Ukrainian chorus performs hymn in solemn SNL cold open

https://theweek.com/saturday-night-live/1010665/ukrainian-chorus-performs-hymn-in-solemn-snl-cold-open
The broadcast began with Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong standing side by side. "Ladies and gentlemen: the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York," they said, Strong beginning the sentence and McKinnon finishing it. "Dumka" is a Ukrainian musical term for a short, often melancholic folk ballad.

The lights dimmed and the two cast members walked off stage as the camera pulled back, revealing a group of Ukrainian singers in traditional dress illuminated by soft candlelight.