Reaction | Sabaton - Christmas Truce
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- GoreCore Reacts to SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video)
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Joakim is actually the bands keyboard player. They are still looking for a lead vocalist. He's just filling in.
Too Funny! hahaha
Joakim as a keyboard player is still "temporary" lead vocalist and in the meantime they hired one of the best metal vocalists in Sweden (and wider imo) - Tommy Johansson- as their guitarist 😂
@@marinamucic908 that's hilarious, they seem a bit confused! Hahaha
@@GoreCoreReactsandReviews Tommy has his own channel where he does covers, I recommend his covers Phantom of the Opera (he sings BOTH) roles, She's Gone (Steelheart) and You Raise Me Up (1 octave challege). He is incredibly talented musician with mind blowing vocal range
@@marinamucic908 awesome, thanks for the info!
As crazy as it may seem, the truce actually happened. In many cases the soldiers even ignored orders from their Generals in order to pass their Christmas peacefully. You can look it up, there are hundreds of letters from soldiers about the truce, diaries and even photos. And of course there is the Sabaton History Channel that does a fantastic job at explaining the context behind the song. Nice reaction!
Yeah, I watched their animated video about the Truce and it was cool to get some back story, such a crazy thing but very interesting! Thank you! \m/
@@GoreCoreReactsandReviews The actual cross is on display in Belgium.
And then they all fought the next day anyway because they had no actual integrity among them so the "truce" was worthless.
@@grabble7605 After the truce men were relocated or even pulled from the front completely cause they refused to fight. Others were court martialled for trying to do the same thing next year, while at some sectors the truce lasted for so many days that the generals had to order snipers and artillery barrages to break the truces.
Its nice to think with romanticism "how good it would have been if the war ended cause of the truce" but thats not the case. there were nationalists on both sides who were against any fraternization while both the political and military leadership were openly hostile to the event, to the point were they tried to censor its existence entirely. In short, the fighting started again cause the common soldiery was forbidden from not doing so. But no one can take that truce from the men that participated in it
@@grabble7605 Comments like yours happen usually from ignorance amd bad education. I understand that you wanted to add something wise and philosophical, but if you had at least researched something about this event, you might have avoided making a fool of yourself here.
FYI the cross exists: The 'Khaki Chums' memorial cross, St Yvon, Belgium, was erected in remembrance of the Christmas Truce in 1914.
To answer your question: No, the end credit singing by Floor is not part of the original track.
...it is however part of the symphonic version, on "The symphony to end all wars".
Thank you! I was hoping someone would chime in! Normally I'd of skipped the credits but wasn't sure if it was still part of the song so I let them play through. I had a feeling it was probably as you said though :)
Floor also featured on the soundtrack edition of their previous album, The Great War (there she is actually singing The Future of Warfare)
According to Joakim Broden (lead singer and song writer) this is actually a waltz the way it is structured. If you want to hear an absolute banger from Sabaton, try the live version of "Ghost Division" from the Woodstock Poland concert. 550K+ Poles freaking out. But there are no bad Sabaton songs, plus you get a free history lesson. Great reaction, and keep rocking.
BTW, they have a video on their channel that shows making this video. And Joakim started as the keyboard player. the band had no lead singer and asked him to fill in until they found one. As he says, "They never did. lazy bastards."
That's awesome! I ended up watching the animation video for the story which was cool, I'm definitely interested to see the behind the scenes videos, I love that stuff!! Thanks for the information, the suggestion and for watching! \m/
@@GoreCoreReactsandReviews You might want to check out their tour vlogs. These guys do some really cool stuff.
Floor ads the ethereal vibe at the end to perfection. Hannes well done getting her on this video
On Dec 24th 1914 roughly 9--11pm GMT across the miles of trenches. Tannebaum trees with lit candles lined the German trenches. The French, British, Austrailian, and Scottish troops opposing them were drinking and eating well with gifts from home. The Germans were doing the same.
Spontaneously different sectors started to sing carols. One thing led to another and the opposing armies sung back and forth or yelled greetings filled with a bit of good natured ribbing and some others with holiday cheer. It's not certain where but someone along the lines decided to go over the top and offer an unofficial truce for the holiday.
Keep in mind this is happening unplanned, unsanctioned, and randomly throughout the lines going south of the English channel. Some 475 miles from the Channel to the Neutral Swiss Alps.
In some places the truce lasted for only a few hours in others it lasted a week. Figgy pudding, Fruitcake, chocolate, alcohol, cigarettes, cigars, ribbons, and much more were exchanged during this, in the grand scheme of things, short time. Football (Soccer) matches sprung up in varying sectors and more than one had a Christmas mass. All the while the dead still littering the battlefield were buried as best they could in the frozen earth.
The line, "Silence, Oh I remember the silence." is, iirc, a line from one of the English diaries recounting the event of Christmas day. No artillery, no gunfire, no shelling, shouting, whistles, or hissing of smoke. Some areas later recalled hearing birds for the first time in months. This song describes possibly the most human experiences ever to happen in war.
Please watch the Sabaton History video about this song. Even if you don't post it, it is an, in my opinion, necessary tag along to this video.
This is not the whole story. Fraternization over the lines had happened for months. The soldiers were so close to each other that they could shout over No Mans Land and had started to share soccer results and play music to each other. There had already been instances before of people crossing the line to visit. Also, the Pope had called for a truce beforehand and near Belgium, a truce had been planned beforehand so Belgian soldiers could sent the letters to their families in German occupied Belgium.
