Photo by Lilly Goldberg

Matisyahu has released the new Chanukah song, “Miracle,” on iTunes in advance of his the Festival of Light festival. The song was produced by Dr. Luke protégé Kool Kojak (Flo Rida, Katy Perry, Ke$ha) and is now streaming on the singer’s homepage.

“There are so many Christmas songs out there,” Matisyahu said in a statement. “I wanted to give the Jewish kids something to be proud of. We’ve got Adam Sandler’s song, which is hilarious, but I wanted to try to get across some of the depth and spirituality inherent in the holiday in a fun, celebratory song. My boy Kojak was in town so at the last minute we went into the studio in the spirit of miracles and underdogs and this is what we came up with. Happy Hannukah!”

Matisyahu Festival of Light Dates

November 29 Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Bowl (with The Dub Trio)

November 30 Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg (with Tally Hall)

December 1 Clifton Park, NY—Northern Lights (with The Dub Trio)

December 4 Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg (with DJ Rehka)

December 5 Brooklyn, NY—Music Hall of Williamsburg (with Moon Taxi)

December 6 Boston, MA—Paradise Rock Club (with Moon Taxi)

December 7 Baltimore, MD—Ram’s Head Live (with Moon Taxi)

December 8 Philadelphia, PA—Theatre of The Living Arts (with Moon Taxi)

December 9 Portland, ME—State Theatre (with Moon Taxi)