The Haim sisters, from left, Alana, Danielle and Este, of the group HAIM at Rodarte's fashion week show in San Marino, Calif., Feb. 5, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Presley Ann-Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Culture Music HAIM, Jack Black and more record Hanukkah album Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By Gabe Friedman, JTA | November 14, 2019 Adam Sandler is finally getting some competition in the Hanukkah music world. HAIM, Jack Black, the Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo and other prominent artists have recorded songs for a Hanukkah album titled “Hanukkah+,” the record label Verve Forecast has announced. The album is out Nov. 22 and also features contributions from folk singer Loudon Wainwright III, Adam Green (of the band Moldy Peaches), Alex Frankel (of the electronic group Holy Ghost and a founder of the Jewish deli Frankel’s in Brooklyn) and more. Rolling Stone reported that the record is a mix of covers and original songs. HAIM’s contribution is a cover of the late Leonard Cohen’s “If It Be Your Will.” Black wrote two originals, and the Flaming Lips and Wainwright also penned new songs for the album. The project is the brainchild of Grammy-winning music supervisor Randall Poster, who was inspired by Yo La Tengo’s annual run of Hanukkah concerts. “When our old friend Randy Poster asked us to contribute to an album of Hanukkah songs he was putting together, we were kind of stumped,” Yo La Tengo, which is led by singer Ira Kaplan, said in a statement. “As non-practicing Jews (and non-Jews), truthfully the holiday has little meaning for us (that’s the meta joke behind Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah shows), but we were open to inspiration.” Gabe Friedman Gabe Friedman is deputy managing editor at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. Celebrity Jews Gabby Giffords has bat mitzvah; Haim goes to the movies; etc. Music Jeremiah Lockwood’s new album does Hanukkah nostalgia, sans shlock Music Adam Sandler’s ‘Chanukah Song’ gets hip-hop remix on streets of NYC Music Klezmer, bluegrass and Christmas star in Bay Area Hanukkah concerts Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up