Hanukkah Harry is a humorous Jewish counterpart of Santa Claus. He was featured in two Saturday Night Live sketches (played by Jon Lovitz), "The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas" and "The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Easter". // The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי transliterated: Yehudi) is used in many ways but generally refers to a follower of Judaism, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... A common portrayal of Santa Claus. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Jon Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is a comedic actor who has been in many roles on TV and in movies, usually as a supporting character. ...

Hanukkah Harry is portrayed as a thin, bespectacled man in a vest, with a short grey beard. During the eight days of Hanukkah, he rides in his flying wagon (pulled by donkeys) from place to place to give presents to children. During the rest of the year, he lives at his factory on Mount Sinai, together with his toy-making workers. Traditionally, the names of his donkeys are Moshe, Herschel, and Shlomo. Hanukkah menorah on the eighth night of the festival. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

A semi-popular song about him is the Hanukkah Harry Song.

"On Moische! On Herschel! On Schlomo! It's Hanukkah Harry 8 nights a year! On Moische! On Herschel! On Schlomo! Means that Hanukkah Harry is here! Delivering Toys to Jewish girls and Jewish boys We dance the horah around the menorah 'Cuz Hanukkah Harry is Here!"