Love, Don Messick ("the guy who does the voice for Scooby Doo"), Winona Ryder, O. J. Simpson("Still not a jew"), Veruca Salt, Bruce Springsteen ("isn't Jewish, but my mother thinks he is"), and Tiger Woods.
Persons referenced in The Chanukah Song, Part III: Paula Abdul, Tom Arnold, Beck, Osama bin Laden ("Not a big fan of the Jews"), Jack Black, David Blaine, Marlon Brando, Perry Farrell, Melissa Gilbert, Harry Houdini, Sarah Hughes, Lisa Kudrow ("Phoebe"), David Lander ("Lenny's pal Squiggy"), Michael Landon, Jerry Lewis, Debra Messing, Willie Nelson, Sean Penn, Natalie Portman, Joey Ramone, Lou Reed, Rob Schneider ("Deuce Bigalow"), David Schwimmer ("Ross"), and Ben Stiller
Note that not all of the persons mentioned in these songs are actually Jewish and some of the persons mentioned are fictional.