VIKING REACTS | SABATON - "Christmas Truce"
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- Опубліковано 23 гру 2022
- Merry Christmas to all! Christmas Truce by Sabaton is a reminder of what humanity truly means. Companionship, brotherhood and togetherness. Amazing bit of history.
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SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video)
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Old joke by now, but imagine the guys saying like "We need a great classical sounding singer for the credits", and Hannes saying "Well, my wife is a pretty good singer..."
Yeah, it's always handy having a spare singer laying around at home...
Joakim: guys, we need something to spice up the ending for this song. Does anyone of you have any idea?
Hannes: I might have something at home we can use.
Sounds like she IS a pretty good singer though. Maybe she should join a metal band. That would make a nice contrast to the cliché growling thing.
And they were like "really, we had no idea, has she done anything we know about?"
@@jonasfermefors Maybe she loves singing phone books at home. I've also heard that she used to do backing vocals in a death metal band many years ago. Apart from that...🤔 I don't recall anything.
Fun fact: When Joakim originally joined the band, he was going to be a keyboard player. He became a singer "temporarily" since they needed one. However that ended up being his final role in the band. So yes, he is in fact pretty skilled at playing the piano, since that's what he was originally going to join the band to do.
Legend has it that they are still looking for a definitive vocalist
Makes sense… he’s pretty damn good in any department
@@VikingReacts He always references his bandmates, in not finding another vocalist, as “lazy bastards”.
@@northof4912 😂
When the band got the opportunity to shoot this video in the Czech Republic, it was during the pandemic and the film crew they had was Hollywood level and since no one was making movies during the Rona, they made a video with a top notch production company that otherwise wouldn't be available.
The cross exists: The 'Khaki Chums' memorial cross, St Yvon, Belgium, was erected in remembrance of the Christmas Truce in 1914.
Given the fact that French troops mutinied and Russia had a revolution the officers most definitely did not want this and threatened court marshals if it ever happened again. It's a beautiful tragic story that took Sabaton years to get just right. Floor on outro is just the icing on the cake
I kinda choked in your first comment. Joakim talks to Hannes "Hey we are doing this great, song that's gonna be a legend among metalheads, but you errr... need to cut your hair in military look! Hannes why do you look like that, Hannes what are u doing with those drumsticks, stay away from me...."
Oh no, that wasn’t my point at all!! This is a ADHD brain noticing the oddest things. It is absolutely a masterpiece of both video and song. I loved it actually as it clearly made them stand out and connected the past with the band today.
And I also think I redeemed myself later on in the video. Be aware that you know this video/song in and out and know what it means to people. I hadn’t seen it yet and wasn’t as invested yet. I am now and see how this comment could be perceived.
@@MustaLaatta oh no worries, just explaining myself ;)
@@VikingReacts mate I just made a joke for your comment. 👍The real meaning of this song is not unclear to me.
Enjoy holidays fijne, rustige kerstdagen
Greetings from Finland🤘
𝓜𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓪 𝓛𝓪𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓪
This Song makes me cry every time. Also merry cristmas to you all.
The Christmas Truce actually lasted well into the new year in some theatres. Part of the reason why high command so adamantly struck down the idea of allowing this to happen again was the fact that most battle fields actually saw a stark decrease in morale after the Christmas Truce. The soldiers on both sides would deliberately miss shots because they didn't want to kill their new friends. Many battalions had to be switched around to get the fighting going again.
The next year, officers would order their own soldiers shot if they tried to initiate another truce on Christmas and stated that any soldiers who participated in such a truce would be court martialed.
It became something of a rallying call for anti-war protesters.
Hannes is 6'4"...and Tommy looks taller standing next to him...maybe 6'5". On Tommy's channel, he did 24days of Christmas songs, and he did his own cover of Christmas Truce...equally great, but less aggressive and more sorrowful. And a beautiful vocal!
Yeah, Tommy's vocals are REALLY GREAT! I am surprised that Sabaton does not utilize his vocals more often. He's made of music.
