SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video)
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2 роки томуThe official music video for Christmas Truce by Sabaton, from the new album The War To End All Wars.
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======== Christmas Truce LYRICS ==========
Silence
Oh, I remember the silence
On a cold winter day
After many months on the battlefield
And we were used to the violence
Then all the cannons went silent
And the snow fell
Voices sang to me from no man’s land
We are all, we are all, we are all, we are all friends
And today we’re all brothers
Tonight we’re all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we’re all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
Hear carols from the trenches, we sing O holy night
Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes
A Christmas in the trenches, a Christmas on the front far from home
Madness
Oh I remember the sadness
We were hiding our tears
In a foreign land where we faced our fears
We were soldiers
Carried the war on our shoulders
For our nations
Is that why we bury our friends?
We were all, we were all, we were all, we were all friends
A Christmas on the frontline, we walk among our friends, we don’t think about tomorrow, the battle will commence
When we celebrated Christmas, we thought about our friends, those who never made it home, when the battle had commenced
========== HISTORIC FACT ==========
On December 24, 1914, an unofficial Christmas Truce was enforced on the Western Front. An act of trust and harmony, British and German soldiers mingled and played games together in the midst of one of the most atrocious events of the 20th century - World War I.
Read more about the Christmas Truce of 1914 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-fa...
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Additional vocals by The Flowing Chords Choir
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lounge studios by Jonas Kjellgren.
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@Sabaton 2 роки тому
On December 24, 1914, an unofficial Christmas Truce was enforced on the Western Front. An act of trust and harmony, British and German soldiers mingled and played games together in the midst of one of the most atrocious events of the 20th century - World War I. Read more about the Christmas Truce of 1914 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/christmas-truce-was-enforced/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/UKposts ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop
@LegendStormcrow 2 роки тому
I'm going to add this to my Christmas playlist. Thanks. This is one of the biggest Christmas.miracles in hundreds of years.
@lucaslochau2447 2 роки тому
Rip i have at this time school
@fuchsschnitzel3007 2 роки тому
@@lucaslochau2447 me too mate... I feel your pain...
@kikibebe6410 2 роки тому
So it's gonna go live in the morning where i'm from.
@flying_potato2 2 роки тому
i would watch live, but its at 4 am for me
@noahpfeiffelman7682 2 роки тому
Finally. . . we can replace Mariah Carrey's "All I want for Christmas is you" with a song we can actually listen to on repeat and not get sick of it.
@ScaleModel_Creations 2 роки тому
yea lets play this in malls and stores
@helenhanson1001 2 роки тому
This song literally kills Mariahs Carrey’s “ all I want for Christmas is you” lol this song is epic!
@MultiM4rty 2 роки тому
@@ScaleModel_Creations Sure, why the fuck not!
@tomkuklik1730 2 роки тому
Sabaton - best band ever
@niclas8777 2 роки тому
There is a plenty of metal Christmas song or at least covers out there Christopher Lee even made some covers of Christmas songs with his band before he passed my he rest in peace
@sokandueler9578 2 роки тому
I can finally add Sabaton to my Christmas playlist.
@dimanyak373 2 роки тому
There is "Screaming eagles" that is close to this theme
@spinosaurusiii7027 2 роки тому
What about Screaming Eagles, that's a christmas song aswell.
@solorhypercane5041 2 роки тому
@@spinosaurusiii7027 it isn't
@Dr_Doctor_Lee 2 роки тому
oh...i already did, long ago... cuz one can listen to them always
@potakwang3433 2 роки тому
Yes.
@TN-uu3xk 4 місяці тому
The time has come... to blast this masterpiece over the neighbors boring Christmas jingles
@Sabaton 4 місяці тому
Metal Christmas spirit calls for it 😎
@PowerRangerfan 4 місяці тому
@@SabatonReally cool to hear from you guys. You absolutely hit this out of the park.
@kavvi9605 4 місяці тому
thought of doing the same thing, hope one of my neighbors is epic enough to recognize it and sign
@AZZslaughter1ST 4 місяці тому
@@Sabaton I will blast this so loud and long. This is my offical Christmas Song.
@wolframvonstein7303 4 місяці тому
Same here!
