2. Nine Words
3. We Need A Little Chanukah
4. The Fruitcake That Ate New Jersey
5. A Good Old Down Home Country Chanukah
6. Eight Is Better Than One
7. Don't They Know (Not Everyone Does Christmas)
8. Latkes, Shmatkes
9. Chanukah Shalom
10. I Hate Holiday Music
11. The Jew In A Gentile World Blues
12. How Does Santa Know?
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I'm not big on the cabaret style, and there's a healthy dose of that here. But Lauren covered a number of styles and, with Hanukkah music in relatively short supply, the country track--"A Good Old Down Home Country Chanukah"--and the blues track--"The Jew-In-A-Gentile-World Blues"--are certainly welcome. The "Eight Is Better Than One" rap doesn't do anything for me (nothing positive anyway). But the take-offs on "We Need A Little Christmas" ("We Need A Little Chanukah") and "Do They Know It's Christmas" ("Don't They Know (Not Everyone Does Christmas)") are pretty amusing. And the more-or-less straight song "How Does Santa Know?" was also worthy. "Latkes, Shamtkes" is no Meshugga Beach Party album, but you can probably find some useful selections here.