Band of the Pacific spreads holiday joy

Senior Airman Alycia Cancel, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific vocalist, sings during the Sounds of the Season show at the Officer’s Club on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2020. Cancel sang to a live and virtual audience to spread holiday joy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

Tech. Sgt. Robert Browning, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific drummer, plays a cajón during the Sounds of the Season show on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2020. The Band of the Pacific plays shows in a variety of countries and the cajón can be more easily transported to remote locations than a drum set. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

Audience members watch as the Air Force Band of the Pacific plays their Sounds of the Season show on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2020. The band performed holiday classics, with a modern twist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, speaks during the Air Force Band of the Pacific’s Sounds of the Season show on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2020. Campbell spoke on Yokota’s role in the 69th annual Operation Christmas Drop and introduced a video showing bundle drops with an original score by the band. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

Senior Airman Ryu Yamakawa, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific guitarist, plays guitar during the Sounds of the Season show on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2020. The holiday show was the band’s first live performance in nine months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

Brig. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, 5th Air Force vice commander, speaks during the Air Force Band of the Pacific Sounds of the Season show on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2020. Kosinsksi thanked everyone for coming and applauded the band’s first live performance in nine months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)