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With all the dismal news and events of recent days and weeks, it is not at all too early to try to get a little bit into that all-soothing, all peaceful Christmas spirit.
Nothing better to get into the mood than some beautiful Christmas music.
As they did for the first time last year in Washington D.C. — with tremendous success — the U.S. Air Force Band once again, this past Tuesday, surprised and delighted visitors at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., with a holiday-themed concert in the form of a “flash-mob.”
The United States Air Force Band performs a holiday flash-mob at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Devon Suits)
Disguised as a special holiday kickoff event, the U.S. Air Force Band began playing an arrangement of “Greensleeves” with a single musician, Technical Sgt. Emily Snyder, who played the English horn.
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After several moments of performing solo, Snyder was joined by more than 100 instrumentalists who popped up throughout the crowd, transitioning the song into “What Child Is This,” giving a “surround sound” style performance that charmed guests throughout the museum.
Enjoy!
Read more about the background and preparations for this flash-mob here
Lead photo: The United States Air Force Band performs a holiday flash mob Dec. 2, 2014, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Devon Suits)
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.