In case you were'nt aware, this storyline is based on an actual event during WW1 when British and Germans forces stopped fighting for a few hours on Christmas day and met in no mans land to play soccer and sing Christmas songs together before going back to their own lines and begin fighting each other again.
This just shows that no matter how much we hate each other or different we are, we still can find time to have peace with each other even if not for a long time and that why this story is so beautiful and important.
The cross is a copy of the one erected in the city of Ypres to commemorate the 1914 XMas truce on the western front. Also, if you happen to visit Liverpool, a small monument represents a british and a german soldier shaking hands above a soccer ball, as a remembrance of the XMas truce.
Great reaction. There are so many epic things about this song: 1. Band members plays soldiers of opposite armies 2. Joakim plays piano 3. "Carol of the Bells" 4. Great topic and great lirics 5. Guitar solo on acoustic Guitar 6. Pär visiting the cross 7. Floor Jansen singing in outro (8. Floor is Hannes' wife - Hannes is the blonde guy who were hurt by granade in the beginning)
Have a great time at the Sabaton concert ladies!!! Pls react to some more Sabaton songs before/after the concert please !...Perhaps even sharing with us your favourite songs at the concert
Hi Reactors 👍🏼 Cool that u 2 liked this ❤️ the singer in the last opererett at the end text was FLOOR JANSEN from Nightwish she is married with Hannes the drummer in SABATON..THX for a wonderful reaction on (Christmas truce) And Mia Woow you are growing up to a realy clever lady 👍🏼👏👏 i think your friend ship is very important for you 2 i hope you are friends forever ❤️👍🏼❤️ i hope SABATON sing the song (En livstid i krig) in swedish language that is a Heart breaking song🤘🙏🖤 in English (A lifetime at war)
Bittersweet was the first thought I had before this started. The dichotomy between the music and the underlying situation - trench warfare, etc., makes this a very powerful song.
I might be going to the show in Chicago. There's a movie called Joyeux Noel about this that is awesome. 40 to 1 live at Woodstock Poland where they played in front of 600,000 people would be a good one.🤘
Great reaction girls. Your faces said everything about this true story. A little tip: never stop a Sabaton video, or indeed any metal groups videos before the very end as you may miss something. Indeed you missed Floor Jansen singing the full outro. Enjoy the concert - I'm jealous! Are Epica performing as well? If so I'm very jealous.
In this already incredible song Floor Jansen, 6Ft Valkyrie Goddess of Metal, is a cherry on a cake and makes it epic with her operatic touch at the end.
Great song and very powerful message! True story too from the frontlines of ww1 when the two rival enemies got together to celebrate Christmas and peace for onlist a few hours or a day! Great reaction young ladies! Enjoy the concert!👋😎👍👉♥️🙏
YEE Girls YEE Nation. This actually happened at Christmas my uncle Clarence was in the first world war he told the story to me. And the Germans the British and the Americans all sang the same Christmas songs.
I think Paul McCartney has a song like this back in the 80' was a cool song at the time, I was a small kid when I watched on tv. Sabaton christmas truce is epic song, I've been in sabaton concerts since they played in NYC. For the fist time. Epic performances. I recall Nightwish/Sabaton/Delain tour as one of the best US. Tours of this bands, now Epica add to the bill... Awesome reaction! Have blast at Sabaton concert🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This makes me cry every time. In the 100 years after the "War to End All Wars" finished, my country sent troops to fight abroad every single year, so Pär carving 2021 on the cross hit me hard. "Lest we forget" comes from Kipling's poem _Recessional_ which was written for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, but unlike others it was not a celebration of Empire but a warning.
Ah shit I got emotional again at the last part, why is that so strong and sad? The moment when the explosions go off again, it's just. Damn man. What a strong story and what an amazing song this is
I'm pretty sure the cross is supposed to be a reference to the khaki chums memorial in ypres "1914 The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce 1999 85 years Lest we forget"
Sabaton is an amazing band. Floor Jansen is married to the lead singer of Sabaton. How are you young ladies doing today? Trans-Siberian Orchestra is another band who has mastered the art of telling a story in their music.
