" Holland , 1945 " is played during the closing credits of the final episode of '' The Colbert Report '' . '' Slate '' speculated the song was chosen to pay tribute to host Stephen Colbert 's father James William Colbert , Jr. and older brothers Peter and Paul , who were killed in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 , when he was 10 years old . Colbert 's emotional connection to the song was noted in an article by Maureen Dowd in '' The New York Times '' in 2014
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
Holland, 1945