SABATON - Christmas Truce (COUNTRY GUY REACTS!!!)

[@TimoArula]

Powerful Song (Based of true story!!!) by powerful band Sabaton... How they approach the history of war is unique. They don't glorify war, they don't choose sides, but they highlight the humanity of soldiers, the depth of their courage and sacrifice. They make you proud of soldiers of many nations, because you are proud of their humanity. And Sabaton use their music to tell their stories, so they are never forgotten. They show a respect and an understanding that is rare. It is a deep rabbit hole, but extremely rewarding, if you are open to those stories. “Lest We Forget”- is Sabaton’s mantra. They are not political but sing about sacrifices, heroics on mostly military history . AND ONE MORE THING... The end credit vocals was done by Hannes (Drummer, the tall blond guy and the man who came out of the trenches first) Wife and our Valkyrie Goddess herself, Floor Jansen !!!!! NWSU 🤘😎🤘.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for the info. They are such great history teachers, I wish more people would watch their videos. Thanks for the comment.

[@magnuserixon5822]

@front row chaos you should check out sabbatons history channel, they tells the story to each song...

[@magnuserixon5822]

youtube.com/@SabatonHistory

[@NeoGen1987]

There is a Holocaust Museum in El Paso, Texas

[@moniquevanaken2638]

Thank you for watching the video to the end. Imho this is Sabaton's masterpiece and as well as the band as all the people involved in making this heartbreaking little movie deserve all the praise there is! The music you hear during the credits is made by Antti Martikainen, an independent Finnish composer who makes mostly beautiful epic soundtracks and this one, combined with Floor's voice, fits perfectly. My favorite track by Antti is "Lord of Iron", electronic music with a Celtic vibe. Greetings! Btw...Sabaton have their own History Channel on YT with a lot of info about a lot of their songs!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Your welcome. I definitely believe they deserve credit for this incredible video. Thanks for the view and comment, I really appreciate it.

[@spring_in_paris]

Hello from Germany. Nice reaction. I remember my grandfather (who fought at the east front in WW2) once told me: Whenever someone starts telling you there's something heroic being in a war. Start running. Regarding the song that actually happened at the west front on Christmas Eve in WW1. They came together and celebrated Christmas. With love from Germany 😎 🤘🏻

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Much love back Germany! I really appreciate your view and comment.

[@frenkwd1]

It's not the soldiers who want this. It is the leaders of countries who decide to go to war. The soldiers are just puppets. And another thing. I don't think you realized that it was Floor Jansen who sang the outro at the end credits. She is of course the wife of Hannes!! (Sabaton's drummer).

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I did not know that. Thanks for that info. I appreciate your view and comment. Have a great day.

[@g.gordon8117]

All their songs are of true events in history . There's a monument in Belgium for this event.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I would love to see that. They are such great historians. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@colleenevans4716]

My son got me in to this band I love this song and video it really hits me when the song came out. I bought my son a shirt from them for Christmas. I wish I would’ve got my self one

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I have one ordered! Thanks for the view and comment.

[@duizeltjeeekhoorn6890]

Yes this song really tugs at the heartstrings. I still get goosebumps and tears in my eyes every time I watch this video. Thank you for speaking out against war. I do wish it could be that simple, listening to good music could putting an end to war. Important fact about this truce. After this happened, command had to relocate all the troops that were involved. Because indeed you can not shoot a friend! It was the Pope of that time that had asked for a truce, that was denied by the leaders. Still at a lot of places along the front soldiers stopped fighting and met in no mans land to celebrate Crhistmas.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Such a cool story. I understand there will always be wars but man I would like to figure out how not to. Thank you for your view and comment, I appreciate your time.

[@alancarter41]

Both the song and the video are epic masterpieces of art. Joakim and Par started writing this song in 2006 and continued to work on it until they felt it was perfect. According to Joakim, it is actually composed as a waltz. They employed an actual movie film crew for this video and as you can see from the credits spared little expense in making it. Sabaton has the unique ability to capture moments of heroism, sacrifice, and honor in the chaos of war while reaching into your soul. True Warriors recognize that their foes are the same as them, fighting for what they believe in just as they are. The cross at the end is a replica of the cross outside of Ypres marking the location of one of the truces. Great reaction, keep rocking Sabaton.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow, thanks for that info. It's great fans like you that want to keep me reacting to them. Have a great day!

[@jasonmarshall7572]

No bullets fly another great song and true story from Sabaton. Thank you

[@nightmary]

I concur. Here is the link to the animated video that also fills in the backstory kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqTPgGBpfMyYpLs It's an amazing story that, from your remarks in this video, I know you'll really enjoy.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you!

[@magnuserixon5822]

All songs r true storys man 😉

[@stanleyarmstrong2898]

The sgrandson or great grandson of the Hannes soldier carved his date on a cross thactvwas erected to recall the su ite where that Belgian battle was paused. Noted: Floor Jansen, the singer wife of the Sabaton drummer, vocalized the soprano part in the end credits. She is chiefly with Nightwish as lead vocalist.

[@elvwood]

This one almost always gets me crying, sometimes twice (when Hannes is stepping out of the trench and when Pär is carving the cross). The modern date on the cross is significant to me because there has been no year since "the War to End All Wars" when my country has not sent soldiers abroad to fight in war. "Lest we forget" is from Kipling's poem _Recessional,_ written for Queen Victoria's Jubilee but unusually telling how all empires come to dust in the end. It could be Sabaton's mission statement - how can we learn from history if we do not remember it? I am keeping my fingers crossed because all being well I will be seeing Sabaton (and Babymetal) live for the first time in April...

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Congrats! I hope you let me know how it was! Thanks for the view and comment. I appreciate your time.

[@geoffharding7779]

Just went to their Concert at Wembley Arena, London. Absolutely brilliant. Hope you got to see them too. 👍

[@elvwood]

@@geoffharding7779 Yes thanks, first night of the tour in Leeds (I'm in Sheffield so that was by far the easiest). And they were indeed brilliant, despite Joakim's prediction that they would f*** up. Pär told how last time they were in Leeds (2007) they sold 68 tickets and earned just under £5 each from the event!

[@amygoodson-catlady]

At the risk of repeating myself, I say, Sabaton went from being every band's opening act, to massive headliner in about 2yrs...largely due to the success of Christmas Truce. Not just a historical story, or Christmas song...its also a waltz! Check out some of rhe band's animated collabs w YarnHub, Lady of The Dark.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will do that. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

Great song - especially this version with Floor enhancing the ending with her powerful voice.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Yes it is. Thanks for your comment.

[@matthewconner7800]

This is not a music video. It is a short film of tragic, joyful, somber beauty, and it is wonderous. And, for the record, it is simply amazing to be in the crowd when they play this live.

[@bigfoot_huntr2964]

Thank you for doing this song! Its the song that won them the award for educational purposes (yes its true!) If you want another emotional roller coaster"no bullets fly" is a highly recommended one (edit. Watch the yarnhub animated story! If you haven't already since i cant remember Or "unkillaboe solider"

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you for that info. I really appreciate your view and comment.

[@pontiacfan76]

Check out the book A Higher Call which is where they got No Bullets Fly inspiration from.

[@Freiherr_von_Elnere]

Sabaton - Night Witches No Bullets Fly All Animation Version Rammstein - Adiue Angst Zeit

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I did Zeit, let me know what you think. I have the others added. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@madcat528]

Amazing song and reaction. Thanks for the introduction to Sabaton!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you!

[@damonbryan7232]

To think about all these men had to go through. Then to come home and deal with the Spanish flu. My great grandfather was a major in the German Army in WW1. He lived long enough for me to know him. He would tell us about it. He said once that he gave his men orders to never fire on Christmas Day. He said "it's the only orders he never regretted".

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow, that is powerful. Thanks for your view and comment, I appreciate your time.

[@ML_SE]

This really happened but the world leaders won't acknowledge it guess why. The soldiers was threatened the next year so they wouldn't repeat it. You can't see the enemy as a brother. He should be a monster to kill. Some soldiers had to be relocated after this day because they refused to kill their new friends. 1915 some try to do this again but it wasn't a success as 1914. 🤓🇸🇪

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow that is powerful! Thank you for that info, I really appreciate it!!

[@guittadabe5214]

The almost miraculous "Christmas Truce" was immortalized by the movie of the same name. Regular soldiers met on the battlefield on Christmas eve and they decided on the truce. You have got to see the movie. One of the most touching movies ever.

[@robertmoritz7954]

Du bist ein feiner Kerl. Hab Dich schon ins Herz geschlossen. So echt und lieb. LG

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Vielen Dank für Ihre Ansicht und Ihren Kommentar. Ich schätze Ihre Zeit sehr. Ich wünsche ihnen einen wunderbaren Tag.

[@Freiherr_von_Elnere]

Do you know, this is a True Story from Frontline 1914 betwen German and british Soldiers. Only for One day

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I did not know that! Wow that is really a cool story for sure. Thanks for that.

[@berndgross7921]

Tell it with Lyrics from nightwish "Song of myself": Death is the winner in any war Nothing noble in dying for your religion For your country For ideology, for faith For another man, yes

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Death is really the winner. It is a shame we can't see that before we start another one. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@Marco-Conner]

Nightwish Army Northern Germany greets the Sabaton family.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Greetings Germany! Thanks for coming along on this journey with me.

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

A lot of those soldiers also were the first reinforcements, pulled in and sent to the front just a little after the war had started. The most "enthusiasic" ones were already gone. And they were _promised_ that they'd of course all be home on Christmas. But then the war dragged on for a month, two, three... December came, and they were all stick stuck in those wet, cold, muddy trenches, with their friends dying around them. Broken promises by the very people they had trusted enough to go to war for...

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Terrible! Thanks for the view and comment, I really appreciate your time.

[@Northman-from-the-North]

Sabaton are masters of storytelling, they reallly know how to put music to a fantastic story - and every song have a deeper meaning. Its always facts behind. Next sabaton song I would like to hear is *7 Pillars of Wisdom* Its the story about the brittish officer T.E Lawrence who led the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Added. Thanks for the view and comment and the request.

[@zodiachimera7557]

I think stories like this, like the Franz Stigler & Charlie Brown incident(covered in "No Bullets Fly"), and like the field hospital in Angoville-au-Plain... show a much overlooked side of humanity. Everyone likes to rag on how awful we can be to each other, and a quick glance through history is sure to turn up some real monsters and atrocities... But there's also heroes. There's a side to us that really just wants to be kind and friendly to each other - to help out as best we can when needed, even if it's someone we don't have any personal attachment to - to save the lives of friend and foe alike because it's the right thing to do. That's worth talking about too, if only to encourage more heroes in the future.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I agree. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@jorgenandersson418]

You should listen to Sabaton "En livstid I krig" great tour in Gothenburg.. Its in Swedish but with English Subtitle...

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@kungsverige1886]

One of the best reaction on this 'track'🇸🇪

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your time.

[@henrikvidin]

I will also give you a recommendation for another song from Sabaton. It is the live version from Gothenburg on "En livstid i krig" (A lifetime in war). It is about how it was to be born, raised and die in the 30 year war in Europe during the 1600's. Fathers and sons could fight side by side and many never ever had the opportunity to experience peace during that long time in war. It is in Swedish so be sure to put on the subtitles. Another strong, beautiful and important song from this great band.

[@pontiacfan76]

Might want to check our Yarnhubs videos. Not just the collaboration with Sabaton. The sad things there has been at least 2 wars I am aware of where people thought the war would be quick and over by Christmas. That being said. The tech out paced the tactics. It amazes me nothing thought that throwing men at each other was a waste of life and didn't adjust the tactics.

[@hakanjonsson1478]

Love the honest reactions. You need to check out "en livstid I krig" live in Gothenburg. Its the ultimate love from a crowd to a band. Rock on. Thus rabbithole is deep.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for the comment, I put that on my list to do.

[@pietkeizer5279]

What a nice reaction. For me as huge Floor Jansen fan is her voice at the end great to hear. Bye the way, we never learn of history, the fight in Ukrainian is terrible, many young soldiers died each day. Why? So stupid. Man as Wilhelm 2 or Poetin now…terrible. The population only wishes peace and wants to visit a concert of Sabaton or Nightwish.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you so much for your comment. I really do wish we could put war behind us and just live. Thank you for your support.

[@danielsimeonov3504]

Check out En livstid i krig (live from the Great Tour). Great reaction, keep up the good work!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I just added that to my list to do. Thank you so much for your view and comment.

[@Freiherr_von_Elnere]

Good Job 🇺🇸🇩🇪

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you.

[@fifi23o5]

Probably the most powerfull song I've ever heard! And the message is very clear and simple. Everyone suffers in the war, no matter the side, we are all normal people, we all hurt, we all bleed, we can all rejoice. This, for me, is an ultimate anti-war song. And, to be completely honest, history, more precisely, historians, have bëcame whores of politics and religions. Everybody has his own agenda and 'historians' follow it. What Sabaton do is precious. They tell stories, without bias, without connotations. Deep respect!

[@peppe35]

Thanks for your reaction, I love Sabaton There are som good songs that could be of interest for you as a american and they are: 1. Men from the US 101st Airborne Division (the Screaming Eagles) were sent to defend Bastogne from approaching Nazi troops. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXu5nHhnadCdnqc 2. ‘Devil Dogs’ was how the Germans described the ferocious U.S. Marines who had taken the fight to the enemy during the Battle of Belleau in France (1918). kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaHLpqltqbmBgdU Have a good day and greetings from Sweden

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Greetings my Swedish friend! Thank you so much for those links. I have copied them to my computer to do a reaction too. I appreciate your support.