There's this film called Joyeux Noël (2005) telling the story of this magical night of Christmas Truce. One of the most touching moments for me is when a cat from a nearby farm mingles with the soldiers, and it soon becomes clear that the same cat has been equally frequent visitor on both sides for weeks or months. The cat had gotten love and snacks from the Germans, the French and the Scotch, but was, of course, known by different name in all those trenches. I still keep thinking how much comfort and so much needed therapeutic warmth did this simple feline manage to provide to all the very young soldiers of both sides that had to die before that senseless conflict was over? Imho, that film is a tear jerk material for perfectly good reasons.
the important is this actully happend in real life war. 2 leaders hate eachother and start to war, but the humanity is suffering because of it. As we can learn from this song is everyone the same and everyone wan´ts peace and love
You were talking about how much thought and effort must have gone into creating this song. Here's a quote from Sabaton's website: “Christmas Truce was our highest priority when we decided to write songs about World War One. Not only was it the most requested topic from our fans, but it was, for us, the most emotional story from the war. This song took us years to create since we wanted the music to reflect the mood honestly. It was a big challenge, but we feel we managed to write a song that captures the spirit of this day, over a century ago.”
Sabaton is going to play on October 15 2024 in Los Angeles. Dana's Faith, I recommend reacting to Screaming Eagles by Sabaton if you want to witness WW2 Christmas special.
Speaking of sabaton , Tommy Johansson's ( blonde lead guitar of sabaton) , band . Majestica. Check out the Christmas carol . You would love it . Joy of Christmas, ghost of Christmas past, ghost of Marley , glory of Christmas , a Christmas to come
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.
The men in many parts of the front had gotten along so well in the truce that they had to be forced at gun point to fight again. The men realized the germans were just regular men like them who just wanted to go home when the fighting was done win or lose.
There is so much to explore in the world of SABATON. They are fans of war history and stories of bravery and sacrifice that most of us have never heard. Their albums focus on an era or theme of history, and each song has a true story behind it. I know you two will dig the story of The 'Night Witches', the first all female combat squadron of Russian women on the front lines of WW2. Or 'Bismark' the monstrous German battleship that everyone was trying to sink. 'No Bullets Fly' is a true story about a German fighter pilot told to shoot down a crippled Allied bomber. But, when he saw the poor condition of the aircraft and it's wounded crew, he just couldn't kill them. Against his orders, and the threat of a Court Martial, he escorted the damaged plane out to sea and safety. The two enemy pilots met years later, and hugged as brothers. Many years later, the bomber pilots grandson, listening to Sabaton, heard the song about his grandfather, and told his mother who then contacted Sabaton. They were invited as guests to a concert and met the band. They have a SABATON Music Channel ua-cam.com/users/Sabatonfeatured and a SABATON HISTORY CHANNEL ua-cam.com/video/LSU7HedRVGY/v-deo.html so if you want to know more about any song, go there to learn it's true story. They make history interesting and entertaining. Their videos are like mini-movies and their live shows are powerful. FLOOR JANSEN adds her amazing vocals to the end credits of 'Christmas Truce'. Once upon a time, NIGHTWISH and SABATON were on tour together and Floor met Hannes, their drummer (the blonde guy who gets blown up in the beginning). They were married, had a little girl and live on a country estate in the back woods of Sweden.
The pope at the time made a request to a cease fire on Christmas. This is just one of the stories that each side laid down their guns and shared one day as mankind. The sad part is there were other fronts that weren't so peaceful. Soldiers just kept fighting. One side would make the attempt and the other side just open fired on them. The cross still stands as a reminder. Oh, the underlining piano melody is "12 Bells"
Girls thank you very much for the wonderful reaction to this strong song. I remember you were in awe of the Bismarck song, I would like to see your reaction to the song Sabaton - Dreadnought, a very interesting composition with a wonderful solo, and a strong voice, the song is dedicated to the first large warships that appeared in the First World War🙏
you should do an reaction video on sabatons guitarr player when he doing an cover on aces high of iron maiden. He doing it so well and even better than irom maiden itself. Search for tommy johansson irom maiden aces high and u will find it. So epic and talented// me from sweden
stormtroopers by sabaton is a good one you guys should react to next also the red baron animated music video is as well and maybe sparta by sabaton too just some suggestions.
Hello beautiful girls 💝 I know what it is to be far away from home on Xmas days when you deployed in a other country where a war is going on (Yoegoslavia: Bosnia Herzegovina 07-1992 until 12-1992.) Love you girls 💖 Leon.
YALL NEED TO REACT TO SOME BREAKING BENJAMIN PLEASE!!! HERE ARE SOME SONG CHOICES YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT: SO COLD DIARY OF JANE I WILL NOT BOW EVIL ANGEL DANCE WITH THE DEVIL BREATH
This story and video is very concerning. But my favorite is still when they sing a "En livstid i krig" (a lifetime in war) live in Gothenburg in their native language. ua-cam.com/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/v-deo.html&pp=ygURZW4gbGl2c3RpZCBpIGtyaWc%3D don't forget the subtitle Although it concerns a war in the 17th century, it is still a relevant text.
hi from german my grand dad fighted in 1 war i realy dont know much about him my dad fighted in the second war and he was a farmer he said to me the only good thing about war is you travel the world otherwise is no sense in it at all ,my moms 5 brothers died in the war she was totaly alone as she had to run away from russian troops as a 15 year old always close to death even worked in a field hospital to take the limps out after operation and that just part of her life.We humans never learn from history there we still do it again and again.5 times I know that we where very close to a nuke war how much luck will we have how long will it take to see all kids on earth are ower children too
it would mean the world to me if you guys would react to "crazy on you" by HEART ua-cam.com/video/wRKNXhG86VU/v-deo.html you guys will love this song, it really shows off Nancy's insane guitar playing skills in the beginning with a guitar only intro and leads into arguably their greatest song. Anns voice is breath taking in this live cover... not many people have reacted to it but its a huge fan favorite !
That's the only song I can listen to from Sabaton. (My dad fell in Afghanistan just before Christmas in 2018) Since then I hate the war and everything that has to do with it.
In case you were'nt aware, this storyline is based on an actual event during WW1 when British and Germans forces stopped fighting for a few hours on Christmas day and met in no mans land to play soccer and sing Christmas songs together before going back to their own lines and begin fighting each other again.
Behind each song , a story.
This just shows that no matter how much we hate each other or different we are, we still can find time to have peace with each other even if not for a long time and that why this story is so beautiful and important.
@@davidbush1852 The men in some parts had gotten along so well they had to be forced a gun point to fight again.
yes i knew this too
@Solar Warden I said that for information to these 2 young girls but haters gotta hate right
The cross is a copy of the one erected in the city of Ypres to commemorate the 1914 XMas truce on the western front. Also, if you happen to visit Liverpool, a small monument represents a british and a german soldier shaking hands above a soccer ball, as a remembrance of the XMas truce.
get chills every time i hear this song...
Great reaction. There are so many epic things about this song:
1. Band members plays soldiers of opposite armies
2. Joakim plays piano
3. "Carol of the Bells"
4. Great topic and great lirics
5. Guitar solo on acoustic Guitar
6. Pär visiting the cross
7. Floor Jansen singing in outro
(8. Floor is Hannes' wife - Hannes is the blonde guy who were hurt by granade in the beginning)
Could've said Drummer for Hannes..
And Tommy Johansson
@@liys540 yes. All in point 5 is about him
The singing on the end credits will really "Floor" ya.
