As a fellow veteran can I just say you are the first reactor to get the real story depicted here. Thank you.

I don't think you realised that it was Floor Jansen who sang the outro at the end credits. She is of course the wife of Hannes!! ( de drummer van Sabaton ).

Full body chills when the piano starts and when Floor sings the outro.

I said it before you migrated this over and I'll say it again. You gave this the perspective of somebody who's been there and done that. Not a lot of reacters do or can. Thanks very much for getting it and sharing it. If soldiers in one if the most brutal wars in history could set aside their differences why can't we? Thank you for this reaction, and your service!

FLOOR was doing the singing in the end credits

If in one trench "Stille Nacht" is song and less than fifty feet away the horrible enemy starts to sing "Silent Night" in their trench, while distant church bells call the people of the village to church...

Go Sabaton, Go Floor!!!!!!!!!!

You were actually correct. A lot of soldiers in the western front had a lot of trouble fighting the next day. Because they realised the soldiers they were fighting were not the monsters they were made out to be and they actually had way more in common with them than not.

maybe y already know this info: This is a true event that occurred e occurred on and around Christmas Day 1914, when both side stop the sounds of rifles and shells exploding faded, in a number of places along the Western Front during World War I. In favor of holiday celebrations, during the unofficial ceasefire, soldiers on both sides of the conflict emerged from the trenches and shared gestures of goodwill. They share foods, wine, picture, cloaks, their life before the war and burry the fallen soldier. And like in the MV has showed, some where on the frontline even have a small football match. The saddest part is they end up shooting at each other in the next morning :((

Sabaton - we need someone who can sing a majestic/ soprano outro during the credits . Hannes - i know someone

The valkyries that came to collect the souls that day, looked in amazement, that there where so few to collect. They then sang a song in stead. (cue: Floor Jansen: 'Aha! ah aha ahaha ahahaha.. aha a ha aha.. ha!')

1:50 the piano plays a downward version of "Carol of the Bells"

Had a neighbor when I was very young, who lived just down the block. Mr. Bartholomew was a WW1 veteran and had been in battles like Vimy Ridge with the Canadian Army. He smoked a pipe with a stem made from bullet brass from that battle. He said that even then, all those years later, he still saw it all in his memory. What had been seen, could not be unseen. He was a kind and friendly old gent, and I count myself fortunate to have experienced his presence.

Another powerfull song, it makes me cry like no tomorrow. What a masterpiece.

Thanks mate, it brought me back to the Paschendale cemetery I visited in 2020. I just sat there in silence and cried

I love your comments! So true.

Sabaton 🥰🤘🤘🤘 This song hits hard 😭

The visuals kinda really happened during WWI, at Christmas opposing sides played soccer together.

reat Reaction, for more on this topic there is a decent movie (2005) "Joyeux Noel" (Merry Christmas) shows the German, French & British (well a Scottish unit) , sadly when word of these events got out many units were punished and relocated to other sections of the line were the fighting was more savage. and then they made sure on holidays they would launch attacks and such. but the war took a turn and got more deadly esp once GAS started to be used in 1915 some soldier tried to repeat the event of 1914 but were shot .

Give credit for all the trench builders! What a production, eh? This will be the next #1 Christmas carol from now on!

Great reaction man!!! Your take and understanding of the real story, and the conflicted feelings that must have been are greatly appreciated! As to the song itself, well, Sabaton worked some absolute magic on this one, far beyond the visual production value. The thematic elements - with plays on other melodies - are astounding. Each note, sound, and drum hit was obviously carefully considered. Art. Plain and simple.

Well done buddy....awesome song!

Fantastic reaction !

Aah! The Kakhi Chums cross and the big Christmas truce in St. Yvon - Ypres Belgium West Front in 24 th of December 1914 ! Massive momment ... Heroic ! Sabbaton did their Christmas miracle ... Great successors of Iron Maiden !

What an AMAZING 🌟CHRISTMAS🌟 Song by SABATON. The lyrics and the MUSIC inspire You. And the Video, Unbelievable. 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... 💫 This a Gift for Christmas. ☃️🎄🕊️ We are all..... We are all..... We are all..... We are all..... FRIENDS🤝🤝 For Me The CHRISTMAS SONG of the Year 2021...💫 A little PEACE 🕊 and LOVE ❤️ for Everyone 🌹 WARS are TERRIBLE... Let's all think a little bit about 🌟 CHRISTMAS TRUCE🌟 during the CHRISTMAS Season, this is so often FORGOTTEN!!!! I love your beautiful words. You know what you're 🌟💫 talking about. Thank You this was AMAZING. Love and Peace 🕊 🇳🇱🙋🏼‍♀️

You are very good at what you do. Thank you!

Late to the party but I only just recently heard this song. Your reacton brought tears to my eyes, because obviouly as a veteran you can relate to this story. Too bad everyday can't be Christmas wherever there is war. I turn this song up so loud when I listen to it because there is so much truth to this story.

