The start of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, falls on the same day as Christmas this year, and the occurrence is rare.

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, does offer children one advantage: “Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.”