Kennedy Center Honors -- December 1989

Russian Red Army Choir sings "God Bless America" (starts at the 4:00 minute mark) ... a real goosebump moment ...

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[chazmcm]

I was fortunate enough to be at the Kennedy Center Honors that year, and the feeling in the Opera House was unbelievable. Wish we could get those kind of moments now...there are sometimes good performances, but the quality of the shows has gone way down.

[LorreB]

Thanks for sharing that with us. It must've been even more goosebumpee in person. And I agree -- they just don't make 'em like they used.

[comet1951]

please shows the night recipients awarded like claudette colbert and mary martin

[LorreB]

This segment is the only one that I saved.

[Great2C]

Just wonderful, what a strong symbol for the change which was in progress then. That performance would have been unthinkable just a couple of months earlier!

[LorreB]

I agree. Whenever I think of "goosebump" moments, this is what comes to mind. And why I wanted to share it with all of you. Too bad the camerapersons and / or editors missed the golden opportunity by not including Mrs. Bush's reaction to this moment in more detail. I appreciated seeing Maureen Stapleton's reaction, but seeing Mrs. Bush reaction would've been much more historic and poignant, IMO.

[joeocho88]

The RUSSIAN PEOPLE have NEVER been our enemy!

IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF LOUSY, SORRY POLITICIANS on BOTH sides.

The ORDINARY RUSSIAN PEOPLE AND THE ORDINARY AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE FAMILIES AND JOBS AND THEY JUST WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE!

And the SAME for almost everybody else in the world!

[Rikki0]

I was born in 1950. I was raised during the Cold War. I went through the nuclear attack drills in grade school, and the civil defense drills on the radio, and all the fears that a child and young adult can have of a nuclear holocaust that could destroy the world. Then I went to Vietnam and came home with all those fears reinforced. I was watching this performance the night they gave it. I cried like a baby. I thought " My God. It's finally over."

[kstudt2000]

At 5:20 mark the United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club joins the Red Army Choir on stage. I was lucky to be part of this performance. The most amazing event I have ever experienced.

[rdfox76]

@dstevenslsw Politics has the power to alienate.

Music has the power to unify people.

[dstevenslsw]

This is the most awesome video I've ever witnessed.

It's a shame politics has the power to alienate people.

Thank God for this moment, the most powerful thing I've ever seen!!!

[dellotti]

Please re-wind the world, since this looked so promising, but somehow we screwed it up, as always.

[MrJimmyboy1972]

you still dont have equal rights. whites do! the rest.....?

[JrFLYnnIV]

2 people prefer fascism.

[jetsr]

I type this with tears in my eyes. That. Was. Beautiful.

[vwsmusic]

@comet1951 There is one posted for Mary Martin; I just discovered it last night.

[rdfox76]

Watching this brought tears to the eyes of this child of the Cold War. Thank you, thank you, thank you.