"Chanukah, O Chanukah, come light the menorah," go the familiar words sung for generations at the holiday -- which begins this year on Dec. 21 at sundown -- commemorating the Jewish struggle for religious freedom and national survival. But did previous well-wishers envision that their descendants would light a Shrek menorah, a Disney menorah, a singing Maccabees menorah -- all...

Over the past few years, Marsha Weinraub and Stuart Schmidt's holiday trip to New York City has become a family tradition. Around Chanukah time, the Philadelphia couple has enjoyed a few nights in the Big Apple with their two sons, now 16 and 21. That means a hotel room for three or four nights, Broadway shows, meals out and souvenirs...