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Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 12/16/2012

Silent Night: ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ somber Newtown commemoration

By David Beard

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live’’ did something extremely unusual to open its weekend show.

It didn’t make a single joke.

It opened with a shot of a burning candle, then showed the members of New York City Children’s Chorus. They were earnestly singing the holiday hymn “Silent Night” with its final line: “Sleep in heavenly peace.’’

The meaning was clear.

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By David Beard | 10:49 AM ET, 12/16/2012

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