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L.A. Second-graders sing The Maccabeats’ “Candlelight”

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December 15, 2014

Forget “I Have a Little Dreidel.” Second-grade students at Vaughn Next Century Learning Center's Green Global Generation (G3) Academy, a charter elementary school in Pacoima, a predominantly Latino neighborhood in Los Angeles, perform The Maccabeats' “Candlelight” at the school's Holiday Talent Show on Dec. 9, 2014.

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