5.7K views · 209 reactions | To mark the start of Hanukkah this Sunday, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service at the Department of Defense filmed a song with service personnel from around the world. https://to.pbs.org/3MzB3rB | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

6.1K views · 232 reactions | To mark the celebration of Christmas this Sunday, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service at the Department of Defense filmed a song with service personnel from around the world. https://to.pbs.org/3MzB3rB | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

Each year, our PBS NewsHour team asks the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service at the Pentagon to produce holiday songs that show off the voices and musicianship of U.S. service members. During this Hanukkah season, we present "Ocho Kandelikas." 🕎 "Ocho Kandelikas" is a traditional Sephardi tune that was updated by singer and musician Flory Jagoda in Ladino, which is Judaeo-Spanish. We've included an English translation of the song from the Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Dan Sagalyn