Have a great time at the Sabaton concert ladies!!! Pls react to some more Sabaton songs before/after the concert please !...Perhaps even sharing with us your favourite songs at the concert
Hi Reactors 👍🏼 Cool that u 2 liked this ❤️ the singer in the last opererett at the end text was FLOOR JANSEN from Nightwish she is married with Hannes the drummer in SABATON..THX for a wonderful reaction on (Christmas truce) And Mia Woow you are growing up to a realy clever lady 👍🏼👏👏 i think your friend ship is very important for you 2 i hope you are friends forever ❤️👍🏼❤️ i hope SABATON sing the song (En livstid i krig) in swedish language that is a Heart breaking song🤘🙏🖤 in English (A lifetime at war)
We too often forget we are brothers and sisters. We are all part of the whole of Humanity. What harms one is hurts all! Peace and Love to all!🌿💗 Yee!
Bittersweet was the first thought I had before this started. The dichotomy between the music and the underlying situation - trench warfare, etc., makes this a very powerful song.
were they singing ?? were having christmas with the wrenches ?? :P
@@jimkenpig Of course, bots have christmas too! :)
Queen Juliet and princess Mia are back
I might be going to the show in Chicago. There's a movie called Joyeux Noel about this that is awesome. 40 to 1 live at Woodstock Poland where they played in front of 600,000 people would be a good one.🤘
Great reaction girls. Your faces said everything about this true story. A little tip: never stop a Sabaton video, or indeed any metal groups videos before the very end as you may miss something. Indeed you missed Floor Jansen singing the full outro.
Enjoy the concert - I'm jealous! Are Epica performing as well? If so I'm very jealous.
In this already incredible song Floor Jansen, 6Ft Valkyrie Goddess of Metal, is a cherry on a cake and makes it epic with her operatic touch at the end.
Great song and very powerful message! True story too from the frontlines of ww1 when the two rival enemies got together to celebrate Christmas and peace for onlist a few hours or a day! Great reaction young ladies! Enjoy the concert!👋😎👍👉♥️🙏
I am so jealous sabaton is one of my favs saw them 3 times and they are the best
YEE Girls YEE Nation. This actually happened at Christmas my uncle Clarence was in the first world war he told the story to me. And the Germans the British and the Americans all sang the same Christmas songs.
So you are going to see Sabaton AND Epica!!! Nice
Powerful song, great reaction 🤘
I think Paul McCartney has a song like this back in the 80' was a cool song at the time, I was a small kid when I watched on tv. Sabaton christmas truce is epic song, I've been in sabaton concerts since they played in NYC. For the fist time. Epic performances. I recall Nightwish/Sabaton/Delain tour as one of the best US. Tours of this bands, now Epica add to the bill... Awesome reaction! Have blast at Sabaton concert🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This makes me cry every time. In the 100 years after the "War to End All Wars" finished, my country sent troops to fight abroad every single year, so Pär carving 2021 on the cross hit me hard. "Lest we forget" comes from Kipling's poem _Recessional_ which was written for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, but unlike others it was not a celebration of Empire but a warning.
Ah shit I got emotional again at the last part, why is that so strong and sad? The moment when the explosions go off again, it's just. Damn man. What a strong story and what an amazing song this is
I'm pretty sure the cross is supposed to be a reference to the khaki chums memorial in ypres
"1914
The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce
1999
85 years
Lest we forget"
If you want to another emotional rollercoster you must react "No bullets fly"
animated story videos of no bullets fly and nightwitches are both great, for hhe girls I think Nightwitches will be eye-opening and inspiring
Sabaton is an amazing band. Floor Jansen is married to the lead singer of Sabaton. How are you young ladies doing today? Trans-Siberian Orchestra is another band who has mastered the art of telling a story in their music.
Floor is married to the Drummer of Sabaton. Not the lead singer.
@@Jedi_Hush , that's right. Thanks for the correction. 🤘🤘
I am impressed that you two young girls give such a sophisticated reaction to this video. 🙂
You girls do a great job. Ya'll go to great gigs so you know whats up.
Metal girls, right on. Have fun.
Great song and in the after text is the floor jansen from nightwish how sings
great band!!!!
