'Christmas 1915' ~ Celtic Thunder There was indeed a 1915 Christmas Truce (not just a 1914 one) which was covered up for almost a century - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/12058701/The-forgotten-Christmas-truce-the-British-tried-to-suppress.html 1915 on Christmas Day On the Western Front the guns all died away And lying in the mud on bags of sand We heard a German sing from no man's land He had a tenor voice so pure and true The words were strange, but every note we knew Soarin

Celtic Thunder - Christmas 1915

WATCH: Incredible true story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 in World War 1. The true spirit of Christmas. Soldiers from both sides put down their arms, met, played soccer, hugged. For one day, a sign that peace on Earth is not too far away. This short video on how it happened will touch your heart. ---> If you love great stories from any time, you'll love HistoryBites -- so like our page now! | HistoryBites

4.2K views · 135 reactions | "Christmas 1915" A beautiful song written about the soldier's truce during the First World War. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! Accompanied by the incomparable David Hayes. G x | GLENN MURPHY | Facebook

A First World War Christmas | TerrifyingMyths

1st World War Christmas truce 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914. The truce occurred only five months into the war. Hostilities had lulled as leadership on both sides reconsidered their strategies following the stalemate of the Race to the Sea and the indecisive result of the First Battle of Ypres. In the week leading up to 25 Dece