@@jamescurfman3284 Funny you mention that... I'd watched a 2019 Sabaton concert...and Tommy was just a player/backup singer. Then fast fwd to their current tour... Tommy is a big draw, and he's been given times to speak, to show his personality and he sings any covers they throw in, plus, often, Joakim will let him sing lead on at least 1 song. The band is stability and a built-in fan base for Tommy...but I predict he's going to outgrow his limited roll...
there's really not much one can say after a video like this. we NEED to be reminded, specially in the world we live in today.
i hope we can find peace again.
on a more cheerful note: whoever reads this, i wish you a very merry christmas full of joy and love ♥
Have a Peaceful Cristmas Maggie 𝓜𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓪 𝓛𝓪𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓪💜
Thank you. Like wise!!!
You to a very Merry Christmas 🎄
A very merry Christmas to you and your own!
A Merry Christmas also for you and your family!🎄🔔
I love Sabaton for showing the humanity in war. For telling the stories of bravery. Both my grandpas fought against Russia in WW2, they were thrown there when they were just boys. All they ever told were the funny stories, but we all knew they had both physical and mental scars. All my respect to soldiers and veterans all over the world. Lest we forget and may your hearts heal. 💔❤ Great reaction, just subscribed. 👌🏻
Thank you for that personal story! Telling those funny bits may have helped them heal and think less of trauma and more of companionship. Always respect the men that fought to keep us safe. Thanks for your words and faith in me!
@@VikingReacts I love hiking and I've been hiking in the places my grandpas fought. It is the strangest feeling, because for me the forest brings a peace of mind and I can not even imagine those young boys being there scared to death.
Keep up the honest reactions! 👌🏻
@@pippafinland it must be strange to see the forest and even imagine it was once a battlefield. Probably looks just like any where else. Unless it’s a memorial site type thing.
The first few minutes of the latest U.S. concerts was in support of a proposed WW1 memorial for Washington D.C. I thought that was a VERY classy thing for them to begin with, since so many of their best songs came from that war. The soldiers that fought in it have no memorial, unlike the other U.S. wars.
There is a ww1 trench and memorial at the AHEC (☆ Army Heritage Education Center, near the National War College, Carlisle, PA,
15:40
"Connections".
The drummer just had to call his wife.
"hey, Honey... I kinda need a favor"
Hannes, probably
On the subject of soldiers carrying musical instruments there was a British soldier during WW2 known as Mad Jack Churchill who stormed the beaches of Normandy with a broadsword, a long bow and a set of bag pipes
a wedding is a good connection that Floor sings in your band
One of the greatest examples of the humanity of warriors to their enemies, who they realize are the same as them regardless of their differences in ideology. This song makes you sad, happy, and proud all at the same time. Joakim and Par started writing this in 2016 but wanted it perfect so they continued developing it until 2020. I think they succeeded. And at the end, the voice of the Valkyrie serenading the dead in Valhalla. Great reaction, Merry Christmas, and keep rocking. And please remember the brave people and soldiers of Ukraine in your thoughts and prayers this holiday season.
From a time when actual real warriors still existed. That never happens these days. We only accept our brainwashed, overly-trained, un-thinking, un-feeling robot soldiers that we have made now.
These days, our enlisted people (and even officers) are no longer 'people', they are simply numbers. They are NOT ALLOWED to think for themselves and have to ASK PERMISSION to wipe their own asses. They cannot be real warriors under those conditions.
I was military for a short time and from my aged point of view looking back, I was stupid ('stupid' being defined as 'I should have known better, but I did it anyway'). I may have been intelligent in some ways but I was blind in far too many others. If I knew half of what the people at the top knew at the time, I would never have put myself under any of their thumbs.
There are a couple of other songs in the States that are similar to this one:
1) Belleau Wood by Garth Brooks
2) Snoopy and the Red Baron (based on the comic book series by Charles Schultz)
Both songs are excellent Christmas songs, as this one is. It is a lesson of history we should never forget, that even in the darkest of times, whether in the air (see: No Bullets Fly by Sabaton), or in the trenches, that as long as even one person holds onto hope, then the darkness can never overtake the light. That even in the most hellish of warzones, all it takes is one soldier to put down his rifle on Christmas and say, "Today....today is Christmas. Today I am not fighting. Today, shall be a day of peace."
