By — Dan Sagalyn Dan Sagalyn By — Seth Pajak Seth Pajak Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-service-members-perform-rock-of-ages-for-hanukkah Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio It's a News Hour tradition to ask members of the armed forces to record a holiday song. To celebrate Hanukkah, we bring you the song "Rock of Ages," which was composed in the 13th century. 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. Amna Nawaz: Finally tonight, we continue a "News Hour" tradition, asking members of the U.S. armed forces to record and share a holiday song. Geoff Bennett: Tonight, to celebrate Hanukkah, we bring you the song "Rock of Ages," which was composed in the 13th century. This video was produced by the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.(Singing) Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Dec 15, 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