There's this film called Joyeux Noël (2005) telling the story of this magical night of Christmas Truce. One of the most touching moments for me is when a cat from a nearby farm mingles with the soldiers, and it soon becomes clear that the same cat has been equally frequent visitor on both sides for weeks or months. The cat had gotten love and snacks from the Germans, the French and the Scotch, but was, of course, known by different name in all those trenches. I still keep thinking how much comfort and so much needed therapeutic warmth did this simple feline manage to provide to all the very young soldiers of both sides that had to die before that senseless conflict was over? Imho, that film is a tear jerk material for perfectly good reasons.
LOVE the airpiano playing on the table. Can't help yourself can you? ;-)
the important is this actully happend in real life war. 2 leaders hate eachother and start to war, but the humanity is suffering because of it. As we can learn from this song is everyone the same and everyone wan´ts peace and love
Every song from Sabaton are based on true events.
not every song but most, some of the earlier are not history, but most are
I have absolutely no doubt that when they sing this at Wembley I'll be in tears...
You were talking about how much thought and effort must have gone into creating this song. Here's a quote from Sabaton's website:
“Christmas Truce was our highest priority when we decided to write songs about World War One. Not only was it the most requested topic from our fans, but it was, for us, the most emotional story from the war. This song took us years to create since we wanted the music to reflect the mood honestly. It was a big challenge, but we feel we managed to write a song that captures the spirit of this day, over a century ago.”
Sabaton is going to play on October 15 2024 in Los Angeles.
Dana's Faith, I recommend reacting to Screaming Eagles by Sabaton if you want to witness WW2 Christmas special.
Speaking of sabaton , Tommy Johansson's ( blonde lead guitar of sabaton) , band . Majestica. Check out the Christmas carol . You would love it . Joy of Christmas, ghost of Christmas past, ghost of Marley , glory of Christmas , a Christmas to come
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.
It's even more incredible live.
It took them 6 years to get this one right - according to an interview with Joakim.
Grandgrandpa 71 here: Girls,you make my Day. Many people are stupid and much older. Great Job. Grandgrandpa love you.❤️
Спасибо из великой Сибири, спасибо девчат, и целую вас)
The men in many parts of the front had gotten along so well in the truce that they had to be forced at gun point to fight again. The men realized the germans were just regular men like them who just wanted to go home when the fighting was done win or lose.
There is so much to explore in the world of SABATON. They are fans of war history and stories of bravery and sacrifice that most of us have never heard. Their albums focus on an era or theme of history, and each song has a true story behind it.
I know you two will dig the story of The 'Night Witches', the first all female combat squadron of Russian women on the front lines of WW2. Or 'Bismark' the monstrous German battleship that everyone was trying to sink.
'No Bullets Fly' is a true story about a German fighter pilot told to shoot down a crippled Allied bomber. But, when he saw the poor condition of the aircraft and it's wounded crew, he just couldn't kill them. Against his orders, and the threat of a Court Martial, he escorted the damaged plane out to sea and safety. The two enemy pilots met years later, and hugged as brothers.
Many years later, the bomber pilots grandson, listening to Sabaton, heard the song about his grandfather, and told his mother who then contacted Sabaton. They were invited as guests to a concert and met the band.
They have a SABATON Music Channel ua-cam.com/users/Sabatonfeatured
and a SABATON HISTORY CHANNEL ua-cam.com/video/LSU7HedRVGY/v-deo.html
so if you want to know more about any song, go there to learn it's true story. They make history interesting and entertaining.
Their videos are like mini-movies and their live shows are powerful.
FLOOR JANSEN adds her amazing vocals to the end credits of 'Christmas Truce'. Once upon a time, NIGHTWISH and SABATON
were on tour together and Floor met Hannes, their drummer (the blonde guy who gets blown up in the beginning).
They were married, had a little girl and live on a country estate in the back woods of Sweden.
hope you are aware of the Sabaton history channel, there they give historical background and bit on how they went about making the songs
🤗🍒🤘🏻
When thrences was a standstill, before the drones.