Lest we forget.
And to all those who read this, no matter where you are or what you believe, I very joyfully wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Cheers from America!
Edit: Viking, you were referring to the infantryman, who is the backbone of every army. But here's the thing: In 1914, one German commander had to move his men to a different section of the line, because his men had made friends with men across "no man's land," and after Christmas, refused to fire at them.
Additionally, the video is shot in the Czech Republic, as Joakim is half-Czech. The battlefield itself is outside of a town in Belgium called Ypres, and the cross erected on 1914 still stands to this day.
Thanks so much for the edit.
Thanks for the additional information!
The cross stands in Yper (Belgium)
Makes me cry almost every time! Lest We Forget may as well be Sabaton's motto. All the best for a fantastic holiday season!
This is the most powerful and perfect Christmas song ever,the emotion with in it is a stunning tribute to those who had the courage to lay down their weapons even just for that one day and shows what the true meaning of Christmas is 👊wishing you and your family and friends a very happy Christmas 🎄 have a fantastic one my friend stay safe take care all the very best from Scotland to you 👊 👍
Sooooo happy to have you back my Viking Brother!
Yes you have missed some music but I have missed you mooore.
Glad that you feel more well balanced in both life and mind. ❤
Much Love to you and Ukraine
💙💛💙🌻🌻🌻
A last cry of humanity in a time of insanity, may those who did not grow old rest in peace. Merry Christmas, man.
This song and video combined is such a masterpiece, and telling an important part of our history.
Us Canadians know what you are talking about! And this history, as being part of the Commonwealth, it’s part of our lore.
I just realized that the photo Chris is holding up of a mother and daughter. The same photo appears in the movie "Im Westen nichts Neues / All quiet on the Western front" from netflix. There is probably some connection between that photo and this war, but I don't know how.
Love this!
Plenty of soldiers brought instruments. It's common in many wars. Even modern times. There are quiet a few pictures of soldiers with instruments in the trenches during ww1. My favorite story is about the crazy Scottsman that went into battle with a sword a bagpipes during ww2.
I don't know how many times I've heard this song. And everytime I'm sitting here crying... This song is so powerful. I don't know of any which hits me that hard. And Floor ends me. I'm done for today.
Thank you for your reaction. Very thoughtful, very honest feelings.
This is the true power of music! Floor will do that to me as well...always! Thank you for this comment :)
I cry every time that I hear this.
Thank you for the reaction Viking 🤘
Menly tears were fell when I watched this again😭 Watching these reactions with you brings me happiness. Thanks man😉
Floor Jansen is married to Hannes the drummer. So yes, great connections 😁
Once you have heard Floor with her operetic voice, you will immediately recognize the voice here. I heard the song for the first time and immediately thought, wait that's Floor, isn't it?
So beautiful song, both the song and the video is truly touching. Well done for watching the video until the end with enough attention to catch Floor's name, you are one of the very few. There are many jokes about how that ending with Floor came to be, but in reality, it is part of the symphonic edition of the album, they named it The Symphony to End All Wars. Floor also featured on the soundtrack edition of their previous album, The Great War (there she is actually singing The Future of Warfare)
I can barely get through this song while I'm singing along without crying because its just so strong. The video always gets me when the one soldier puts his foot on the football and everyone stops playing, knowing its time to kill each other again. Much respect.
there are pictures of guitars, violins, trumpets... even grand piano that was "liberated" from a village in No man's land.
I will never play Mariah Carey again during Christmas! This is #1 now
Well, hello Viking, a merry Christmas to you to, or as we vikings celebrate. God jul and winter solstice😃
This story is just so heartbreaking. To see people have to fight each other for no apparent reason as their superiors don't like each other very much. We are obviously not that much different and yet this happens over and over and over again. I would like the Christmas truce as a beacon of hope.
