SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video) THE WOLF HUNTERZ Jon and Dolly Reaction

[@bjornrosenlund135]

The Germans started to sing Stille nacht ( SIlent night ) and soon the brits and french followed, a german jumped up and so did one of the brits the met in no mans land and started to talk and soon many followed started to talk and drink together and played football as well, the day after whole companys refused to fire on each other and was transferred to another frontline, Hanne van dahls wife Floor Jansen sings the outro

[@SetchDreskar]

There is a movie about this, it is called Joyeux Noel which was released in 2005 (2006 in the USA). It shows the perspective of the christmas truce from the perspective of the French, Scottish and German soldiers along the western front, and the difficulties of having to turn their guns back on each other once the holidays were over, leading to a lot of high level commanders forcing units to change positions or even removing front line commanders because of what happened.

[@michaelmay5453]

I can recommend it, it's very well worth watching. They got one thing wrong though. The fighting was forced through by artillery and propaganda after the truce. As it always is.

[@tommiturmiola3682]

@@michaelmay5453 Other measures were also taken as the Christmas Truce came close to ending the war: Troops had to be made to hate the enemy so they would not hesitate to shoot at the enemy. One way was the propaganda. Other way was to send troops to raid enemy trenches. Now there is a sure fire way to tell if the troops did actualy raid the trenches or did they just slack off. Successfull raid means captured enemy soldiers. Unsuccessfull raid means casualties. I was going to mention this after the christmas but since there was a thread about the subject...

[@guitarplayerz4893]

It's a wild video. Floor Jansen (Nightwish) does the ending vocals. Her Husband, Hannes Van Dahl, is the guy who walks out of the trench first.

[@Templarofsteel88]

and he is also the current drummer of Sabaton.

[@DayGreenFreak]

It's funny how my history teacher put me in charge of holding a lesson about the European Theater of WW2 and I just made a 45-minute Sabaton playlist and made a question sheet for it. Teach asked for the link to the playlist for future years.

[@Thnielsen85]

"I can do it this time! i can watch it without crying" guess i was wrong.. again.. It's so beautiful! Nothing short of a masterpiece.

[@oneknight55]

This has become my new favorite Christmas song. Yes this did happen, and Floor was the one singing during the credits. Merry Christmas from Florida.

[@kevinjennings238]

Same Here! Merry Christmas! (I lived in Daytona & Jacksonville)

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Guys, this event happened in 1914. Two things: 1) There was a German commander who ended up moving his unit to another section of the front line, when his men refused to shoot the men they had made friends with the day before. 2) The cross actually exists near Ypres, Belgium, where the Christmas Truce actually happened. Merry Christmas, guys! I hope you have a lovely holiday with your family, and hope you are safe through the New Year! Make 2022 a metal year!

[@frederik_holmgren]

"How can you shoot across the trench towards someone you now know?" is a really good question ... "How can you do it towards someone you don't know?" would be an equally good question.

[@frankpuncekar5051]

Saboton has a history channel you should check it out it explains a lot of their songs. Happy Holidays Stay Safe Rock On!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@2104dogface]

sadly not for this song (Yet)

[@jmetallover]

These men came together because they each were longing for home sitting in the frozen mud and snow covered trenches surrounded by their dead comrades. While "enemies" they had more in common with each other than they did with their leaders or Generals. Many of these men were punished by being transferred to more dangerous areas and as you can imagine very few who did partake in this survived the next 4 years of carnage. This never happened again, this is a soldiers truce one done by the men themselves fed up and loning for home. They got to show their humanity to one another, courage that their General and leaders who sat far behind the trenches never could demonstrate. As a vet this is also a song of Remembrance for all those who never make it home from any war and those left with their memories as the only thing to hold onto during the Holiday seasons. Sabaton once again bring history to life with the people who experienced this event and not the notes from a dusty history book. Floor is singing the Aria during the credits and the Valkyrie Goddess collects the fallen and bring them home to rest. A great lesson that we never learn, that we can set aside differences and let our humanity unite us even if it for a short period of time.

[@PrinceAngelStar]

Thank you for respecting the song and listening to the entire video! Loved watching it with you guys. 😊❤️

[@mandosmanta]

In fact (but was impossible show that in a music video ) they going to stop kill each others even in the next days , aiming over the heads pretend to combat, to not hit their new friends. The Generals taken aware of that situation and reassign the soldiers, then other truces were forbidden forever.

[@Templarofsteel88]

Sadly most of the ones who took part in the truce were sent to even worse battlefields as punishment after this.

[@351xb1973]

I read an autobiography of a surgeon who was there with the British forces. The senior officers on both sides that were involved met each other and made an agreement that if either side were start to commence firing again a warning volley would be fired into the air and a few minutes would be given for the men to return to the relative safety of the trenches.

[@Cavonny]

Sabaton: We need a Soprano for ending credits Hannes: I got one at home

[@Donna-C]

The Christmas Carol underneath this was “Carol of the Bells”. The ending / credits were in fact Floor Jansen. Both of these things added so much to the song. A great song & video from Sabaton that will find them so many new fans.

[@dieseldog00]

Irene Jansen duets with her sister Floor and I am VERY surprised she was not included with Floor. Shocked even. There must have been a medical or some other reason maybe. The majestic Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen sends chills and thrills up and down my spine every time she opens her incredible pipes.

[@Donna-C]

@@dieseldog00 Irene is the duet with Floor on this song? Wow - I was not aware of this - why no credit for her? On re-listening, I can hear the beautiful duet tones. 💜

[@dieseldog00]

@@Donna-C Irene did not sing with Floor on this video.

[@test8959]

absolutely superb.watching them live is an experience you'll never forget trust me.

[@charlestoth3273]

and it never truly happened again, after a year of further fighting no one trusted each other anymore. Didn't help that the bigwigs back in HQ threatened anyone engaging in a cease fire with court martials

[@adrianhughes8143]

The Christmas Truce is a part of British and German history. Where I come from in England our county ( State) had it's own Regiment in WW1. The Hertfordshire Regiment was in France from 1914 and the 1st Battalion of the Hertfordshire Regiment was in No Man's Land on Christmas day with German Troops, drinking, exchanging gifts, singing and getting to know each other at the Christmas Day Truce in 1914. One of the other British Regiment in the Christmas Day Truce was the London Irish Regiment who played football with German soldiers, the London Irish Regiment is still part of the British Army today. They have a museum at there Barack's in London where the actual football that was used on that incredible day in 1914 is kept. As I come from the county of Hertfordshire and that my favourite Rugby Union club has close relationship with the London Irish Regiment, this song by the greatest band in the world called the Christmas Truce is close to my heart, and to the people of the UK and Germany. The French Army and the Belgium Army had no intention of joining in with the Christmas Truce, as the Germans invaded their country's so the Germans were hated. It was only the British and the Germans that met on No Man's Land for the Christmas Day Truce. 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@janihaavisto79]

Those end vocals were done by Floor. This was tried to replicate in later years in war but commander's were against that. So once in a lifetime situation.

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Wow, first i see Tribal from Nightwish, and now Christmas Truce, my fav Song from 2021. (Sorry Epica. Your Omega Album is awesome).🤘 Floor in outro is awesome, perfect for this Masterpiece from Sabaton.

[@fenrisulfur842]

even the football match in no mans land is well documented. Some years ago, a bronze statue of a british and a german soldier with a football was made and presented in Liverpool for the 100th anniversary

[@luisnunes3863]

How could it happen? They were so close they could hear the other side sing familiar Christmas Carols in another language and then sing their own version. Then brave souls did what Hannes and Chris do in the video. If Sabaton don't win the Grammy for best music video, don't even give one this year.

[@xxxxGreenxxxxDayxxxx]

There is movie about this; Joyeux Noel (2005).

[@nurseshrek]

An unofficial truce took place on Christmas Day in 1914 between British and German forces in the Ypres Forrest in Belgium. Both sides left their trenches and entered no man’s land, where they met, shared food, drink and sang carols. As I said it was an unofficial truce, and orders were issued by both sides on December 26,1914, to never attempt such a truce again. Also, this was just before both sides began heavy use of machine guns and poison gas, so mistrust and brutality ramped up quickly on both sides. There has never again been a recorded truce for Christmas.

[@Donna-C]

I love the story about playing some playing soccer / football with each other which Sabaton also chose to include in their video.

[@robertsheeler321]

Hannes Van Dahl there drummer & guy who got blown up in the beginning is Floors husband , the ending is Floor singing

[@danfreeman5145]

Literally brings tears to my eyes every time!

[@dimitrisnikoloulis4071]

In end credits vocals , is the voice of the beloved 3 rd queen Floor Jansen from Nightwish , cause of her husband here , Hannes Van Dahl , the drummer of Sabaton , long live both to live with their baby ! Sabaton are an great epic band ! Happy Christmas and Happy new Year for all the band guys! ! From Greece , Merry Christmas and Happy new Year! One day of piece and then back to war indeed!

[@najroe]

sabaton music videos have a great ability to concentrate a complex story to a few minutes and make you feel like you just watched a full movie.

[@TomTomson81]

These people were aware that they were not facing enemies, but only soldiers who all did not want to be there to do what the respective government wanted. For me personally, this event shows that no politician should have the power to start wars. It cannot be that a handful of power-hungry men and women have to decide on the life and death of millions and millions of people and all have to follow it. And these politicians sit in their armchairs and watch the carnage as they send the lambs to the slaughterhouse. One should question whether one should not introduce psychological tests for people who want to go into politics. But the bigger madness for me is that these millions still let it happen to them instead of taking action against the handful. And for what? For money and recourcen.

[@escorpion888]

By the way, the cross that appears in the video recreates one that is located in Ypres (Belgium) near the place where the Christmas Truce took place. In fact, UEFA in 2014 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of that event made an emotional tribute.

[@HellBrYnger]

that's Floor singing when the credits roll btw.

[@Freiherr_von_Elnere]

Upps , you are Not right. WW1 1914 French/ Great Brittan vs. Germany A Movie about this day is exist. Greetings from Germany 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸

[@g.gordon8117]

Back then there was still honor and integrity on the battle field. A true story in 1914...there is a monument in Belgium for this event.

[@naruto9121983]

great reaction. floor jansen sings the ending

[@TheSalamander_]

People keep talking about Sabaton teaching history, but the OG fans might remember that BACK IN THE DAY pretty much the only way to listen to Sabaton on youtube were the videos that this random Polish history teacher made to show in lessons to his class, and stuck on KZbin for the rest of us to enjoy xD Cant remember his name, but think it began with an M.

[@escorpion888]

Well, yes friends, the "Christmas Truce" did happen, it was a truce not agreed upon, rather it all happened because of the mother of coincidences. From the night of December 23 the German soldiers sang Christmas carols and proceeded to rudimentary decorate little trees that they placed in their trenches. The English when listening to the German Christmas carols responded by singing their Christmas carols, and thus a German soldier (perhaps because of the emotion of the moment) came out unarmed, this aroused the alarm of the English and French, but when they saw that he was disarmed they let him continue. When the German soldier arrived near the English positions, he shouted "Merry Christmas" in German and finished by saying "Come, we promise you that we will not shoot" and thus the truce was given which lasted on December 24 and 25, 1914, where the soldiers not only played soccer but also buried the dead in No Man's Land and held religious services. They themselves agreed to end the truce on the 26th. Sabaton did sovereign work and a beautiful Christmas card. Merry Christmas friends an arm from Venezuela.

[@jimharris367]

First Tribal, then Christmas Truce - what a little double header 🤘

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Sorry i write the same comment, but send it wrong .Ok, what shalls. You are so wright. Tribal and Christmas Truce at Sunday from good Reactors. What want we more. Stay Safe and greetings from northern Germany.🤘

[@jimharris367]

@@ralfmeyer9086 hello Ralf, great minds think alike! You're comment is spot on my friend, greetings from South West England 🤘

[@ralfmeyer9086]

@@jimharris367 i wish you, your family and friends Happy and safe Christmas. 🌲🌲🤘

[@jimharris367]

@@ralfmeyer9086 and the same to you and yours my friend, and let's hope for a better year in 2022 🤘🎄🤘

[@ralfmeyer9086]

@@jimharris367 🤘

[@fredrikviking5250]

SABATON 💙💛 Merry Christmas from Sweden💖

[@apefu]

There are a few movies about this, however, I think a big reason there have been so few takes on this event is the pressure to not fuck up. At least in Europe this event is taught in schools in a very reverent way. I didn't really catch on to how amazing this was in school though. Too immature.

[@athlonen]

The reason this event is relatively unknown here in the US even though we are taught about World War I is because we didn't enter the war until 1917. This event took place 3 years before the Germans sank the Lusitania, which brought us into the war. By then the Russians also had left the war, because the Bolshevik Revolution happened also in 1917. As for Europe, it definitely is huge because they were involved in all of it (obviously). We in the US are genuinely naive about it because it hadn't directly concerned us at that time.

[@earendilthemariner5546]

@@athlonen we also didnt lose as much as europeans did. Millions dead, countryside ruined, etc. Also, the Lusitania didnt get us into the war (it increased support for the war but was not why we went to war). Americans died on it sure, but it was a british ship. Unrestricted sub warfare plus the zimmerman telegram is what did it People were seen as cowards if they didnt join (white feather campaign) and thought they were going to get glory. They found only hell

[@mikaelengdahl4135]

Great reaction. There is a movie made about this and yes, it is fact. It happend between the germans and english/french soldiers. Check it out on their history channel. /// Greetings from Mike

[@vlinder6329]

What an AMAZING 🌟CHRISTMAS🌟 Song by SABATON. The lyrics and the MUSIC inspire You. And the Video, Unbelievable. All Band Members play a Role. Also the HUSBAND from FLOOR JANSEN, The DRUMMER van SABATON, HANNES VAN DAHL. He was the wounded SOLDIER. It's also a piece of history. You can learn a lot. It's very...... EMOTIONAL 😢 And at the end the Voice of FLOOR JANSEN, makes it extra Beautiful...💫 This a Gift for Christmas ☃️🎄🕊️ We are all.... We are all.... We are all.... We are all.... FRIENDS 🤝🤝 For Me The CHRISTMAS SONG of the Year 2021...💫 A little PEACE 🕊 and LOVE ❤️ for Everyone 🌹 WARS are TERRIBLE... Let's all think a little bit about 🌟 CHRISTMAS TRUCE🌟 during the CHRISTMAS Season, this is so often FORGOTTEN!!!! Thank you this was AMAZING. Love and Peace 🕊 Love from the Netherlands ️❤️🤍💙 🇳🇱 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@dom20202]

Remember it did not include the whole war, just this one battlefield where the truce occurred. Great reaction

[@mr.sts.p]

Mery Christmas guys! 🤘🏽❤️🤶🤝🇸🇪

[@petterrix3144]

Nice outfit guys....🇸🇪........I suggest 'Christmas truce'...... acustic version...'musikhjälpen'.....(3 days ago) Sverige (Sweden)

[@christinemaenza3070]

Floor Jansen sings the ending credits.

[@derweltenkreator333]

There is a movie about this event from WW1. Its called Merry Chrismas (2005)

[@2104dogface]

Great Reaction, there is a decent movie (2005) "Joyeux Noel" (Merry Christmas) shows the German, French & British (well a Scottish unit) , sadly when word of these events got out many units were punished and relocated to other sections of the line were the fighting was more savage. and then they made sure on holidays they would launch attacks and such. but the war took a turn and got more deadly esp once GAS started to be used in 1915 some soldier tried to repeat the event of 1914 but were shot.

[@erkjan]

This has really happened ... a German went up and created this at Christmas

[@morrettigames5153]

Why is there not a movie about this? Amazing question and it needs to be answered

[@markhoward2811]

Not a movie but here in the UK, ex Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney, released a single in 1983 called 'Pipes of Peace' about the same truce. It reached number 1 in the UK charts but only number 15 on the USA billboard chart.

[@IsaacKing-dy3eb]

This was my charry poper for saboton it was a few weeks before Christmas I was doing some dishes for work and I had to stop and have a cry my boss saw me she was like I have never seen you cry you ok after I got my self together it's all history

[@Jonsson474]

It’s never become a Hollywood move since the US wasn’t in the war at the time. If there was a movie, the story would have been changed so that it was the Americans who took initiative to the Christmas truce. Like in so many other Hollywood productions.

[@peterbondesson5481]

Floor Jansen Sings the ending!

[@mdejesus91890]

This is a true story. As for a movie, look up a movie called Joyeux Noel.

[@ralfmeyer9086]

Yep, you are so right friend Two awesome Song at Sunday 🤘 greetings from northern germany

[@mrlizardtx]

For more information, watch the animated story video for this song

[@davidbarrass5210]

There's no major Hollywood movie about this as America didn't become involved until 1917, this Christmas truce accurred in the first few months of the war in 1914 and involved UK and French troops on one side and German troops on the otherside. There is a French movie about it though.

[@gualf230]

There is a movie in french "Joyeux Noël"

[@eriksand9262]

WWI had the Christmas truce. Had to be a weird feeling when they went back to killing eachother

[@stefanstock953]

greetings and love from germany,....awe....Elton John will surely be jealous of you when he sees your Xmas glasses😂

[@brennanshea5545]

I very underrated band/song I’d love for you guys to hear would be “fallen world” from “before the dawn”

[@ashaias.5186]

You should definitively react to: Gojira - Of Blood And Salt (feat. Devin Townsend & Fredrik Thordendal)

[@crazycasey2598]

The cross stands here in belgium in ypres to be precise

[@berndrebhahn9862]

Grandgrandpa 72 here.( German) My Grandpa was in Flandern. (Belgian) On this Place. The Cross still stand. Soccer: Germany won 3:2.😢

[@frozenzero6752]

100k people joined the chrismas truce

[@rosab8026]

Eran gente con honor, pero lo más importante...les quedaba humanidad en ese infierno de guerra.....merecen por encima de todo ser honrados y recordados....

[@laserman9566]

The reason there is no Hollywood film is that it is European history not American history. But knowing Hollywood they would try and put an American twist on it and totally ruin the true meaning of the story

[@frankpuncekar5051]

Your one of the few Reactors that ran the video thru Floors Aria Happy Holidays! Stay Safe Rock On!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@NickThorbjørnsen2207]

That did happen and there is a movie about it.

[@wesdog8975]

The First Battle of the Ypers Salient

[@HellBrYnger]

you know the sad part about this one instance? it ofcourse got to the upper people and both sides for the remainder of WW 1 and WW 2 forbid this and if it would happen again everyone involved would be sentenced with "treason", higher-ups, huh?

[@jamesstaplesv]

Humanities Highest Pinacle during its lowest

[@Goku49]

It is a true stiry

[@jamesstaplesv]

The reason there is no movie is because the last thing our world needs is Generals who refuse to restart a war. Sux for biz !!

[@kingofshit303]

There is a movie, i saw it as a child in TV. Even remakes are out there.

[@jamesstaplesv]

Sabaton History Channel on YT

[@komisariatnr3127]

Neopogańskie święto Narodzenia horusa .

[@rjanlehto3272]

there is a movie about world war 1 with this scene in it but i can't remember what it's called

[@grossebaflenormand2074]

Nice reaction, but I am not sure your costumes were adapted for the subject 🙂

[@Bubbs1234]

This really happened

[@aaaheart]

There is a geman movie about it!

[@andreasvondollberghe1985]

The christmas truth in ww1 1914. History

[@tonatiuhflores2653]

Please react to Rhapsody Of Fire to the Chains Of Destiny video clip, it is very good, recommended.

[@KillerwhaleTRX]

Feeling a tad silly after that huh? WW1 history this.....

[@NIckEDSmith]

Can't Sabaton cope with the past? I feel sorry for the guys

[@OliviaSthlm]

What do you mean?

[@Dmitriy88S]

film about this Joyeux Noël

[@50original44]

the best is...learn.ok in us you learn usa is the best.every country wonder..........the us have no limits too proud of.......her system...all europeans thinking..is america the third world for his own people....

[@vitkien]

Why that guy blink so much?

[@niewolnik72]

who are u ? you not wolf hunters!

[@jonassvensson475]

sunes sommar

[@maxmaidiac2237]

PLEASE CHECK OUT, CARL REACTS TO BABYMETAL, I,D,Z MV. UNBELIEVABLE RACIST AND MYSOGYNIST REACTION. ACCUSES BM OF OCCULTISM AND LIPSYNCING. SAYS FANS SHOULD GROW UP. NOT LIKING IS FINE BUT ATTACKING A BAND AND THE FANS IS WIERD. POSTED HERE BECAUSE MOST RECENT REACTION.

[@thomashardy0729]

wtf

[@sgtswede]

love reactions to this... this is not it..

[@kAudiZ78]

This is so embarrassing

[@duncanwyer2460]

History with a beat and Floor to sing us out 🎼