The pope at the time made a request to a cease fire on Christmas. This is just one of the stories that each side laid down their guns and shared one day as mankind. The sad part is there were other fronts that weren't so peaceful. Soldiers just kept fighting. One side would make the attempt and the other side just open fired on them. The cross still stands as a reminder. Oh, the underlining piano melody is "12 Bells"
Girls thank you very much for the wonderful reaction to this strong song. I remember you were in awe of the Bismarck song, I would like to see your reaction to the song Sabaton - Dreadnought, a very interesting composition with a wonderful solo, and a strong voice, the song is dedicated to the first large warships that appeared in the First World War🙏
Como on !!.. react to GRAND FUNK - INSIDE LOOKING OUT LIVE !!!!. ,❤️🇨🇱
you should do an reaction video on sabatons guitarr player when he doing an cover on aces high of iron maiden. He doing it so well and even better than irom maiden itself. Search for tommy johansson irom maiden aces high and u will find it. So epic and talented// me from sweden
stormtroopers by sabaton is a good one you guys should react to next also the red baron animated music video is as well and maybe sparta by sabaton too just some suggestions.
Could ya'll do a reaction to the song Time Again by the band Asia? I think ya'll would really like it. Love all your videos!
Hello beautiful girls 💝
I know what it is to be far away from home on Xmas days when you deployed in a other country where a war is going on (Yoegoslavia: Bosnia Herzegovina 07-1992 until 12-1992.)
Love you girls 💖 Leon.
sabaton en livstid i krig
watch it with subtitels on :)
YALL NEED TO REACT TO SOME BREAKING BENJAMIN PLEASE!!! HERE ARE SOME SONG CHOICES YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT:
SO COLD
DIARY OF JANE
I WILL NOT BOW
EVIL ANGEL
DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
BREATH
There is a movie about this event, check out "A Midnight Clear"
This story and video is very concerning.
But my favorite is still when they sing a "En livstid i krig" (a lifetime in war) live in Gothenburg in their native language.
ua-cam.com/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/v-deo.html&pp=ygURZW4gbGl2c3RpZCBpIGtyaWc%3D
don't forget the subtitle
Although it concerns a war in the 17th century, it is still a relevant text.
You should do some Playing for Change
Vocals endig credits Floor Jansen
hi from german my grand dad fighted in 1 war i realy dont know much about him my dad fighted in the second war and he was a farmer he said to me the only good thing about war is you travel the world otherwise is no sense in it at all ,my moms 5 brothers died in the war she was totaly alone as she had to run away from russian troops as a 15 year old always close to death even worked in a field hospital to take the limps out after operation and that just part of her life.We humans never learn from history there we still do it again and again.5 times I know that we where very close to a nuke war how much luck will we have how long will it take to see all kids on earth are ower children too
Wonderful reaction, but you killed the outro by Floor Jansen . One of the best Singer of our Lifetime.
2 × Up the Irons 😊
Might I suggest you react to The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire?
Could you please react to HammerFall - Hammer of Dawn or Brotherhood, 2 amazing songs from a very strong album of this year
Trans Siberian Orchestra did a song about this event also.
MORPHINE CHILD SAVATAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🐕
it would mean the world to me if you guys would react to "crazy on you" by HEART ua-cam.com/video/wRKNXhG86VU/v-deo.html you guys will love this song, it really shows off Nancy's insane guitar playing skills in the beginning with a guitar only intro and leads into arguably their greatest song. Anns voice is breath taking in this live cover... not many people have reacted to it but its a huge fan favorite !
Ciao Bellissime...Basta Guerre...BASTA...
Reage a broken by the scream muito massa
And still u cut of Froor Jansen ar the end.
Yep , so they killed her good reaction.
Try final solution
That's the only song I can listen to from Sabaton. (My dad fell in Afghanistan just before Christmas in 2018) Since then I hate the war and everything that has to do with it.