@stevenscummy1458 5 місяців тому
All these guys of the 1914 christmas truce are legends but the first guy to step out of the trench with his hands up is an absolute legend
@Vendetta_s 5 місяців тому
He was a 16 year old British soldier who stepped out
@leonardobarrera1405 5 місяців тому
@@Vendetta_sIt's was just a kid...
@Iamtabbu 5 місяців тому
@@Vendetta_sdamn
@Danquebec01 5 місяців тому
Imagine. He could easily have been shot at, by any of the more than dozen armed men on the other side. He took a serious risk.
@lukaswarkus677 4 місяці тому
There are Accounts that it was german from saxony , they was also the first who sang and kaiser Willhelm was the one who gave the Xmas trees
@ViktorKlemming 2 роки тому
"Warfootball is a simple game: 22 soldiers chase a ball for 90 minutes and, in the end, unlike wars, the Germans always win". - Gary Lineker
@jacobf6945 2 роки тому
You gotta admit though, it takes a lot of effort to defeat them.
@Slayinator96 2 роки тому
Everyone keeps ganging up on them though lol
@Lord_Numpty 2 роки тому
I'm stealing that, it's hilarious. Interesting enough, as the others have said, in both World Wars, notably more countries were on the Allied powers than the Central/Axis powers. WW1; Allies; Britain (which at the time included Austalia), USA, Italy, France, Serbia and Russia Central powers; Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman empire. WW2; Allies; USA (E-fucking-ventually), Britain (again with Australia), France, Russia (who joined six months before America) and China. Axis; Germany, Italy, Japan.
@rashkavar 2 роки тому
@@Lord_Numpty There's several other powers that signed on the Axis side. Romania and Bulgaria both their armies involved in the invasion of the Soviet Union. Indeed, the operation that turned the tide in Stalingrad (Operation Uranus - the encirclement of German forces in Stalingrad) involved cutting through the Romanian Third and Fourth armies, which were guarding the Germans' flank. Finland was also an ally of Germany in what they called the Continuation War, but unlike Romania and Bulgaria, they weren't ultranationalist nutjobs like the Nazis, they just wanted to reclaim territory lost to the Soviets in the Winter War of 1939. And if you start including minor international powers rather than the ones on the front lines in Europe (and the Pacific in WWII) you get multiple representatives on every continent (except Antarctica, due to the lack of countries) picking sides. Canada, Brazil, Peru, the fighting in Africa (mostly because they were colonies and getting dragged into the war by their European overlords)...a full list of belligerants for either war is *very* long.
@derederekat9051 2 роки тому
@@Lord_Numpty it was the British Empire with a fuck ton of colonies, that alone is a formidable enemy.
@miracafsin7386 2 роки тому
1. No bullets Fly 2. Christmas Truce This songs makes me cry so hard
@Skeletronik-cz1op 2 роки тому
En Livstid i Krig?
@heroniusnapalmv6990 2 роки тому
And a hammer has fallen
@Drag0nvil 2 роки тому
Soldiers are still humans not monsters. In a way soldiers from both sides are the victims of failed diplomacy or other failures by their rulers.
@miracafsin7386 2 роки тому
@@Skeletronik-cz1op That song is dramatic too. But not enough for make me cry
@miracafsin7386 2 роки тому
@@Drag0nvil How they fight each other after treaty? This is so heavy.
@artisan09 4 місяці тому
I think the Christmas Truce proves to me that even at humanities lowest point, we prefer to be kind to one another.
@anti-theocrat8815 4 місяці тому
Amen it really restores my faith in humanity
@fatcarl76 4 місяці тому
I thought that too, until this last month :(
@the.everchosen 4 місяці тому
What happened bro?@@fatcarl76
@Vergil749 4 місяці тому
@@fatcarl76gaza?
@fatcarl76 4 місяці тому
@Vergil749 correct. Seeing so many ppl I know that raise their voice for every injustice be quiet on this. Knowing thr US is funding it. And seeing the atrocities from Motaz and others every day.
@agapimou5027 7 місяців тому
"We were soldiers." "Carried the war on our shoulders" That quote hits hard
@arnhwow7962 4 місяці тому
Ради чего мы хороним своих друзей..
