"Ocho Kandelikas" (lit. 'Eight Little Candles') is a Ladino song celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah, written by the Jewish-American composer Flory Jagoda in 1983.^[1]

"Ocho Kandelikas"

Performed by the Singing Sergeants of the United States Air Force Band

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The song is sung in Ladino, an Old Spanish-derived language traditionally associated with the Sephardic Jewish community.^[2] The song is often performed in an Argentine tango-rhythm with accompanying accordion and violins. The lyrics of the song describe a child's joy of lighting the candles on the menorah.

The song has been recorded and performed by:

• Sarah Aroeste, an American singer and composer on the album Hanuká^[3]
• Voice of the Turtle (appearing on their CD: Circle of Fire; Boston 1986)
• Erran Baron Cohen
• Portland-based lounge orchestra Pink Martini
• Multilingual rock group Hip Hop Hoodios
• London-based jazz flamenco group Los Desterrados
• Female Acappella ensemble Vocolot
• Chazzan Alberto Mizrahi
• Yasmin Levy, an Israeli singer-songwriter of Ladino music
• Idina Menzel,^[4] an American actress, performer, singer and songwriter
• Bella Ríos, Cuban-Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter.