The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed out in his hit “Hanukkah Song,” the holiday, which starts this year on Wednesday evening,

Hanukkah falling on Christmas — sometimes dubbed " Christmukkah " — occurs rarely. Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah have occurred simultaneously four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a Hebrew calendar tracking website. The next time it will happen is in 2035.

For the first time in almost 20 years, this week the beginning of Hanukkah — the eight-day Jewish festival of lights — falls on Christmas Day, a rare quirk of the calendar that has occurred only four times since 1900.