Christmas caroling at the Newkirk Tunnel | December 1947

Christmas carols at a coal mine in Schuylkill County, PA

On Christmas Eve 1946, 125 mineworkers braved freezing temperatures to sing carols by candlelight at the Newkirk Tunnel near Tamaqua, PA. Their voices echoed through the snowy hills, forging a new holiday tradition underground. An unlikely yet moving scene of hope and unity. Read the full story.