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Nation Dec 24

U.S. military services musicians perform Christmas classic ‘Jingle Bells’

By Dan Sagalyn

Arts Dec 22

Christmas
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U.S. military members perform ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’

Heading into Christmas weekend, we close the week with a NewsHour tradition. Each year, the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service produces a holiday song with members of the military singing. This holiday season we bring you, "O Come, All…

By Dan Sagalyn

Arts Dec 08

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U.S. service members perform ‘Ocho Kandelikas’ for Hanukkah

Each year, the NewsHour asks the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service at the Pentagon to produce holiday songs with service members singing. On this second night of Hanukkah, we present "Ocho Kandelikas" by the composer and singer Flory Jagoda.

By Dan Sagalyn

Nation Dec 23

Christmas
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U.S. service members sing classic Christmas carol ‘What Child is This?’

We bring you a classic Christmas carol, "What Child is This?" sung by U.S. military service personnel from around the world. It was produced by a little-known unit at the Defense Department called the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.

Nation Dec 16

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U.S. armed forces members band together to celebrate Hanukkah through song

Over the past few years the NewsHour has asked a little known Defense Department unit called the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or DVIDS, to produce a holiday song in which service personnel from around the world sing. This year…

By Dan Sagalyn

Dec 24

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U.S. service members perform ‘Feliz Navidad’

By Dan Sagalyn

On this Christmas Eve, we continue a tradition we started a few years ago with members of the U.S. military providing a holiday song. This year, musicians from the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps perform "Feliz Navidad." This…

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Dec 24

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U.S. service members around the world sing ‘Little Drummer Boy’

Each year we've asked the Department of Defense to spread a little holiday cheer and record service members singing a Christmas song. This year, members from across the services performed "Little Drummer Boy.”…

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Dec 24

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U.S. troops around the world sing ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’

At the request of the NewsHour, the Defense Department produced a music video of service personnel around the world singing a seasonal favorite. It’s an annual holiday tradition, and this year’s song is “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”…

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Dec 25

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Military musicians sing ‘Carol of the Bells’

As part of a NewsHour Christmas tradition, the military and the Defense Media Activity Agency provide a special holiday performance of military service personnel playing and singing the “Carol of the Bells.”…

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Dec 24

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American troops around the world sing ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’

In a NewsHour holiday tradition, the Department of Defense records service personnel around the world singing a seasonal song. This year’s festive tune is “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.”…

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