According to VOX, the holidays don't align very often. The two dates randomly align because the Jewish and Gregorian calendars don't align. Since 1900, the first day of Hanukkah has fallen on Christmas only four times:

Hanukkah is beginning on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Here's why it doesn't happen often.

Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday, is almost here. We've rounded up key dates for 2024, when to celebrate and a bit of history.