Way late to the part but never too late to find a masterpiece. Not one to buy fangirl merch but I immediately ordered a "Christmas Truce" tee. Wore it Xmas in spite of cold weather. Perfectly said.

beautiful reaction.

All true , the cross is still there in the fields of Ypres France

Love the reaction and your thoughts on it. Stay strong !

Great reaction, great insights, and a great message from you afterwards. Bravo.

Masterpiece

A lot of these soldiers didn't go back. They couldn't. They had to be transferred to other battlefields, other units. And armies, from both sides, made sure no other truce happened. And as this was the first year of war, people still had space to join together, the longer the suffering, the less they could. At least this is what I understand. Still, a beautiful time in a painful but Great War.

Thank you for your reaction. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

Nice reaction.

Gracias por tu reaccion

Sir your reaction to Christmas Truce was incredible and very moving. I love listening to military veterans in my country England. But to hear you talking about being in the American military and you opening up about what you and other veterans saw and know as someone who never served, is very humbling and emotional. I know that you was in the U.S Marines as I have seen many reaction videos on my favourite band Sabaton from many you tubers who react to videos and have there own site. Sir take care of yourself and please stay safe. Much love and respect to you Sir. British Sabaton Fan 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸🇺🇸

They have an live and acoustic version of this Sabaton - Christmas Truce / musikhjälpen 2021

Gänsehaut pur 😔

War sucks. No one hates war more than a soldier

From what i know could be wrong but seemed like the same cross is still standing strong in the same location as it was placed

All true statements, been there done that. Thank you.

This truce wasn't authorized by the military command on either side in fact it was a spontaneous act where the German soldiers took the initiative. After the truce many soldiers on both side refused to go back fighting which is very understandable. However it was far from popular among the leaders and some were even executed for not obeying orders.

I stumbled on your channel a few months back... gotta say I think you are a very educated person. Thx for your input 👍

I knew you would get this one...much love HxC...and Merry Christmas to you and yours x

I have no experience with war, thankfully, why can't we just talk shit out. Violence doesn't solve anything, never did, never will. And yes, I have respect for the soldiers, and I like to hear the stories and watch the movies. But I don't understand it, I always come back to the question: Why couldn't they talk it out? Naïve I know, sheltered for sure. Just thankful I have never had to experience it for sure

1914 in de meest gruwelijke tijd wisten mensen de tijd te vinden om mens te zijn, hoe verder we door de tijd gaan hoe minder we menselijkheid terug vinden in een wereld vol mensen. Het is een harde realiteit als je de tijd hebt om er bij stil te staan in een wereld die constant in overdrive staat.

How many people did it take to create this... I can see Floor Jansen being asked to sing the outro, and someone thinking about the credits and saying "you'll have plenty of time".

I remember shooting my dad's shotgun with no ear phones on haha never again I forgot to put them on

Fu... you brother. Your face, your eyes, your words speak the language of love. Great reaction. Greetings from Germany. Even if my "English" isn't good. All the best for U and your family.

watch the movie "joyeux noel" its about this moment of peace in this stupid ww 1. Beautiful moment between scottish french and german soldiers....

we are all human but God doesn't want us to fight each other senseless bloodshed actually brings no success at all, only suffering and misery.

That silence would scare the shit out of me. "What kind of fuckery are they up to now..."

1:54 Black Sabbath - Warpigs ( 1970) ! ...they understood it already...and not the crappy "girl with the cloth""official video, which it isn't..it is clickbait

This will sound crass, but, the first guy outta the trench either had the biggest balls in history, or, was so mentally gone he said screw it. I wouldn't have been first. No way in hell. I mighta been 452nd. I know the piano regrets leaving. RIP Wagner piano.

Mon grand père à fait les deux guerres please,je suis vraiment fière pour mon grand-père qui à pas SURVÉCU, please,je suis désolé, surtout pour vivre avec la résistance ,respecterais toujours les soldats du monde entier please,je suis désolé, il ont sauvé la France, aujourd'hui on serait peut-être Allemands please,je suis désolé please, pardonnez moi please,je suis désolé please.

RÉELLE PLEASE,JE SUIS DÉSOLÉ PLEASE, POUR MON GRAND PÈRE, QUI À SURVIE RÉELLEMENT AVEC DE GUERRE ALLEMANDS, ET QUI À PAS SURVÉCU POUR LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE PLEASE,JE SUIS DÉSOLÉ PLEASE PROFITER PLEASE,DE MOI PLEASE,JE NOW PROBLÈME, NOW FAMILY PLEASE,JE SUIS DÉSOLÉ PLEASE.

Je suis vraiment désolé please,je préfère disparaître pour toujours comme toute ma familly please mourire, comme j'ai vraiment connu mais pas se moment la, dans une autre guerre différent, mais je peux partir à tout jamais, avec maintenant mes trois maladies graves désolé please.

Don’t like sabaton al of there songs is war. Not for my !!!!!