By — Dan Sagalyn Dan Sagalyn By — Seth Pajak Seth Pajak Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/joy-to-the-world-performed-by-u-s-armed-forces-musicians Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio We continue with a News Hour holiday tradition in which we ask members of the armed forces to record a holiday song. For Christmas Eve, we bring you "Joy to the World." This video was produced by the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. William Brangham: Speaking of Christmas carols, on this Christmas Eve, we continue a "News Hour" tradition, where we ask the members of the armed forces to record a holiday song for us.Tonight, it's "Joy to the World." This was produced by the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.(Music) Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Dec 24, 2025 By — Dan Sagalyn Dan Sagalyn As the deputy senior producer for foreign affairs and defense at the PBS NewsHour, Dan plays a key role in helping oversee and produce the program’s foreign affairs and defense stories. His pieces have broken new ground on an array of military issues, exposing debates simmering outside the public eye. @DanSagalyn By — Seth Pajak Seth Pajak