Canadian hockey fans sing US national anthem, after micrphone fails at Toronto Maple Leafs game.
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I guess the words are taught in American schools as a matter of tradition, but the act of singing the national anthem, in America, seems to be an individual choice. In many cases, the "designated singer " is the only voice to be heard. In Canada, the custom is different, we all sing the words, right out loud, and with emotion, and in two languages, as well.
I served in the Canadian Forces for 30 years, and I have heard OH Canada played hundreds of times, sung by individuals, and played by military bands. Unlike the Star Spangled Banner it is a military march, to be played as if the audience is marching along, swinging their arms, all in step. It takes 120 seconds to play in it's entirety, and the first four notes, of OH Canada, are used by Via Rail as the sound of their passenger train horns.
Jim B. In Toronto.
Many people don't realize it (and that includes Canadians, Americans, & everyone else), but I have always said that Canadians are more patriotic than Americans.
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