This is such an epic song. And Sabaton makes sure these historic events are never forgotten..
They cannot be forgotten. And every reactor choosing this song makes sure the word spreads.
So thank you for that.
Carol of the Bella in reverse intervoven in the music.
This song gets me everytime, even if I hear it several times a day in this season.
The generals actually issued edicts that it would not happen again under penalty of death. As with any war, what you said is correct, the regular soldier has no interest in the result, only the leaders. WWI was the most unnecessary war in history. It was a war of treaties and one people's hatred of another, far away from where much of the war was fought. Seven cousins, all grandchildren of Queen Victoria of England, fighting against each other. I would have loved if she had still been around, if she took them each by the ear and sat them down to talk it out. Yeah, wonder how they got Floor to sing the ending ... "Hey, we need a other-worldly voice to sound like angels at the end!" Hannes ... "Hold my beer, I'll make a call!"
And it was WWI that had the British Royal Family change their name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the rather British Windsor. Louis Battenburg changed his to Mountbatten the original real family names were rather too German. . . . . . . . . .
@@572Btriode It was also Kaiser Wilhelm who supported the effort to import Lenin from exile in Britain to Russia to overthrow his cousin Tsar Nicolas, to prevent a second front. Gotta love those cousins!
To think of how real this video is amazing!! There is so much good that can happen if we just stop and look thru eyes of love. If you want to follow the history of Sabatons songs, all are on their site! They are all based on real events! A very very blessed thanksgiving to you and family and friends. You are such a very special man who sees thru your heart and isn’t afraid to share with all of us! ❤
There were several truces, all along the line and yes, in some places people brought music instruments to play with each other. One place had a German Juggler, impromptu soccer matches happened here and there. In one place a German barber cut the hair of soldiers from both sides. Other places were more solemn where they helped each other bury their dead. In one famous place, the Germans were stationed near a brewery and brought beer to the British and got plum pudding in response.
Were they able to keep fighting is a good question, because in some places the truce lasted weeks. A british officer complained that unarmed Germans wouldn't climb down from their parapet: "We can't shoot them in cold blood. We have no idea how to get them bacl to business. Command on both sides hated the fraternization and ordered bombing from further behind the lines to get people back to fighting. By next year, command made sure to rotate troops before christmas, to make sure that no communication over the lines and establishment of trust could happen before Christmas Eve. In 1914, communication had happened for two months before the truce, soldiers screaming soccer results and playing music to each other in the evenings.
Also, Good Yule and Happy Holidays to you and everyone!
The cross at the end is a real memorial at the real site in France (or belgium, not 100% sure).
However, they filmed with replica trenches and a replica memorial in the Czech republic.
I noticed that! I noticed Ostrava being mentioned. That is very close to where I spent my summer holiday this year and actually went there for our groceries.
Just outside Ypres, Belgium. The cross was erected in 1996 with that date inscribed (as well as the 1914 date) which is why Par inscribed 2021 on the Sabaton cross (installed in the Czech Republic)
@@alancarter41 I guess the real site isn't too keen on seeing how close to the historic stuff you can blow something up.
@@Happymali10 I think the bigger issue was it is some sort of national monument (sorry, I am not certain of this) and all the trenches they dug. Either way, both are wonderful monuments to this event.
Skål 😊 nice to see you back and merry Christmas to you 😊
Boas festas meu amigo.
Great reaction as always.
Glad to have you back
Glad to be back. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you as well!
this be my fav sabaton song and the video began like a mini movie or a video game and joakim started out as a keyboardist and tommy does be tall he be like 6'3 and par looks so smol standin with tommy,chris and hannes but then again par only be like 5'5 or 5'6 never feel bad for it hittin ya in the feels yeh l dun think they had sunglasses specially mirrored aviators lol sadly they didna has floor do the outro on the album just the video like l can see joakim bein like hey know what this video needs? a saprano and hannes sayin "ah let me see if'n my wife be busy" lol
Since you're into the Viking stuff, You may also like "Hulkoff" who also is a Swedish artist and close friends with the members of Sabaton. Pär Hulkoff often combines viking/scandinavian mythology with modern military and it fits perfectly. He got a rough voice, especially in Swedish but he does songs in english as well. When he writes lyrics he uses a lot of references to the poetic Edda from the viking age and a lot of old words that's not very common nowdays. He also combines Metal and scandinavian folk music (folk-metal). He also have a swedish industrial metal band named Raubtier (only Swedish) and a country-rock band named Bourbon Boys (only English). Pär Hulkoff is really something special
Hi from Hannover,
great seeing you again on UA-cam!
I hope you had a nice Christmas. All the best wishes for you!
For me that truce and the ongoing fighting showed one of the greatest moments of humanity and is at the same time a proof for the madness of mankind.
Tommy's a giant, with the face of a 10 year old boy.
Very confusing.
Great to have you back!
Today, 24.12.2022. And then this awesome Masterpiece with Floors outro.
Hello again my Dutch Viking friend. Floor and Hannes! What a power rock couple. Good connections is right. Love the classic outro. Charlie was way ahead of his times.
Skol from the great white north, USA! Go Vikes!
So glad to have you back Viking, Allen Infinity or Allen Nightwish Army here, you were always one of my favorites. Skol! Yep this was sad in the sense that they went back to killing, but also a monument to humans are humans even in war sometimes.
Joakim was originally planning to be the keyboard player in the band and very relucantly became the lead vocal in addition!. He does the keyboard in the studio except between 2005 and 2012. They recruited Daniel Myhr to relieve him of that duty in 2005, Myhr was one of the four (of 6!) that left the band in 2012, he was one of the three of these then helped form Civil War, a band that makes songs about the US Civil War and still exists to this day. I guess that when Sabaton was reformed they decided it was OK to track the keyboards, similar to how a some bands don't have a bass player, one of the guitar players plays the bass in the studio and it's then tracked when live. If you've found a working band chemistry you don't want to upset it, especially if you tour a lot like most successful modern bands (and Sabaton has a heavy touring schedule).
And yes, the powers on both sides were REALLY scared of this repeating the next year(s) and possibly affecting the war, both sides made sure a large scale repeat of this was impossible (IIRC in at least some cases declaring that the zone in-between would be hit by artillery fire at random times to make it suicide to try, and the artillery was further back so wouldn't know).
Putting that Chaplin speech at the end makes me feel validated. I love that film and that speech so much.
My favorite speech of all time:)
Great reaction, merry christmas.
Thank you! Glad you liked it :)
I'm not sure, but I've heard that the higher-ups had to reassign the units to different places on the front so that they were not across from a unit that they had celebrated Christmas with.
Is correct, many units were subsequently mixed and re-assigned to other places on the front, even so some soldiers wilfully aimed off target and some refused to fight any more and many mentally destroyed by the images and shell-shock. Sadly some of these were field executed for cowardice in the face of the enemy.
I can't get over how effective this is. From the incredible Music and great production. II just can't describe it. Very Strong from SABATON 🤘
Christmas Truce was the Most Beautiful Christmas Carol 2021 for me....
We're all.....
We're all.....
We're all.....
We're all.....
friends 🫱🏾🫲🏻🫱🏼🫲🏽🤝🏻
Tommy Johansson can not only play the guitar, but has a great voice and has his own channel. He sang Christmas carols every day throughout December.
the other*Covers*
are also super, give it a chance ok? He will not disappoint you 🎸 🎹
Nice comment from you, thank you very much as usual!
Wish you all Happy Holidays
with lovely people around you.
Dear regards from Volendam 🙋🏼♀️🦋
Love your reaction to this song/ movie. From a Viking in Sweden to another Viking❤️❤️❤️
There is a cross like this 8 miles south of Ypres, where my grandfather fought was injured and eventually died of his wounds but it took many years
The Song Chrismas truce Bast on the Chrismas Truce between the British and German Armee on the Chrismas Night from the December 24th to December 25 1914 in Ww1 . The wife of the sabaton Drummer Hannes sing the Credit Note . Her Name Is Floor Jansen
9:25 Depending on who you ask (and I really should check some historical sources to clarify; some amazing letters home survived!), some had drums, the Scots had bagpipes. So yeah, I could believe that someone would have had a guitar.
I have missed your reactions. Love the way that you always shows respect to the bands and the effort they put into their music.
Thanks for reacting to Sabaton and Christmas truce. As you said, we need to keep these stories alive nd never forgotten.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas Mia...
It's been a while, but great to have you back! One of my favourite Christmas songs. With the insane production standards of the video equalling that of any Hollywood blockbuster (especially the lighting), they add to the power of this performance.
Sabaton are to be credited for reminding us of our mistakes. So much of our history is either being cancelled or re-written, increasing the chances of us repeating previous mistakes. You can learn more from a Sabaton video (or their own history channel) than from a history lesson in school.
Sabaton's videos create curiosity as to what went before, and you learn so much more from researching history yourself. Regarding this truce, I suspect that most of the soldiers aim was off the following day, and many missed their targets on purpose. I'm glad you watched to the end, and were rewarded with the lovely wee Easter egg of Floor's beautiful vocals.
Almost forgot....Merry Christmas!
PS I love Chaplin's speech from 'The Great Dictator' at then end. Very apt, especially with the situation we are in today, and very powerful. A great performance from Chaplin, showing he was a talented serious actor, as well as a comic.
Floor! ⛄🎅👍 Merry Christmas, my Viking friend.
Nice ending with Chaplin. One of the few times he ever spoke in any film.
A very merry Christmas and Happy Holiday to you and yours also, Viking. And to all listeners. This is such a beautiful, powerful song - conveying trauma, sorrow, and hope all at once. I love it.
So beautiful and sad. A true classic the moment it came out, IMO. ••• Merry Christmas & Thanks!
Due to this song and Bismarck i have wanted to see them live. about a month ago it was the case. we went to hamburg/germany and they have started with a big bang. huge pyro show and man, i was in awe and in the end they also played christmas truce, which is my all time fav song from them. i had tears in my eyes. just imagine how it was back in the days, when you shot each other, then had peace for two days or so and then you killed each otheragain. Liebe Grüsse aus Deutschland :)
'So, tell me about this song' '... and then the Valkyres.. start to sing!'
It is awesome right!?
The best and most moving chistmas song ever. EPIC!
Connection between Nightwish and Sabaton 🤫 nobody knows LOL
Welcome back my friend, I missed so much your reactions, and I'm happy to see you are doing well. I hope your job is going amazing but also it give you enough time to do more reactions.
This was a great one for an amazing song, well done.
Sabaton videos always end with me on the internet for the next four hours reading about history. A subject I failed twice and finally passed with a d in college. So that’s saying something. To be able to teach history unbiased through music is a category all of its own. And I’m always so grateful with their videos because I do have a hard time catching the words in a live performance. Have they ever done any videos about the Indian wars in the USA?? I’d like to see their take on that. I know they’re from europe so prob not. Edit. Thanks for the Charlie Chaplin clip at the end that was quite the speech, and still relevant 80 years later. We really haven’t learned anything have we 😢
Songs like this make me tear-up nearly always. Doesn't bother me, strong and emotional messages have that effect on not only me. Thanks for your reaction! Merry X-mas!
Hi. Glad to see you are starting with music like this. I always loved this. I see you went on to the American Acapella bands after this (love the basses all 3 of them) I am a bit eclectic in my music because I also am fond of The Warning (closer Sabaton), Avi Kaplan in his solo career, Larkin Poe, Tim Minchin, Hozier;usually all singer-songwriters.
I hadn't listened to this yet. I wanted to wait for a great reactor and wait for Christmas Eve. You made it so worth the wait!
I completely agree with you by watching also the credits. Not only this video and this band but all other artists. The people behind the scenes deserve that. They're so important for them and put so much effort in all they do!
