Happy ChallaDAY!

From: Camino Real Productions, LLC
Length: 53:39

Happy ChallaDAY! An original musical comedy for Hanukkah. Book, music and lyrics by Charles Moster. Read the full description.

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Playing: Happy ChallaDAY!
From: Camino Real Productions, LLC

Hanukkah-300-dpi_small Inspired by the rather odd fact that the most famous Christmas song ever written, “White Christmas,” was composed by Irving Berlin, a Jew, Charles Moster has composed this light-hearted spoof parodying the old Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye movie “White Christmas.” General Waverlystein, retires from the Israeli army and opens a B&B on the Red Sea. Two of his old army entertainment corps buddies, now big stars known as the Sinai Schlamazels, join forces with the Schwartz Sisters to save his business by putting on a big holiday show.

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Piece Description

Inspired by the rather odd fact that the most famous Christmas song ever written, “White Christmas,” was composed by Irving Berlin, a Jew, Charles Moster has composed this light-hearted spoof parodying the old Bing Crosby/Danny Kaye movie “White Christmas.” General Waverlystein, retires from the Israeli army and opens a B&B on the Red Sea. Two of his old army entertainment corps buddies, now big stars known as the Sinai Schlamazels, join forces with the Schwartz Sisters to save his business by putting on a big holiday show.

Broadcast History

Premiered on KUNM FM 89.9 Albuquerque, Santa Fe on
December 21, 2008.

Additional Credits

Directed and edited by Linda Lopez McAlister; sound engineers Roman Garcia and David Hughes. Funded by a grant from the KUNM Independent Producers Fund.