Hanukkah 2009: Day 7

Yemey Hanukkah

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original recording by Chris Leap, NoEvil Productions
produced by Kat Caverly

Family, food, fun; this is what Hanukkah has come to mean to me. I was told by my oldest Jewish friend who was raised in a Kosher household, that Hanukkah is not a very big holiday in Israel. It is not a high holy day or even days that you cannot work (chag). So we say simply “Hanukkah Sameach”. Happy Hanukkah.

Read Is Chanukah a Minor Holiday? on “Ask a Rabbi” on Chabad.org “A good heart always celebrates.” quoting King Solomon.

What if you lit a Human menorah…
each day for 8 days you LIT up someone’s life?

The Sound of Ridiculous Music

Kat Caverly as Goatherd and Little Girl

I love playing characters. I think of my spoofs as sort of clown characters; over the top. First I recorded the voices, separately. Then created the look of the two characters.

Performing them one at a time, I mugged to the lip-synch thinking in terms of animation where you hit the vowels with exaggeration for comic effect. We shot green screen so we could drop an alpine Spring scene into the background.

Well, let mne know what you think in the comments below!

42 Days of Gratitude: Days 17, 18, 19

I am grateful for change. I can always rest assured that “this too shall pass” no matter what is is; weather, human nature, my own moods.

I am grateful for the health of my family and that we heal fast. I am really grateful.

I am grateful for the attitude of gratitude that is beginning to develop in my life.

Hanukkah 2009: Day 6

Hebrew Rock of Ages

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original recording composed by Chris Leap, NoEvil Productions
produced by Kat Caverly

Share the Light
by Chabad.org

Hanukkah 2009: Day 5

Sevivon

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an original recording/composition by Chris Leap, NoEvil Productions
produced by Kat Caverly for Greetums.com

On this fifth day of Hanukkah we celebrate with family once again. There are fried food since the oil is a symbol of the miracle. There are gifts and games, and wonderful music. And as always the Hanukiah is mesmerizing.

You can watch Live Chanukah Celebrations on Chabad.org

Chabad.org’s video “Yes we Can!” from 2008

I understand now that celebrating Hanukkah is the celebration of religious freedom! YES we Can!

Christmas Lights Spectaculars:
the story of Richard Holdman

It all started small in 2005 and by 2007 Richard Holdman was using over 45,000 lights and taking 8 hours to program 60 seconds of music to choreograph his spectacular Christmas lights display. This year the attention and crowds his family home attracts are collecting donations for the Utah Make-a-Wish foundation.

Holdman Christmas News Story 2009

Holdman Christmas Lights, News Story 2007

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman 2008 – Holdman Christmas Display from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells – Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Carol of the Bells

Carol of the Bells – 2008 Holdman Christmas Display from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace Techno – Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland 2008 – Holdman Christmas Display from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Hanukkah 2009: Day 4

Al Hanisim

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Original composition of classical song:
Performed/Composed by Chris Leap, NoEvil Productions
producer: Kat Caverly

Blessings on the 4th Day of Hanukkah, while lighting the Hanukiah.

Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony in Niagara Falls

Selected Tweets Kat Caverly @Greetums

Selected Tweets @Greetums 121309

42 Days of Gratitude: Day 16

I am grateful that I allow myself to enjoy life just like a child.

Today was the third day of Hanukkah and the music set my soul flying! And then it started snowing; big fluffy flakes for about an hour and I was in the kind of good mood that transcends time.

It is the simple acts of celebrating and being grateful, finding the good in all things that makes a life that makes me SMILE!

Hanukkah 2009 – Day 3

On this sweet third day of the 2009 Hanukkah celebration I present:

Ner Li

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original composition performed by Chris Leap, NoEvil Productions
produced by: Kat Caverly

Today I got chocolate coins; imprinted with the image of a JFK half-dollar, 1972. That was a very good year! We lit the third candle of the Greetums.com Hanukiah: Hanukkah menorah at sundown EST and started to make sweetpotato and apple latkes for dessert.

“Put on your yarmulke it’s time to celebrate Hanukkah…”

Not too Shabby!