The music during the credits is composed by Antti Martikainen, a Finnish composer and producer, who makes mostly epic sounttrack music. My favorite is "Lords of Iron" (Celtic Metal). ua-cam.com/video/U5u9glfqDsc/v-deo.html Perhaps one day you're able to react to it. Groetjes!
Btw. 3 weeks ago Sabaton posted a short video "The Making of" (Christmas Truce) ua-cam.com/video/Ytbalf9tfNY/v-deo.html
And last summer, during a festival in Switzerland, they suddenly got more stage time. They decided to perform Christmas Truce. But as this song wasn't on their setlist they didn't bring a piano with them. So they went into Zürich to search one. They made a video of it. And as sadness and happiness are close together this one is a hilarious one ua-cam.com/video/4RjlnqMT1Xk/v-deo.html Enjoy!
Joakim: we need someone who can sing some opera at the end....
Hannes: ....It so happens I might know one.....
Great reaction!
Check out their official Sabaton History Channel episode for this song if you want to learn more.
So great to have you back, and i enjoyed your reaction. Wishing a merry xmas to you and your family 😀🎄
Someone sent this information to me Christmas Eve, looked up and found this Channel❤️🙏🎄👊Thank you. Totally lifted my spirits on Christmas Day 🎁💖🎄 Real Badasses, ❤️🎄👊Jesus is a badass…
There was actually 1 officer drinking with one of the best snipers of the oponents.
Tommy Johansson have done his own version of Christmas truce
React alzo to his cower of Farytale of New York It, s epic
In some places along the line it lasted a few months.
Various soldiers tried again the next year but we're imprisoned or out right shot.
WW1 was not about madmen or lands but was actually the last war of aristocracy.
Neither side was evil in the beginning they were just how Europe has been for a millennium.
The stupidest move made was when the Kaiser started torpedoing and sinking civilian shipping again after being warned.
The second but the most costly mistake he made was making a treaty with mexico that after the war they could have part of the United States as spoils of war.
Not the wisest thing to do.
You're not the only one to hold back the tears as the credits begin to roll...I've watched this dozens of times and it happens nearly every one of them
PS: I know it's totally unrelated, but foi never got back to Nanowar Of Steel!!! When in need if some good laughs, do "Norwegian Reggaeton", "Uranus" or "And Then I Noticed That She Was A Gargoyle"
You need to heer ther song called Father
The Christmas truce happened to serval fronts in ww1 and after they had to move serval troops to other batelfields because they was to friendly
Thank you for the reaction. It's sad that humans can't find a common ground for peace.
Merry Christmas to all of you
Eh, I don't find footmen offensive. I was a scout in the Army. Grunt is more common, but I like footman. (I can't really claim it since I was a dragoon. Means we'd ride in on vehicles then dismount to fight. Then we're footmen while our Ubers become stationary forts).
When in doubt, just say "they weren't REMFs." That's what front line calls anyone not there, including higher officers. Means "Rear Echelon Mother F'ers".
Viking my friend, it's Floor in the end! 😅👍
True story.
Merry Metal Christmas to you all.
Nightwish: 10th man down Live Buenos aires...thanx happy new year
Loved this reaction
Love Sabaton and love the speech by Charlie Chaplin at the end
Happy holidays everyone and stay safe
My favorite speech ever. Telling us to think for ourselves and to uphold humanity and it's values. Amazing :)
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Shame shortly after the speech he was labeled a communist and kicked out of the country for about 20 years
Viking, thank you for adding the Charlie Chaplin video at the end. If only the politicians would have taken to heart what he said.
much love, mycket kärlek. SKÅL
Just for your knowledge search for Christmas truce in musikhjälpen (Music help is a Swedish TV program that in a week5hc collect money for charity) there they do a acoustic version of the song. You can find it here on UA-cam
Always look at sabaton history Channel here on UA-cam, there they explain how they find the history behind their songs
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Merry Christmas greeetings from Germany i wish you a nice fest and a good new Year 😅
Actually some soldiers didnt shoot strait. They aimed into the sky because they wouldnt shoot at the so called enemies.
9:58 yeah , it's tommy
Merry Christmas !! Have a Blessed Night