@viktorgombos4975 2 місяці тому
Honestly every single line hits hard in this masterpiece
@agapimou5027 2 місяці тому
@@viktorgombos4975 thats true
@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs 2 роки тому
Me and bois putting aside our differences for a game of footie
@ivankalinic7094 2 роки тому
The War was Thundering in your head.... but then it stopped... for a day.
@bernardreinhartkoper8917 2 роки тому
can't wait to see the live performance audiences playing football while Joakim tapping the piano keys
@ivankalinic7094 2 роки тому
@@bernardreinhartkoper8917 bringing a football ball on a performance both in Belfast and Dublin. When they come.
@haykkhachatryan5463 2 роки тому
Well the war would only intensify if they brought football to the Caucasus front
@theabomb8305 2 роки тому
Just a good game of soccer with friends
@FloorJansenOfficial 2 роки тому
Love it and proud to be a small part of this! 🔥
@cemtexx 2 роки тому
Great song and Great vocals at the end Floor!!!
@Jonke75 2 роки тому
I knew I recognised that powerful female voice at 6:50 into the clip. Just never guessed :)
@heathercaudle5444 2 роки тому
Absolutely spellbinding vocals at the end. Knew it was you right away
@madcinder257 2 роки тому
Your vocals floor me every time
@armandthevagabond8641 2 роки тому
Your voice was a great addition to the outro, lovely, thank you Floor.
@carolegreen9938 3 місяці тому
I am a 76 year old Granny and this brought tears to my eyes. The stupidity of war.
@arjanburggraaf2088 2 місяці тому
As long as it is the mere calling of men to be men... in prevention of falling into a decline of socialism/communism.... we good. God bless you Granny ;)
@matthiasschreiter1386 2 місяці тому
Ich war 10 Jahre alt und hörte diese Geschichte von einem Kriegsteilnehmer. Damals verstand ich sie nicht. Es gab auch den sinnlosen Tod seines Kameraden.Jeder Krieg ist ein Verbrechen, keine Mutter gibt ihren Sohn für den Krieg
@connoroellerich7012 Місяць тому
None of us are truly enemies of each other. personal pride, petty excuses and child-like antics of politicians and people of influence are the cause of all of it. In the end we put aside all of that and attain Men of Real honor, Real love for family and Real understanding of what all of these things can cause only then can war truly be brought to an end
@Bluewizard55 29 днів тому
Also shows that metal can reach all ages. Thank you, you are probably the coolest grandma ever.
@CaptainVaanSmith 3 дні тому
they fight for friends family and nation. never for government that used them. abuse the power and it will strike back
@virusgaming0013 10 місяців тому
This. This is the truest meaning of Christmas - friendship, brotherhood. For months, the world went mad... then on the Western Front, these men did the only thing that made sense in all the madness: they laid down their weapons and celebrated Christmas. I'm a US vet... and this means a lot to me. Sabaton, we thank you.
@sstrykert 5 місяців тому
Hear hear!
@TeksterJesteR 4 місяці тому
Aye, I raise a drink in your name, our veterans, and brothers and sisters that didn't make it home through out the centuries. Thank you for your service. HEAR HEAR!! 🥹🥹🍻🍻
@aloha5527 4 місяці тому
Usa soldiers terrorised all World
@Nordern 2 роки тому
That piano sound and fade into the guitar was absoluitely legendary!
@giorgiostegher5504 2 роки тому
Agreed, absolutely stunning. The rest too, of course. Another stunning masterpiece. Also Nordern, balds together strong?
@cobrageneral556 2 роки тому
Wow,you,hi nordern.
@julesbenedictcatalan4904 2 роки тому
Oh hello, Norden!
@highmarshaloftheblacktempl1708 2 роки тому
Bald
@wetwillyis_1881 2 роки тому
I agree, it's also nice that Joachim can still slam his knee with a piano too.
@Kulsprutejojjo 2 роки тому
Finally, a Christmas song that I actually want to hear outside of December.
@medegoodger896 2 роки тому
Ikr
@thesaltytanker4890 2 роки тому
I wholeheartedly agree
@thesaltytanker4890 2 роки тому
@aswer huio Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe this year is 107 year anniversary this Christmas
@mandolorian63ru87 2 роки тому
It's "Shchedryk" - Christmas Russian-Ukrainian folk song
@danielnanovic3395 2 роки тому
You f*cking said it! This is what I’m talking about.
