The Christmas Truce of World War I

[64Guitars]

I found this interesting to listen to on Christmas Day:

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The Christmas Truce

from BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00m8wd2

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[Hook]

This is a cool story I heard years ago. Check out this tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1mnIG48S48

[64Guitars]

Nice one, Hook.  There's also this one by Mike Harding:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujJD122Yd9U


Hey! That sounds a bit like our facemask93.  You should do a cover of this, Rob.

[64Guitars]

And there's a film about the Christmas truce called "Joyeux Noël". I haven't seen it but it's supposed to be quite good.

http://www.joyeuxnoel-lefilm.com/site_vo.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkKkAg4Ew-s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaJcSNBh-ok

I love the theme song from the movie. It's called "I'm Dreaming of Home" and was written by Lori Barth and Gary Lewis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJqK5Hd61sk

I hear the mountain birds
The sound of rivers singing
A song I've often heard
It flows through me now
So clear and so loud
I stand where I am
And forever I'm dreaming of home
I feel so alone, I'm dreaming of home

It's carried in the air
The breeze of early morning
I see the land so fair
My heart opens wide
There's sadness inside
I stand where I am
And forever I'm dreaming of home
I feel so alone, I'm dreaming of home

This is no foreign sky
I see no foreign light
But far away am I
From some peaceful land
I'm longing to stand
A hand in my hand
...forever I'm dreaming of home
I feel so alone, I'm dreaming of home

[hooper]

Good to hear this incredible story again. Seems like the common man in the street everywhere wants the same things until some a**holes in charge drag him off to war. 

[Geir]

this man seems to have heard that story too :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ErrZ-ipoE