How the stars celebrate Hanukkah 2024

To channel Adam Brodys character i O.Cthis year was truly Chrismukkah, as the first night of Hanukkah fell on Christmas Day.

Gwyneth Paltrow kicked off the festivities on Wednesday, December 25 by lighting a menorah with activist and fellow actor Noah Tishby.

“I think my most favorite (memory) is when I go back to being at my grandparents’ house and having the Hanukkah gelt,” Paltrow recalled in a social media post videoreferring to the traditional chocolate coins. “I have such a strong memory of the gold, the round coins, and my brother and I tearing into them.”

Paltrow grew up celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah like her mother, Blythe Danneris Christian, while her father, the late Bruce Paltrowwas raised Jewish.

Now that Paltrow is an adult, she makes sure to bring Hanukkah traditions into her home with her husband Brad Falchuk and their blended family. (They each share two children from previous marriages).

“We always light the menorah,” Paltrow said. “We always get together and after we light the candles, it’s actually very sweet, we all hug and we bring the light in.”

Other stars incl Karlie Kloss and Andy Cohen also celebrated the festival of lights this year. Scroll below to see their festive photos: