Sainsbury's "Christmas 1914 (GIFT)

[@fernandolima7328]

This Christmas truce really happened. This movie was inspired by a true story.

[@fdsannie]

That is so cool to hear.......... :-)

[@alisonsmith4801]

This isn't a movie, it's a advert for supermarket chain here in the UK, take note of the year 2014, 100 years previously the " Great War " started, and this is based on true facts that British and Germans met in the middle of " no mans land " the first Christmas and did in fact play football. Watch to the very end and you will see that the special bars of Chocolate made by " Sainsbury's " all the profits were given to the Royal British Legion, see the poppy symbol, a very British way of honouring our war dead.

[@andrewludwig9251]

That shirt fits you perfect! I thought that this was a great video for Christmas time and I am glad you liked it!

[@fdsannie]

Andy you are so sweet. Thank you so much for sharing this video. I have tears in my eyes.It was so awesome.......... ((hugs))

[@shazzzabanazz4789]

All young lads beautiful but true moment in history lasted 2 days then back to war

[@panzerwolf494]

The commercial, when it came out, stirred up controversy claiming Sainsbury's was using the actual event to sell chocolate for profit. Sainsbury's did use it to sell chocolate, and the profits, all 100%, went to the British Foreign Legion

[@ad5034]

To be fair Sainsbury’s was the supplier of chocolate to the Army at that time.

[@angelabushby1891]

British Legion

[@lindamerrett6600]

Beautiful,

[@dercarsus]

This is a wonderful true story.

[@richardstephens3096]

Happy Christmas and hopefully a safe and peaceful new year.

[@yeoldeyoungin9745]

I love Sabaton! I just discovered them this year....which is odd bc I’m not here for that- I was interested in more information on the Christmas Truce of 1914 Sabaton needs to make a song about this!

[@RajBlake7]

I get the feeling that you did not enjoy the sentiment behind this advert, and for that i am sorry. This story showed to me that two armies of people can be closer than their leaders. The last figure out of the box was hope ...

[@tlyoung1420]

When Christ is in the middle of the situation and the lives of men...peace can and does happen...No Jesus No Peace...Know Jesus Know Peace...

[@jedislap8726]

You must have conveniently forgotten the Crusades, The Spanish Inquisition, the forced conversion of millions of indigenous people across the America's, Africa, Asia etc, the massacres of those who wouldn't convert, The Protestant/Catholic wars, the massacres of Jewish people throughout Europe by Christians, the rampant child abuse by Catholic Priests and nuns.

[@tlyoung1420]

@@jedislap8726 no I didn't there is a big difference between Jesus and religious people. Religious people are the ones that killed Jesus. Religious Jews and Religious Pagan Romans. Jesus talked about religious people being clean on the outside and rotting bodies on the inside. He also said you will know people by their fruit...meaning their words, actions and spirit.

[@jedislap8726]

@@tlyoung1420 And all those things were done by people following Jesus. People who spent their time in Churches, listening to the words of Christ and following the teachings of God, Jesus and the Apostles. And yet, WITH Jesus there is still NO peace, and yet KNOWING Jesus they don't know peace. Weird huh?

[@tlyoung1420]

@@jedislap8726 no they weren't following the words of Jesus...that was the problem.

[@jedislap8726]

@@tlyoung1420 But you said if you know Jesus then you know peace, that must be wrong then. Each and every one of them would tell you that they know Jesus.

[@JonnyVision88]

Drako its about war

[@lalalalalalalala5636]

I thought you were a woman in the thumbnail.😂

[@stephenroberts9993]

Next day most of these young men wear dead