51.   As church choirs sang hymns, hundreds of people in the traditional mourning colors of red and black sobbed quietly.

52.   Many in the audience cried.

53.   Choirs sang Christian hymns, brass bands played and swarms of youths chanted political party anthems.

54.   Choirs sang in half a dozen languages.

55.   During breaks, the Santas made their laps available, while a choir sang Christmas carols.

56.   During the breaks, the Santas made their laps available, while a choir sang Christmas carols.

57.   In Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born, fireworks filled the sky and choirs sang in Manger Square.

58.   Mahathir, wearing a loose, long-sleeved Malay shirt and songkok hat, spoke after a choir sang the UMNO anthem urging party and national unity.

59.   Soldiers in blue-and-black ceremonial uniforms flanked him as a band played the national anthem and a choir sang.

60.   Spokesmen for Rabin and Arafat sat side by side and hummed along as an Israeli choir sang a love song by the Lebanese singer Fairuz.