[@MarLin67]

As you said, This message from Sabaton needs to be ouut there for people to see. This should be a anti war propaganda all world leaders muust watch before they start their stupid wars. Great reaction again and thank you for this one!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you! I so agree! Thanks for your view and comment, I really appreciate it.

[@eddiesteele7108]

Everyone needs to see this video

[@frontrowchaos4597]

THank you!

[@stanleyarmstrong2898]

I have seen the west coast of Japan, 8 or 9 thousand miles away from home. The front was few miles from North Korea. The burden was potential naval warfare, nuclear and otherwise. First away from home.

[@HellBrYnger]

powerful and truthful song indeed, so truthful, in fact, that leaders on both sides prohibited these peace times, and if that were ever to happen again you'd be court marshalled for treason.

[@marcelrohart6030]

Hello from France, I really appreciate your comments. You talk about a WW1 museum you visited, here in France we have a lot of places (WW1: Verdun is its trenches, WW2: the beaches of Normandy) Have you watched "All Quiet on the Western Front"? 2022 film, from a 1929 book by Erich Maria Remarque Friends of France

[@marcelrohart6030]

I would add that during the first war, there were truces (for Christmas) between German soldiers, French English and many others. And that the generals had many of these soldiers shot for treason

[@marcelrohart6030]

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%AAve_de_No%C3%ABl

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you for your view and comment. I really appreciate your time!

[@marcelrohart6030]

@@frontrowchaos4597 😉

[@Chris239316]

I think now that you've done this song, it's a good time to ease into Tommy Johansson's covers (Sabaton's guitarist). He did his own version of this song over his December Advent Calendar of videos, fully mixed and performed himself. I know Christmas is passed but it's still worth looking at and using it as a stepping stone to the rest of his 60-ish covers so far. it's quite different but equally magnificent. And just keep in mind, if you do watch it.. He's barely warming up his true vocal ability. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4q0pqZnnKmco6s

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that info. I will add that to my list to do especially around Christmas time. Thank you for your view and comment.

[@merryrose6788]

Well, if we heed Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol," we can be like the reformed Scrooge: ""I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach." This is my excuse for listening to Christmas Truce and Majestica's "A Christmas Carol" all year long:)

[@tinaboksa3642]

I didn't know there was a museum in Nashville. I live in Clarksville now I will have to look that up and pay it a visit.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Yes you do! It is awesome to see for sure. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@pontiacfan76]

There is one in KC,MO

[@TheSchranzschranz]

As you probably already know the events in this video really happened. What led up to this was when WW1 started at the end of July most Generals in Europe thought it would end before winter. The French army didn't even order steel helmets for their soldiers in the first year because they thought the war would be over in a few weeks, before they could be delivered...

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Such a great story. Sabaton, did a great job with the video.

[@generichardson4771]

alvin york won the congetional medal of honor in ww1 he was from TN around crossville in fact the house he lived in after the war is a musium in crossville there was a movie made in 1941 called sgt york if its not on your watch list i recomend it

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will check that out! Thanks for the info, I really appreciate your time.

[@chrisgertz8250]

More Sabaton please!!

[@henrikvidin]

I do believe that this is a masterpiece in song/video production. I can strongly recommend you to visit Sabaton's history channel here on KZbin. They a history background made for all their songs where they talk about the events that they are singing about, because, as you maybe already figured out, all songs are on real military history events or persons. It is a very interesting channel. Sabaton is one of a kind. I cannot remind me of a band that dedicates all of their songs to historical military topics. Thanks for a good reaction to this one!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for watching! Appreciate your time.

[@generichardson4771]

devil dogs is a great song too us marines and how they got the name devil dogs in ww1 also sabaton history is the bands history channel give it a peek

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Will do! Thank you!

[@rosab8026]

Nunca perder la humanidad, ni en las peores circunstancias....Nunca

[@robinkarns7512]

I agree with you wholeheartedly! If the powers that be would just stop and think!

[@stanleyarmstrong2898]

It is a hard fact that we all have the same basic brains as reptiles. The dufferences with us us tge higher brain/ mind works out how much more efficiently we may go about stealing from and killing each other. That very basic animal brain is necessary to keep us alive. The down side is that we animals, and too often, go after others. The Norse legends show this as real humanoids going from human like to being dragons. Refer to Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. In Battle Of The Five Armies, it was said that Thorin Oakenshield fell into dragon fever. While a dwarf king, he became a dragon, in his mind. The gold ruled him. It took deep thought to make him be warrior king, again, fight to save his people, and redeem himself. He fought greatly, and, with two of his kensmen, died to reclaim his kingdom and allow rebuilding of the cities in his realm. Dain Ironfoot s ucceeded him, and ruled under the mountain, in strength and justice.

