Reasons Hanukkah is Better than Christmas

  • There’s no “Kathy Lee Gifford Hanukkah Special.”
  • Eight days of presents (well… in theory, anyway).
  • More elephants in the Hanukkah story.
  • No need to clean the chimney.
  • There’s no latke-nog.
  • No roof damage from reindeer.
  • Dance of the Sugar-Plum Rebbe.
  • Burl Ives doesn’t sing Hanukkah songs.
  • Never a silent night when you’re among your Jewish loved ones.
  • You won’t be pressured to buy Hanukkah Seals.
  • Betting Hanukkah gelt (money) on candle races.
  • You won’t see, “You’re a Putz, Charlie Brown.”
  • Yes, Rivka’le, there is no Santa Claus.
  • No barking dog version of “I had a Little Dreidel.”
  • Naked spin-the-dreidel games.
  • No pine needles to vacuum up afterwards.
  • Fun waxy buildup.
  • No awkward explanations of virgin birth.
  • Latkes are cheaper to mail than fruitcakes.
  • Cheer optional.
  • No Irving Berlin songs.
  • You can’t be nailed to the menorah.