A very reggae Hanukkah

NOTHING says Hanukkah — not dreidels nor gelt, menorahs nor potato pancakes — quite like reggae. At least that seems to be the thinking behind Sirius Satellite Radio's choice of Matisyahu, a devout Lubavitch Hasidic Jew and gold-selling reggae toaster, as host of the station's Festival of Lights radio show.

Beginning at sundown Friday and airing several times a day for the eight-day duration of Hanukkah (until Dec. 23), Matisyahu will present historical background and share his thoughts about the meaning of the holy day between commercial-free blocks of reggae music on Sirius reggae channel 32.