• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • ABOUT US
  • MEDIA
  • PRIVACY
  • TERMS
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS
do you remember

DoYouRemember?

The Home of Nostalgia

  • Celebrity News
    • Family
    • Obituaries
    • Life Behind the Fame
    • ICONS
    • Celebrity Feuds
  • Entertainment
    • Cast
    • Showbiz Rewind
    • Music
    • Beauty & fashion
  • STORIES
  • Celebrity Buzz!?
  • Sitcoms
    • Bewitched
    • Little Rascals
    • The Partridge Family
    • I Dream of Jeannie
    • All in the Family
    • MASH
    • Happy Days
    • Cheers
  • Celebrity Collections
  • SHOP DYR
    • DYR Book

News

Bon Jovi Performs New Song “Unbroken” For Veterans At Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

by Jane Kenney

Published December 4, 2019

Bon Jovi Performs New Song _Unbroken_ For Veterans At Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

Bon Jovi became a last-minute addition to the list of performers at the 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting. Men and women of the United States armed forces join the singer onstage for his performance. He performs his newest song “Unbroken.” The song honors the sacrifices that military men and women make for our freedoms. More specifically, the new song is an anthem for veterans struggling with PTSD.

“This song is meant to honor America’s veterans and their service, but I also wanted to take an unflinching look at the reality of their daily lives and struggles,” Bon Jovi says in a statement ahead of the tree lighting.

Related:

  1. See The List Of The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Performers
  2. Highlights From The 86th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting

Bon Jovi performs “Unbroken” in honor of our nation’s veterans

bon jovi new song rockefeller center christmas tree lighting
Jon Bon Jovi / Louder Sound

“This a song that I wrote for members of the military,” Bon Jovi introduces his song to the audience. “Thank you to so many of the men and women who serve this country.” As he continues to sing, men and women of the armed forces join him onstage for the duration of the song.

RELATED: Bon Jovi Donates $500,000 Towards A Living Facility For Homeless Veterans

Earlier this month, Bon Jovi took to CBS This Morning to discuss the song. He says that he aimed to tell the story through the eyes of a veteran, which he says is a “difficult task.” “You have to be honest if you’re going to take on this task, and be truthful in its delivery, so that men and women who did serve will feel a pride when they hear this song,” he explains.

Producing the song, a new kind of challenge

https://twitter.com/Jerrybraden92/status/1202420454822207489

Bon Jovi adds that he also speaks with the director of To Be of Service, the documentary for which the song was written. The director was able to lend some sound advice for taking on such a challenging role from a creative view.

“[T]o think that each of these men and women said the one thing is, that I would do it all again, when you’re making a record, usually you end it with the chorus. In this case, it was such a powerful line that while we were recording it, we said, no, this is the end of the song. The journey ends here, with the positivity,” the singer continues.

bon jovi rockefeller center performance
Bon Jovi performing at Rockefeller Center / Taidgh Barron/NY Post

To see a clip of the performance, check out the video below! A huge “thank you” to our military men and women who are serving and have served.

Next up: ‘I Love Lucy’ Christmas Special Returns — This Time In Color!
Previous article: Watch Kelly Clarkson’s Performance Of Fred Rogers’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Next Post: After 50 Years Of Pepsi, Here’s Why Warren Buffett Drinks 5 Cans Of Coke Instead

Primary Sidebar

© 2025 DoYouRemember? Inc.

  • about us
  • media
  • privacy
  • terms
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS