In honor of Hanukah, this week on Brainwaves I played all songs with the word “light” in either the title or the name of the band. I had to choose only 2 hours out of a total of 12 hours of light music I have. Here’s what I came up with.
| Band | Song |
| The Polyphonic Spree | Light and Day/Reach for the Sun |
| King Harvest | Dancing in the Moonlight |
| Rainer Maria | Artificial Light |
| Starflower | Dance til the Morning Light |
| Apples in Stereo | The Silvery Light of a Dream |
| Todd Rundgren | I Saw the Light |
| The Smiths | There is a Light that Never Goes Out |
| Rewiring Genesis | The Light Lies Down on Broadway |
| Lush | Sweetness and Light |
| The Barenaked Ladies | Watching the Northern Lights |
| Halopaw | Losing Light |
| Snow Patrol | Headlights on Dark Roads |
| The Barenaked Ladies | Hanukah Blessings |
| Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark | Ref Frame/White Light |
| Rent soundtrack | Light my Candle |
| Arctic Monkeys | Red Light Indicates Doors are Open |
| Dead 60s | Red Light |
| Steve Diggle | Shut Out the Light |
| Lighthouse | Pretty Lady |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 10538 Overture |
| Fountains of Wayne | Firelight Waltz |
| The Bangles | In a Different Light |
| Porcupine Tree | Lightbulb Sun |
| Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 | The Afterlight |
| Big Star | There was a Light |
| Flogging Molly | The Light of a Fading Sun |
| Owl City | Fuzzy Blue Lights |
| Matt Pond PA | Last Light |
| Deaf School | Thunder and Lightning |