But otherwise, all small truces were negotiated individually against the explicit orders from command. Absolutely bonkers.
Thank you for taking the time to write all this! I did check one video and will check more! Definitely an amazing story! \m/
Bonus info for the credits sequence. The singer is Floor Jansen of Nightwish, the wife of Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer of Sabaton and the guy who nearly ate a grenade at the start of the video.
I never knew that, that's cool! Thanks for the info :)
If you want an awesome one with sabaton you should give en livstid i krig (a life time of war) live Scandinavium Gothenburg 2020 a go. It is the Swedish version of the song (the album Carolus rex was about Swedish history during the era of great power or as it is called here, stormaktstiden) so make sure to turn the subtitles on. I was at that show and you won't regret it.
Well they have really great singers. One that wants to be the Keyboarder but is the singer and one that could be the singer but is the guitarist 😊and they are both fantastic...so what Joakim says about Tommy...."he sings better then me, he plays better guitar then me, he plays better keyboards then me, he plays better drums then me...basically I am f.....ed😁. The whole band is just amazing and this song is just not of this world. So strong and a true story
Only xmas song in my house the last 2 christmas. Took em 6 years to record apparently to make it perfect, and they defently did.
You should try some older sabaton aswell.
Wolfpack is realy good. And 11 years ago i was lissening to hammer has fallen, when my brother rang me to tell me our dad have died, heard that song twice since then. Will keep my eyes out just incase you react to it, see if i can do it or not. Have a great new year pal
Thank you for sharing! I will definitely look into it :) Happy New Year!
Best Sabaton song made EVER!!!!! Maybe close to Stormtroopers and Bismark! They are both good too! Made a fan video out of them! :)
You really picked my favourite Sabaton songs with stormtroopers and Bismarck 😊although I have to admit I enjoy it a lot when they sing in swedish so my favourite album is Carolus Rex
@@kaelynshea5533 Did you watch the ones I made?! That is a good album! I really like the song, "Long Live The King"! It's amazing after 300+ years still no one knows who actually killed him! Also like, "The Carolean's Prayer"! Those two are just so good!
@@MorightProductions actually this was the first reaction I watched from you. So, guess I have to get more into this😊
@@kaelynshea5533 This is not me reacting, LOL! I'm just commenting on this guys reaction! :) I make fan made music videos, I don't do reactions...
@@MorightProductions well then I will check your videos out😄
As a fellow Canadian, (but a few decades older) I am saddened that this event is not taught in schools.
We were their, we fought over these lands our forebearers we're true hero's and yet it's barely a footnote today.
Learn of your history so that you can draw inspiration and knowledge from those who have paved the path smooth for us.
Yeah, it's a shame really. I don't really care for the whole school system myself, but that's a rant I won't go into! Cheers from Nova Scotia! :)
@@GoreCoreReactsandReviews touché!
From E-town
Floor! ⛄🎅👍
I went down late in the day on the 24th, struck in the engine I could not press on. My crate nosed over into shell hole, I came to much later. I could do nothing but hide, the madness of no-mans land reigns terror on those caught in it. Darkness fell, and an eternity lay before me as I plotted my way out. But something happened that night, a soul deafening silence fell upon the front, followed soon by a single voice in song. Not believing what I was hearing, I peered over the mangled wings covering my hole. I saw a single man, standing above the trenches, hands behind his back, singing as though his humanity depended on it. It filled me with a chill the night and snow could not give. Then more of his comrades stood to join him, and they walked onward, slowly and un-armed. I heard a heavy Scottish voice say; "Are ye a'right lad?". A highlander with his pipes was standing aside my hole, his hand extended. Without a thought, I responded: "Shaken, but not dead."
"It's Christmas, Lad. C'mon."
I stood, and took his hand for help from the hole. Around me I saw what could be described as a wonderous occasion. Men of all sides stood in the desolation, talking in what tongues they knew as though there was no war. There was no hate, no blood, no malice, only cordial respect and humanity. I wondered then, what we were fighting these men for. It struck me then, that each of us had a job to do, but tonight we all refused to do that job and simply be human. The voices rose again in song, and the piper played as we walked to the gathering. I couldn't help but feel that there was hope for us afterall, that we are all the same, no matter our uniforms, our rifles, or our futures. Tonight is Christmas, tonight we sing.
-Manfred von Schreiber.
A beautiful moment in time.
The moment we forget our humanity is the moment we stop being human.
Manfred was a trip. He seemed like a hero to a little kid, even if his own admission was being on the losing side. That old guy could make even a u-controll do what it wasn't designed to do.
Rest well old friend, and I hope I can be as human.
sabaton is my fav band but my request for you is Crypta from the ashes live wacken 2022 dude not only are they all hot the drummer is awesome
I haven't really been doing live videos but I may start soon, lots of people asking for them :)
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those are some groovy posters
Thanks! \m/
@@GoreCoreReactsandReviews you sir are welcome.
bro you need to watch animated videos of no bullets fly and nightwitches and ofc lyric video of the final solution and live in gothenburg a lifetime in war (swedish version, need subs for that)
ty and happy metal holidays
I have a lot of videos to watch! haha Thank you for the suggestions and Happy Metal Holidays to you too! Thank You! \m/
Good taste in music and movies i see…
Evil dead and Texas chainsaw massacre is my favourite movies
Vildhjarta and Humanitys last breath my favourite bands 👊🏼
Thank you! I'll have to check them out! \m/
Never blow up your drummer lol
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce