Which psalms are said in Shacharit during the days of Hanukkah?

Question: Is the regular psalm of the day said on Hanukkah, or is it replaced with a special psalm?

Answer:

The Ben Ish Chai writes that during all eight days of Hanukkah one says:

1. “Beit Yaakov.”

2. The regular psalm of the day.

3. “Mizmor shir chanukat habayit leDavid.”

Before the psalm of the day one says “Today is day such-and-such of the week,” but the phrase “the song the Levites would say on the platform” is not added.

What was the custom in Baghdad?

The Ben Ish Chai relates that in his city it was once customary to say only the Hanukkah psalm, without “Beit Yaakov” and without the psalm of the day.

However, he worked to change the custom, so that both “Beit Yaakov” and the regular psalm of that day would be said.

According to him, the new custom was accepted in his city.