[@jonno55]

Nice reaction to a powerful song with a powerful message. You say set aside differences so there will be no war. Differences aren't the problem, polarization is the big problem. A very good one about war is Wrong side of Heaven by Five Fingers Death Punch. It shows how the US are dealing, or better said, not dealing with veterans. Heavy and very emotional.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list. You are right about polarization. I guess it just comes with the territory. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@stefanb4375]

The Story is much more complex, there are many Videos on KZbin which explained the hole thing

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that info. I appreciate your comment.

[@RaoulKunz1]

For a long time *this* was the final time there was something approaching an unified "European cultural" identity. In '14, still in way at the outset of the Apocalypse of the Old World, there was still a perception of this beeing a contest among members of essentially the same culture, the differences being a matter of Realpolitik, not ideology. It took two World Wars, a horrible unstable "non-peace" in the interbellum, several bloody smaller wars and the great European project (which I love yes, but I'm aware that it's essentially a Grand Alliance of Former empires) to finally get back to level of cultural unity that was in existence in "Europe's Last Summer" in '14. Not exactly reassuring that we now are once more in an Age of opposing Grand European and trans-Atlantic alliances fighting an ever escalating proxy-war on the bloody fields of Ukraine. It's disturbingly like the Old World in '14, no ideological struggle but a war based on perception of threat and the cynical (mis-) calculations of another "Great Game" the Powers play about influence, economy and power-projection... Welcome back to the late 19th century... Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Best regards to you my friend. I can tell by your comment you are well educated in history. Thank you so much for your comment, it really means a lot.

[@sirdano2642]

Politicians start wars they force others to fight.

[@matthias3032]

Great reaction. Greetings from Germany. I would like to know what you would think about the German song "Nein, meine Söhne geb ich nicht" from Reinhard Mey und Freund. The original got English sub-titles.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will check it out, greetings Germany glad you are with me!

[@matthias3032]

@@frontrowchaos4597 Reinhard Mey (the guy in the leather jacked) is a well known in Germany. The song is very pacifistic and controversal. Reinhard Mey grew up during the postwar times.

[@uMe_underground]

We from Europe have feelings to

[@frontrowchaos4597]

So true. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@jenneast8611]

Apparently the Germans had a fir tree and were singing Christmas carols and the British stopped and they joined in the celebration. That alone was amazing in itself.

[@fromthemindofg7962]

It's a sad historical fact, when rich people argue poor people fight

[@AXforever7]

If thats the case listen to 82 all the way

[@frontrowchaos4597]

👍

[@MegaDog555]

sabaton lady of the dark animated story video also no bullets fly animated story video then do Night witches animated story video watch til the end of these

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Will add that to my list to do. Thank you.

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👌💥💯🎼 To say we're all brothers Now couldn't be far from truth. Every one just take a peek and the truth is easy to see. Since WWII there's been one nation which has put out their agenda to keep military industry rolling with the sake of other's lives. And that is hilarious, yet a cool thing in a sense, to put a museum of THE GREAT WAR in Nashville, TN. 😆. Like setting a museum about Amurican Independence War in Tallinn, Estonia!!! ✌️😹 People in States really are something else. Why wouldn't set museums of their own history on sight and the nation might learn something from the past??? Since the education in there is focused to "dumbing down the America". (don't know which America, South, North or Central one?) 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

[@frontrowchaos4597]

We already have our own museums of our past. We are all indeed brothers WAR will never change that. The fact of the matter is there are real nut jobs in charge of other countries that want to start wars. I hope one day it will not be that way but it is.

[@linaa3469]

Please react to Defence of Moscow by Sabaton. Thank you.

[@Gamer-rx8mx]

Can you make a reaction Video to the nee Song from sabaton 1916

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list to do. Thank you.

[@margaretsargent1084]

#HANGoverGANG

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Absolutely!!!

[@Kyodaikuma]

You know this really happened right? Back in 1914

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Such a great story! Thanks for the comment.

[@xScooterAZx]

There were no women in those trenches during WWI. Are you going to stop it every minute?

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Yes!

[@xScooterAZx]

@@frontrowchaos4597 😒😒

[@glstka5710]

Wouldn't it be great if every Russian soldier and every Ukrainian soldier could watch this and all sing "Today we're all brothers, tonight we're all friends" put down all their weapons and go home.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Amen!!!

[@basbeest2238]

Great reaction! And to think it was real... ---> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce