I'm a Vietnam War veteran, and I have great respect for Sabaton. They and Five Finger Death Punch are the only bands that I know of who tell the stories of the military and veterans. About this event in history... setting down their guns and meeting in No Man's Land was the most human thing I can imagine. But then going back the next day and trying to kill the very same people you met with the day before is the most inhuman thing I can imagine. This is a story that tells about both the best and worst that humanity has to offer.

My great grandfather was a major in the German army during ww1(11/14-11/18). Not sure if he was part of Christmas truce or not. Yet he did tell us. He gave orders to never fire on Christmas day. He said "It's the only orders he gave. That he didn't regret". That's why when the not sees took power. He packed his family and left Germany to immigrate to U.S. to keep his sons out of the war he seen coming.

"En livstid i krig" live. Sabaton sings in Swedish in front of a big Swedish audience. One of the best live performances I have seen. Important that you have the English subtitles on.

Never apologise for true emotions. Crying is perfectly natural and reasonable to such an emotional song, setting and theme

The last remaining survivor of the Christmas truce lived a few miles from me and I play bagpipes next to his memorial every year on Remembrance Sunday. I didn’t make the connection until I saw the animated story of this song where the actually mention Alfred Anderson

BTW, the blond guy who gets hit by the grenade in the beginning is Hannes Van Dahl. Floor's husband and the drummer for Sabaton. It is difficult not to tear up when experiencing this video. It still gets to me after many viewings.

Wow... my new favourite way to learn history!!

Great reaction, I love your enthusiasm. For the next song I recommend No Bullets Fly, animated story video, another amazing story

It wasn't boring at all, it was very touching. Thank you for a great reaction.

"Christmas Truce" is on the newest (their 10th) 2022 album "The War To End All Wars" it was one of the names for ww1 (to us, very ironic name). All the songs/stories on it are about ww1. The end credit bit with Floor is from Sabaton's orchestral version of the song, on a companion album called "The Symphony To End All Wars". Floor has never sung on a "normal" Sabaton album, but she has a few songs on both 2022 album and the previous 2019 "The Great War" (also all about ww1) orchestral version "The Soundtrack To The Great War". To clarify, the "normal" Sabaton female choir is 5 local ladies from Falun. They have done all female choirs in Sabaton "metal" songs since 2005 except on Christmas Truce, in which they used an Italian gospel choir. The male choir is Joakim & the guys and they've also used a local band called Eternal of Sweden. They also have a History Edition's of the 2019 & 2022 album's with a short info before every song. Also the Sabaton History Channel on KZfaq is really good. They have an historian Indy Neidel telling the history behind a song for 15-20min and then either Joakim or Pär from the band to talk about the song for few minutes. Informative, interesting, entertaining, well made and occasionally very funny. CURRENT BAND MEMBERS (2022): (Band was formed 1999, war history metal since 2005) Joakim Brodén, 1999- (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar when needed, the main song writer, lyrics, "music director" of the band) He was originally an organ/piano player, before he had to learn to sing for Sabaton in the early 2000's. A REALLY EPIC FRONTMAN! The lyrics are all written by him and the basist (who are the only original members left in the band.) Joakim and Pär are also the "history nerds" of the band. Pär Sundström, 1999- (bass, lyrics, backing vocals, band manager, the "practical" side of running Sabaton) He's the one with the cross at the end. Chris Rörland, 2012- (lead guitar, graphic design, some song writing with Joakim, backing vocals) Brown hair, hugs Hannes :) Hannes Van Dahl, 2013- (drums, some song writing with Joakim, backing vocals) *Married to Floor Jansen ;)* He's the blonde who was 1st out of the trench. Tommy Johansson, 2016- (lead guitar, some song writing with Joakim, backing vocals) Does the guitar solo on this one.

Can't tell you how thankful I am that you did this. My DAD drummed this TRUE STORY into us as kids he said people have very short memories & make sure people REMEMBER. In my humble opinion this is SABATONS MASTERPIECE . This should be broadcast across the globe as a harsh reminder of our history. Thanks G.O.T PS my apologies if I waffled on a bit.

Sabaton is a truyly unique band. The stories they tell often about forgotten battles, forgotten heroes touch everyone. The song they made about the battle of Wizna, 40-1, made them heroes in Poland; check out the live version, where they play it before 560.000 poles... and check out the animated videos: no bullets fly of night witches. small warning: you will cry.

My favourite Xmas song so far... and yes, more Sabaton please

I am a huge fan of Sabaton and I am so happy that you understand what they do. You are definitely not boring in this reaction, you just got caught in the moment like the rest of us was when we first heard it...and still are. I saw you listening to Bismarck, now this...you have earned yourself a new subscriber.

This is a masterpiece! Always chills when the piano starts and when Floor sings the outro.

The production level is nuts and looks like a Hollywood movie because it was made by people who actually make movies. They weren't making movies when the world shut down, so they had time for this. Great story and video, and Floor at the end... This is the lead single from the newest album, The War to End All Wars. Soldier of Heaven, The Unkillable Soldier, and Race to the Sea from this record have been released as singles since. The animated story videos for Night Witches and No Bullets Fly are also highly recommended. And no need to apologize for getting emotional to this song.

Man never apology for expressing your feelings, those are what make us human. As for Sabaton, you can do a double reaction to "82nd all the way", the Sabaton original video, and the Amaranth cover version. Keep the good work and cheers from Argentina!!!

Must do No Bullets Fly next!

If you didn't notice, they made use of the melody of Carol of the Bells in this song. While the words of that song are copyrighted, the music is public domain. The music was composed in 1914, the same year as the Christmas Truce. You can hear it at 5:08 in the original video or 7:27 here.

There you go, Floor once again elevating an already great song.. For the few ppl out there who'd really like to learn from history and go beyond historical facts, a reading tip: "War is a Racket" (1935) a short and very insightful classic by US Marine Corps Major General Smedley D. Butler. Cheers from Amsterdam!

You have got to do ”En livstid i krig” live from Gothenburg! It’s in swedish, so subtitles is a must. You’ll tear up to that one too.

Well,....that was Excellent reaction !!! Powerful song about humanity and brotherhood .... “Lest We Forget”- is Sabaton’s mantra. They are not political but sing about sacrifices, heroics on mostly military history . Sabaton History is their KZfaq channel and explains the history of a lot of their songs. And now you know why we call Floor "The Valkyrie"... 🤘😎🤘.

Almost every reaction to this song often has the genuinely happy smile with the tears as it resonates with the soul. A beautiful song and message. Glad you are enjoying your music journey!

The lead singer is amazing. You should check out Tommy Johansson who is the lead guitarist for Sabiton.

I saw them live in Lisbon, last Saturday. The show is something out of this world. And I've also teared up several times.

Of Course more Sabaton! But you must also extend your musical journey to checking out Tommy Johansson, the lead guitarist you saw playing here. He has his own channel where he sings different covers in a most astonishing voice,accompanying himself on guitar, bass or keyboard. He amuses himself by taking lyrics from Sabaton and put them into Disney songs. He has his own band Majestica as well, where he sings and play. He also arranges and instruments much of Floors solo work.

If this is not the definition of poetry and art ,then I don't have any words to describe it. EPIC in all levels!!! Another powerful reaction and by no means boring .Much love 🤟❤

I just had the fortune to experience them live last night, and didn't dare hope they would perform this song... so when they announced it and asked everyone to put up our lights, it was just such an incredible experience

Thanks alot! Another great Sabaton reaction!!!....Hope for more to come :-)

Great reaction. And yes, this song is amazing live. I saw them at Graspop, a few weeks ago and they performed this song for the first time ever live, it was awesome

Sabaton’s range always amazes me, both in the types of music they can produce and stories they can tell. They have these dark, somber, emotional ballads like this, Bismarck, and inmate 4859, but also energetic war epics, like the entirety of the Last Stand album. Here’s hoping you continue to react to them. One thing the stories always are, no matter the tone, is true

Saw them live a week ago, I can confirm they are amazing 🤘 (And Nightwish the night before them... 😍)

Great video! Sabaton are great. have seen them 4 times live. As a Swede we have the privilege to be able to see them live many times. You should Watch some of there older songs: uprising from album coat of arms, soldier of heaven from album the war to end al wars, one Song with so musch power is ghost division (watch the live version from woodstock in poland), the song wolfpack have a really good musicvideo with a famous swedish actor also, and the last song that Will get you emotional is final solution. Really good videos, looking forward for your next!

This is a special piece of music amplified by the amazing video. Thanks for taking it on.

Great reaction! You dont always have to go crazy to be a good reaction. If you would like a to see a Sabaton live music video and don’t mind having to read subtitles - I recommend en livstid i krig. Not in english but it is a beautiful experience. Honestly though, Ill be back for any Sabaton reactions you may do.

Nothing boring about this my friend! Your enthusiasm is the greatest! ....And infectious!!

"I remember the silence, the eerie sound of silence. Only the guards were on duty. We all went outside the farm buildings and just stood listening. And, of course, thinking of people back home. All I’d heard for two months in the trenches was the hissing, cracking and whining of bullets in flight, machinegun fire and distant German voices. But there was a dead silence that morning, right across the land as far as you could see. We shouted 'Merry Christmas', even though nobody felt merry. The silence ended early in the afternoon and the killing started again. It was a short peace in a terrible war." - Alfred Anderson (1896-2005), Last surviving participant of the 1914 Christmas truce

They wanted make this event justice and they nailed it with the music and the video ,its a masterpiece ! If you want live show experience from sabaton you should do reaction to En livstid I krig (life time of war ) live from gothenburg from the great war tour and HAVE captions on for that song because it is a tear jerker but also shows that music brings people together .

te sigo hace poco, gran reacción. Por acá aprendiendo historia con sabaton and floor husband at drums. Chequea livstid i krig con subtitulo inglés.......prepárate. if this brouhht some tears prepare for this one. total respect. saludos from Chile.

Great reaction! Sabaton is amazing... Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷🇸🇪

I love how genuine you are in your reactions! Sabaton and Nightwish both are amazing bands, and experts at being Human! You should check out the animated video of No Bullets Fly, and have a box of tissues ready for that one!

Thank you for doing this one. Great reaction again - ( Nightwish fan )

Thanks for your honest reaction! Liked and subscribed :-)

Yet another great reaction G.O.T Games. No wonder you have way over 100k subscribers. I think this may be the best one they have done so far in my opinion. I agree that No Bullets Fly is another. FANTASTIC MUSIC 🎶 🎵 👌 👏 ❤️ LOVE IT

When I hear her in this video, I hear the Valkyrie Goddess calling the fallen home after giving their full measure.

The song is dedicated to those soldiers who, during the First World War, more precisely on Christmas Eve 1914, decided to lay down their arms and thus established the Christmas peace. The unauthorized truce took place on the western front between the Germans and the British in Flanders. Many of the soldiers were confident that they would be back with their families by Christmas. However, since this was not the case, the soldiers decided on their own to spend a night like brothers, to form an alliance and to put down their weapons for a short time. Suddenly it became very quiet and this silence spread to the eastern front.

Never apologise for the emotions you feel,this is such an awesome song and story that they are telling,and I'm sure most of us teared up when we heared this for the first time! And what kind of reaction channel would this be if you only show happy emotions. You tearing up makes this much more real and interesting,so keep doing what you do! And keep doing Sabaton,I would recommend To hell and back (about Audie Murphy), Soldier of Heaven, En livstid I krig (live in Gothenburg the great tour,turn on captions since it's in swedish) Carolus Rex ( about king Carl XII of sweden ),Lady of the dark and 82nd all the way.

The final few lines are goosebumps every damn time!

Of course Floor is in it, her lovely Husband Hannes is Sabatons amazing Drummer. Damn they are such a Metal-Power-Couple.

Fun fact about Joakim, the lead singer: he wasn't the original sabaton singer. He was originally the keyboard player for the band, and stood in when the original singer left. He was supposed to stand in until they "found a better one", but the band members made it pretty clear that he WAS the replacement.

Fun fact, Yarnhub and Sabaton collaborated Night Witches, No Bullets Fly, Red Baron, and Christmas Truce

A year late, but I don't care: I went to their concert this year and heard this song live. They asked the audience to take out their phones and turn on the flashlights. It was such a powerful feeling. It was insane to actually be there (the lights where so bright that they didn't even need the lights of the stage anymore lmfao)

we all get the lil tear in our eye:) reality strikes hard.

