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Video: Quinhagak children long for a 'White Christmas'

Four years after the Yup'ik village of Quinhagak in Southwest Alaska achieved worldwide fame via YouTube, the town's schoolchildren are back with another Christmas-themed video. This time, though, the message is more poignant than festive.

In December 2010, the villagers delighted viewers with a silent rendition of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" performed with handheld signs in a video shot by teacher Jim Barthelman. On Dec. 18, Barthelman uploaded a new video set to "White Christmas," featuring the children trying (and failing) to celebrate winter in a mostly snowless Quinhagak.

Read more about the original "Hallelujah" video and watch it here

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