Hanukkah · Free for choirs & schools

Dreidel

A joyful Hanukkah song from RIGLI · JewishSong.org

Holiday
Hanukkah
Language
English
Producer
Walter J. Kin
Performer
RIGLI
License
Free, non-commercial
About the song

A Hanukkah song made to be sung together

Dreidel is one of the most beloved songs of Hanukkah. The little spinning top, four Hebrew letters on its sides, becomes a small story of light, luck, and joy that children and grown-ups sing side by side. RIGLI recorded this version so that any choir, classroom, or family can pick it up in minutes.

We made Dreidel free on purpose. Hanukkah is a season of giving light away, and a song is the easiest light to share. Sing it at your school concert, your synagogue program, your JCC celebration, or around the menorah at home.

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Free files for your performance

Everything below is free for non-commercial use (see the license at the bottom of this page). Use the full mix to learn the song, the instrumental as a backing track, and the vocals-only stem to rehearse the melody.

Audio Full Mix The complete recording, voices and music together. Download MP3 ↓
Audio Instrumental Backing track with no lead vocals. Sing over it live. Download MP3 ↓
Audio Vocals only Isolated vocal stem to learn the melody and parts. Download MP3 ↓
Text Lyrics Printable lyric sheet (PDF) for your singers. Download PDF ↓
Score Sheet music Notation for choir directors and accompanists. Coming soon
Lyrics

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Draft text shown for layout. Walter to confirm RIGLI's exact recorded lyrics before publish.
I have a little dreidel,
I made it out of clay,
And when it's dry and ready,
Then dreidel I shall play.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made it out of clay,
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
Now dreidel I shall play.
It has a lovely body,
With legs so short and thin,
And when my dreidel's tired,
It drops and then I win.
My dreidel's always playful,
It loves to dance and spin,
A happy game of dreidel,
Come play, now let's begin.

Dreidel, performed by RIGLI. Produced by Walter J. Kin (RIGLI), Member of the Dramatists Guild of America. © Noble Grace LLC.

License

Free for non-commercial use

Yours to sing, teach, and share

You may use, perform, teach, record, and share Dreidel and the files on this page for non-commercial purposes: schools, synagogues, JCCs, choirs, camps, museums, families, and individuals. Keep the attribution to RIGLI / JewishSong.org, and please do not charge money for the performance or resell the files.

The music and recording are owned by Noble Grace LLC and produced by Walter J. Kin (RIGLI), Member of the Dramatists Guild of America. Dreidel is part of the RIGLI / JewishSong.org project.

Full terms, the standard non-commercial license, and a copy-paste attribution snippet are on our License - Free page. For commercial use, custom arrangements, or anything not covered here, write to walter@jewishsong.org.

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