Nightwish Army UK popping in to fly the flag, love this epic tune.

Strong song and a amazing video and a great reaction from our host

Definetly go and check the animated versions from Sabaton of Lady Of The Drk and The Night Witches. Talk abaout military, explosions, gun fire and Girl Power all together.

Singing about history is an Iron Maiden thing but they did this event justice. It's also up there with kill the rooster by Alice in Chains and When I'm Gone by 3 Doors Down. There are way too many tribute songs out there to name but many of us appreciate them.

Sabaton masterpiece!

I don't know if you aware that the drummer of Sabaton is Floor husband, Hannes.. This song is an absolute Masterpiece,and all of them songs are just outstanding.... I'm from Bulgaria, last year they release a song about the battle of WW1 on the Macedonian Front at the Doiran lake,that the Bulgarian army bravely hold the Greeks , Brits and French forces....the song is called Valley of Death, I'll be happy to see your reaction to it also And Floor Jansen man.....She is a true Goddess....This Gorgeous woman is out of this world... Greetings from Bulgaria

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.

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 🤘 NIGHTWISH 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...💫 We are all.... We are all.... We are all.... We are all.... FRIENDS 🤝🤝 A little PEACE 🕊 and LOVE ❤️ for Everyone 🌹 WARS are TERRIBLE... Let's all think a little bit about 🌟 CHRISTMAS TRUCE🌟 Maybe The RUSSIANS can learn from this... 😢 Next ➡️ NO BULLETS FLY ⬅️ Always until the end of the Video! Please 🙏 ❤️👍 Thank you this was AMAZING. Love from the Netherlands ️ 🇳🇱 🙋🏼‍♀️

Great reaction to a great band. I would love for you to check out their newest offering the first soldier. What an anthem!

So many good stories by Sabaton! I would love to do a recomendation.. Joakim, as you said has an anazing voice, but there is at least one more band member with an incredible voice, Tommy Johansson, the guitarist in Sabaton. Check out his cover “shes gone”. I think it will blow your mind with his voice.

If you really love the story in this one. Check out my tips. When I see people wats to hear more from Sabaton. I always recoment "Sabaton - En livstid i krig" but put on sub, becouse it is in Swedish. But live. Post on your other sabaton reaction as well.

You nailed it! Yes, Sabaton tells the story simply as it was. When you have history teachers using their videos in the classroom to help kids understand, that's saying something about these guys! Well, might I suggest for your next video "Soldier of Heaven", another WW1 story.

This song this video gets me emotional every time. I cry every time I hear it.I love Joakim's voice. You know, Sabaton 's guitarist, T9mmy Johansson, he has a second band called Majestica and does some sick covers on KZfaq. His voice is unbelievable. You need to check him out. For example "you raise me up ( one octave challenge) or the phantom of the opera, both unbelievable power metal versions. You'll love it

ya did good with this !

Yes you are absolutely right, I was in the crowd at Hellfest, I'm french and I had Germans, British and Swedish people around me, during the chorus we were arms in arms swaying and forgetting COVID and everything else. It was really emotional especially thinking that a 100y back there was a another crowd in another field killing eachother. It was the best moment of my Hellfest and bare in mind Metallica was playing next and the whole festival lineup was insane.

I believe Sabaton went on record saying they didn’t produce any music related to the Truce until the KNEW they could do it right. Says quiet a bit about their character and the importance of these events.

This song is a Sabaton masterpiece. Absolutely epic and then on top of that they chuck Floor in the mix👌👌

Their live performance of Carolus Rex with Apocalyptica and their performance of Swedish Pagans at Wacken are epic👌

Not sure if this is below. But during there most recent tour, they had everyone pull out there phones and turn on there flashlights. Turning around to see what looked like candles in the dark to this song was....just...amazing.

German and British soldiers met in no man's land on Christmas Day. The church or the priest wanted a day of peace on Christmas Eve, which the Allies as well as Germany and its allies agreed to

this and their song no bullets fly are both amazing ! :)

Why do you have to apoogize cause you cry?¿?¿ No, man, you are one of the best reactors on youtube, and a true very fine human being. Sabaton are incredible!

More Sabaton reactions!! 😀👍

if you're planning on doing more Sabaton songs, you HAVE TO do "ghost division" or "night witches"! They are absolutely great, fast-paced and just "invigorating"!

Oh my heart is crying.

If you ever visit Flandres, the original cross they portrayed in the video is still there, standing next to a farmers field

Imagine what it has to take to be the first man to step into no mans land unarmed with a 100 rifles pointing at you. And nobody shot. So inspiring and yet so sad that it should come to this, just one day of peace.

You: "This is high level Hollywood production. " Me: "Wait until the credits roll."

Sabaton are an epic band who don't take sides they just tell the story I've got tickets to see them live the roof will come off if they play this live....

Tears is a must on this one !!

Don't worry if you cry, i also cry when first time hearing this song

NEVER EVER apologize for crying when you hear a Sabaton song or watch one of their amazing videos! Their songs are meant to touch! ... (This applies to Nightwish songs as well of course)

I love what joakim says about there music. There the movie trailer to a movie. I've learned so damn much after hearing there songs. They all make me curious. Then I end up in a rabbit hole of history. And I fucking love it

The soldiers of the Christmas truce found out, that they actually had more in common with the poor bastard in the other trench, than with their own generals! In the Christmas of 1915, the generals couldn't have that! So there was no repeat of the 1914 Christmas truce on this large scale, as the artillery kept firing ... Some DID come out of their trenches, but was mostly instantly killed by the enemy soldiers. No moment of peace in a war that'll never end ... Until 11 o'clock, 11th of November, 1918 ... War to end all wars, indeed ...

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If you are wanting to watch a live Sabaton video I highly recommend En Livist E Krig live, as well as Attack of the Dead Men live, both for different reasons. Also for historical context go check out the channel Sabaton History, for context and interviews with the band members

During WW1 there wasn't a good and evil side. It was just the usual power/landgrab war, like so many wars in history. Austria wanted Serbia, Russia considered that an intrusion into their sphere of influence, Germany had a defensive pact with Austria, England's and Russia's royal houses were blood-related (though by this time nearly all royal houses in Europe were more or less bloodrelated somewhere), and France had some score to settle after the Franco-Prussian war of the of the early 1870's. The Ottomans wanted Russian turf, and vice-versa, Bulgaria wanted Serbian lands as well, Greece wanted nothing to do with it all. Also, as Rowan Atkinson so nicely said in the last Blackadder-series: all alliances that were set up during the late 19th century to prevent such a massive war to happen, pitting 2 major power-blocks against one another so large, that neither would want to go to war. There was 1 tinely flaw in this, it being utter bollocks (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prOSfqiXuamzgnU.html).

SABATON is the greatest band for me...maby you can listen to 40 1 from woodstock 2012...i think its amazing. Thanks for your reaction on this one...this one epic

Great reaction to a great song!! If you love power metal with a strong female front, you have to check out Unleash the Archers!! The song awakening is insane! The whole band is just ridiculously talented!!

May I say: In WW1 you cant tell a special bad guy! Just clashing ideologies And (something I absolutly love as a german person) Sabaton makes clear (in Songs during the era of WW2) that they see the Nazis as the bad guys, not the common german soldier/people Like many of the bandmembers sayed: "F*** politics! I hate them! We sing for the people" I think Chris (guitar) sayed something like that in an interview

"History is written by the winners." Sabaton are amazing storytellers and artists! I would recommend "Primo Victoria" for one of your future Sabaton reactions. And if you're interested in another Christmas Truce song, Celtic Thunder has a good one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gK1jn5CAp8rHgH0.html

would like to see a reaction fo the song "No Bulletts fly" from Sabaton is one of my favorite ones .

Great reaction... I'd recommend you watching their History Channel where they explain the story behind the songs. For a reaction, definitely recommend 'No Bullets Fly' but it's hard not to find something epic by Sabaton ;)

Never ever apologize for what you feel..Its beutiful and healthy too enable ureself to feel. Hugs../ J

Their music videos are basically all just short films set to music.

Hey skin, glad you are well. It's the 4th of July n Acal, Church, or demun. That spider is gonna get you. 🇺🇲💗