U.S. Service Members Perform 'Rock of Ages' for Hanukkah Tradition
PBS NewsHourDecember 15, 20254 min7,490 views
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- 🎶 For a holiday tradition, members of the armed forces are asked to record and share a holiday song.
- 🕎 To celebrate Hanukkah, the song performed is "Rock of Ages," a 13th-century composition.
Performance of 'Rock of Ages'
- ⚔️ The lyrics speak of breaking swords when strength fails and the children of the Maccabees.
- 🌍 The song's message is one of cheering that a time is nearing when nations will be free and tyrants will disappear.
- 🎤 This performance was produced by the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
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