@Southern_Crusader 4 місяці тому
This song actually makes me cry. I mourn this war, which should have never been fought.
@mileshill7196 4 місяці тому
And its consequences are still felt to this day. If only our leaders could’ve followed the soldiers example.
@aarondevaldez9134 4 місяці тому
@@mileshill7196The reigning monarchs were my cousins. I bear the burden of such guilt, this war was a stupid, stupid family feud among my kin. I'm so sorry it came to all that...
@kishoredhar3660 10 місяців тому
Our history books go into such details on the number of troops fighting and the strategies and tactics employed but not about these amazing incidents and amazing people like Milunka Saviç. Thanks for the amazing history lessons, Sabaton.
@Sabaton 10 місяців тому
Thanks for the kind words! 🙏🙏
@user-kd5vp2qh5d 5 місяців тому
@@Sabaton we love this song I am singing this for my school school can you please come to my school so I can surprise my kids my school is called Whitley park primary nursery school
@blueveex967 4 місяці тому
Also a problem in schools actually. We also had to learn about all the wars. But such small incidents with such impact.. Never mentioned even once. This song is such a masterpiece as it truly brings out what that incident meant for the soldiers on the frontline.
@Alexor715 2 роки тому
*"We were soldiers, carried the war on our shoulders"* It can't be more Sabaton-ish than this...
@marvin-dailyhacksundmehr9546 2 роки тому
Sabaton hat letztens ausversehen was öffentlich gemacht und dann schnell unlisted gemacht, aber ich hab den link ukposts.info/have/v-deo/n4JllWZwhY6mrWQ.html
@impa2787 2 роки тому
@@marvin-dailyhacksundmehr9546 yeah that looks a bit sketchy.
@Stoppel. 2 роки тому
Und was willst Du uns damit sagen? Daß Sabaton das spielt? ;) Kann ich mir irgendwie nicht vorstellen...
@lenoxx24 2 роки тому
Eden's gate
@thelordofthelostbraincells 17 днів тому
@@marvin-dailyhacksundmehr9546what's the video called? UKposts broke links, the link doesn't work
@nomad2305 2 роки тому
A metal, historical Christmas song. They have truly ascended
@josephrupsis4623 2 роки тому
I think it would be cool if they did a song on Washington crossing the Delaware to attack the mercenaries on Christmas night
@sstrykert 2 роки тому
@@josephrupsis4623 has no American band done this?
@kikedli 2 роки тому
I think I play it on christmas
@sstrykert 2 роки тому
@@kikedli it's in my top 5. Neck & neck w/Bing & co.
@nancyjanzen5676 2 роки тому
Sabaton the best history teacher you never had in school.
@WarriorVirtue 4 місяці тому
Two years later and I still tear up when I watch this. Merry Christmas, my fellow metal heads.
@g.b.255 4 місяці тому
I saw a film about this event. “Merry Christmas” is a cross-border production. It would be too nice if this event were to repeat itself today. My thoughts are with the people who cannot experience Christmas in peace.
@stavinaircaeruleum2275 4 місяці тому
Same. It's a tear jerker
@marco_7259 6 місяців тому
A crime that this video only has 14 million views. This song is a masterpiece. The video absolutely amazing and also a masterpiece
@jeffk1482 6 місяців тому
Agreed! I saw that just now (coming back to watch again) and thought “WTF?!?” This video after 2 years sh/be in the hundreds of millions.
@vexile1239 5 місяців тому
It will build
@MigueldeLys 2 роки тому
I can not believe Sabaton traveled back in time just to record a music video! This has been a very beautiful tribute to one of the most human episodes among the craziness of War. Mycket bra!
@crusty5525 2 роки тому
Well they did it before with verdun
@starkiller140 2 роки тому
Maestro de Lys un placer verlo aquí
@101BULLET 2 роки тому
Waiting for a r/whooosh
@Stone455 2 роки тому
@@101BULLET me too but ill still have hope that it does not happen
@dntfrgtbtm3646 2 роки тому
Hola, podrías sacar video de está canción?
@TheSylfaein 2 роки тому
Not gonna lie, this video made me shed tears - having read about this tiny spark of hope in history's war-torn times amplified the emotional impact.
@JimiMitchell 2 роки тому
it makes me shed tears too, I believe we are all brothers and sisters on this earth. We do not need to fight each other ever regardless of what our politicians and world leaders tell us
@dbkkdb9664 2 роки тому
I had the same feeling just watching I had tears.
@wilmagregg3131 2 роки тому
its a moment that shows everything good with humanity a brief beam of light to keep up hope for our species that good is still outthere in us even if the grimness and violence of reality trys to push us to cynism and depresison
@tankholmes4773 2 роки тому
Same
@ommsterlitz1805 2 роки тому
Frenchies in the Trenchies it's always special
@sadnotime 3 місяці тому
I'm from Great Britain🇬🇧 love Sabaton🇸🇪🇨🇿
@kevinjohnson3782 2 місяці тому
Me too. They are superb. Love this song. Immense.
@RachelMckinit 2 місяці тому
This is what I love about Sabaton. They aren't pro-war. They're very much anti-war, but with a strong idea for the sacrifice and bravery of these men.
@aeroplane8972 2 роки тому
Every Christmas during school, my German teacher would always tell the story of the Christmas truce of 1914. He would tell the story of the events somberly and proceed to sing silent night in German then English. Thank you Sabaton for making this and forever treasuring this memory. The song is just perfect!
@burdyyyyyyyyyy6047 2 роки тому
And thank you for remeber the brave Soldiers on both sides
@jameskizer9980 2 роки тому
Silent Night the only Christmas Carol I learned in three languages English, German, and Spanish.
@vuncelantenweid2556 2 роки тому
Sie haben einen geilen Lehrer.
@BrazilianImperialist 2 роки тому
Wholesome
@ianrandall482 2 роки тому
My German teacher that was in the Africa Corp told me of the same story. Brothers in arms celebrated together, and the next day they all shot over each others head. They all realised that no body wanted to be there and that they had more income with each other than divided them. It is politicians that pit us against one another.
@roguegameproductions 2 роки тому
-my grandfather told me once, when he was on france defending a city, on that day of 24th there was a cease fire of 3 days, 3 days both sides smile, eat and play togheter, 2 weeks later the enemy fall back for a reason: they could not shoot their new friends... Thanks Sabaton, let us all remenber this truce and those who die for that day
@deathdragon2283 2 роки тому
Most of the units that partook in a truce ended up being moved to different areas because they wouldn’t fight.
@roguegameproductions 2 роки тому
@@deathdragon2283 I heard that too, but is allways a great story...
@Aracnah 2 роки тому
@@deathdragon2283 I guess that´s the exact reason why there was the threat of court mashals for anyone who partook on possible future truces.
@grassblock7668 2 роки тому
This shows how devastating war is for a human. My family used to watch over a 96 year old man-who has sadly passed away now-and he would tell stories about WW2 every now and then. He mentioned the Chrismas truce once or twice,every time he did I would just cry like a baby. May him and all soldiers rest in peace
@Mwraf 2 роки тому
Also, this "Great War" is nothing but politics and it was a war against brothers
@MrNekoPanzer 4 місяці тому
The only song in many years to make me tear up, not only for its beautiful composition. But for the sheer effort and story it tells, while also being a hell of joy to listen too. Thank you and Merry Christmas everyone!
@Sabaton 4 місяці тому
Thanks for appreciating it, it's really our privilege to tell these stories. Merry Christmas! 🤘
@12co3dy21 5 місяців тому
This song really hits every time. The blood that was spilt for nothing. Rest in peace brothers.
@lordicedewd4375 2 роки тому
Just used this song to teach my 7 yo daughter that an enemy in war is not necessarily a bad person but a human being. On the 1st of november we allways visit Henri-Chapelle War Cemetery and visit an unknown soldier. Now she starts to realize the madness ... I'm so glad she 's allready a fan of Sabaton (especially of Hannes) and I can use the music we love to teach her things that matter in life ... thanks Sabaton
@Sabaton 2 роки тому
Thanks for sharing this!
@recording_closet9100 2 роки тому
reading this made my day
@BRUH-xn4dg 2 роки тому
Once she gets old, she will share your wisdom and the things that you teach, to his son or her daughter, and may the things that you said to her will be sent to more and more generations
@barbaravance6774 2 роки тому
This makes me so happy! We homeschooled our sons. And Sabaton music is a perfect way to teach children history! 💕🙏 from OH 🇺🇸
@isaiahwelch8066 2 роки тому
This...made my day. If hope springs eternal, then where there is darkness, that darkness can never win as long as there is but a glimmer of light that exists. If that light exists, then hope exists, and it shall never fade. You, sir, give me hope that future generations will never forget the sacrifices and stories of the men who have fought, and given, so much. Sacrificed so much. If for no other reason, than to give the future a chance to shine so much brighter than it did in their day. Bless you, and especially your little one, these holidays in 2021. May they find you well, and find you safe.
@PiscatorLager 2 роки тому
Wtf? Why didn't Tommy play a Tommy? 😂
@grandemaggio1902 2 роки тому
Bruh I cannot see tommy with mustache 😂
@flakkanone_0929 2 роки тому
His here
@NaroOwO 2 роки тому
0:27
@spinostroyer1259 2 роки тому
The return of the king
@EvanMichaelRobbins 2 роки тому
They didn’t use Thompson’s in WW1. Boxes full of them arrived in France on the November 11 but they were never used in combat.
@andrewmire2945 8 місяців тому
Showed this to my students last year before Christmas and got to see you guys perform it in Houston! Almost teared up for all 6 classes... the students LOVED IT! They couldnt imagine a world where theyd have to go through this. May all of the soldiers of the Great War rest in peace... they deserve it!
@ARVN_Ranger 8 місяців тому
I Wish i had a teacher Like you :(
@mastercoolguy2809 6 місяців тому
@@ARVN_RangerI was about to say that too, the best I had was a teacher who mentioned the Harlem Hellfighters but that’s it
@Faust98 6 місяців тому
teachers like you are the reason kids become doctors, lawyers and historians. good on you for teaching the next generation and doing it with style
@ricardoalbuquerque7665 5 місяців тому
I never was a credentiated History teacher, but at any time that I tutored History, I always made sure I mentioned The 1914 Christmas Truce.
@GirizdL 4 місяці тому
This is my dilemme, would it be inhonoured if I bring it to my 12 years old pupils * or it should be shown fully? *because of the traumatic sight of corpses. Somewhere, I think, it could be / maybe mustn't shown.
@outlawtacos1004 5 місяців тому
This song has now become a tradition for me every year in December, the lyrics make it feel like you are experiencing first hand a slight amount of humanity, in an otherwise terrifying time on the front lines of the Great war. Happy Holidays Sabaton 🤘
@sstrykert 5 місяців тому
👍🎄🧑🎄❄️☃️⛪🙏🎁✌️🌟😇
@Sabaton 5 місяців тому
We love becoming part of your everyday life habits 😉 Thanks a lot!
@Aa_ron 2 роки тому
This song needs to be number one worldwide for Christmas as a reminder that even during one of the most horrific conflicts in recent history that moments of humanity still existed. Especially in a world of social media where it feels like people strive to divide rather than unite
@henrikg1388 2 роки тому
Yes, it brings me to tears, even thinking that it started off with soldiers singing "Silent Night" in their own language, and the guns went silent.
@d4rkgaming463 2 роки тому
Yes we need to make this number one!
@user-cu6qq9bp2t 2 роки тому
You said it all. Congratulations.
@icouldntthinkofaname3419 2 роки тому
then lets get it there my friend :D
@Greasy__Bear 2 роки тому
ironically' though we are not shooting each other, there is less in common between the sides now than there were during ww1 the cultures were basicly exactly the same but with different languages. We no longer can agree on basic morality.
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 роки тому
Fantastic as always. A great reminder that men can still find their humanity in the midst of inhumanity.
@wesleywilkinson6629 2 роки тому
agreed! #lestweforget
@absolutelybased3251 2 роки тому
I hope you're going to make a video on this song
@VloggingThroughHistory 2 роки тому
@@absolutelybased3251 ukposts.info/have/v-deo/inh9qoSNsY97lYE.html
@absolutelybased3251 2 роки тому
@@VloggingThroughHistory Well damn, ask and you shall receive!
@blitzmotion 2 роки тому
#lestweforget
@maryleoboldt6100 3 місяці тому
This was the song that got a 57 year old grandma to listen to metal music. I am in the process of listening to All of your songs! I am a lover of History and wish that more people would inform themselves about it. We Must Remember or we are destined to Repeat it! I wish I could see you in concert when you come to New York but I am afraid I won't have the money to do so . My Heart is with you gentlemen you make a Difference and I thank you!
@Sabaton 3 місяці тому
It was so wholesome to read your message 😎 Thanks a lot for writing! We hope to see you from the stage one of these days ;)
@alejandroelluxray5298 4 місяці тому
May we never forget this truce, for it is proof that, even in the most violent of battlefields, our love for each other as friends, family, brothers and lovers will forever live on, for as all life that calls this planet home, it will always find a way to both survive and thrive. And may one day, there's truly an event where all wars truly come to an end. Until that day. Till All Are One
@RusticShadow 2 роки тому
The Christmas Truce: one of the most uplifting stories in a war full of misery, but then also one of the most heartbreaking gut-punches when you remember these men had to resume fighting as soon as that day was done.
@mcklub 2 роки тому
And the next year the people who tried for another truce were fired upon
@guerney2000 2 роки тому
@@mcklub Yes, especially since commanders specifically ordered attacks and artillery barrages before Christmas to make sure both sides hated each others enough. And I guess by 1915 average soldier had too many dead friends and relatives to even want to try it
@mcklub 2 роки тому
@@guerney2000 There still were cases of soldiers fraternizing going on, or at least attempting to, sides developing "live and let live" policy, agreeing not to attack during morning washing times and such. SOldiers simply trying to make their own situations slightly more bearable. Because let's be honest, a grunt at the front line doesn't give a damn what some high-ranking medal-sporting prick miles and miles away from the front lines, sitting comfortably in their officer quarters, enjoying warm meals... a front line grunt doesn't care what such brass "wants" A soldier in ww1 wants to survive.
@Gioeufshi 2 роки тому
It is not as uplifting when you realize that it had nothing to do with not harming each other but rather giving themselves a day off.
@Ackalan 2 роки тому
@@mcklub "If you should falter, remember that captain Darling and I are behind you." "About thirty five *miles* behind you."
@aeonianargos4284 2 роки тому
The Christmas Truce was a series of unofficial ceasefires that took place only 5 months after the war had begun. Gaps in the fighting took place as materiel supplies ran low and commanders began to reconsider their plans following the stalemates at Marne and Ypres. Pope Benedict XV had suggested a temporary ceasefire for the celebration of Christmas, but the warring countries refused to commit to any official ceasefire. The Open Christmas Letter was also sent around this time, being an open letter signed by a group of over 100 British suffragists at then end of 1914 as the First Christmas of the Great War approached. The letter was written in acknowledgement of the horror of war and as a direct response to letters written to the president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance by a small group of German Suffragists that also had called for peace. The week before Christmas soldiers from the German side of the trenches began to sing carols, play in brass bands, and eventually, on the dawn of Christmas Day, some German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached the Allied lines. Calling out "Merry Christmas" In their enemies' native tongues. Initially the allies feared it was a trick, and in some sections of the trenches the allied lines simply fired upon those wishing for peace, quickly ending the momentary ceasefire. In most areas, particularly lines that weren't British (If I'm recalling it correctly) The allied soldiers held their fire upon realizing that the moment was not an attempt at subterfuge and soon came to meet their momentary friends in the middle of No-Man's Land. They exchanged gifts of tobacco, pudding, buttons, helmets, and even chocolate as they sang carols and even had some German Soldiers light Christmas trees around their trenches and played games. Not every part of the trenches was as good natured, some simply agreed to momentary ceasefires at a distance, permitting their opponents to rest and relax in their own trenches, exchange prisoners with one another, or set about the grim task of recovering the dead from No Man's Land. Unfortunately, in the subsequent years the commanding officers on both sides had issued strongly worded orders against such fraternization, and come the Christmas of 1915, when British soldiers heard carols coming from the trenches on the other side, artillery was directed to fire upon the position the sound came from, putting a stop to any future Christmas Ceasefires.
@deptusmechanikus7362 2 роки тому
Seems to me the humane thing would've been to turn rifles on commanders giving orders against such fraternisations. Oh well
@arcticlaw9198 2 роки тому
@@deptusmechanikus7362 unfortunately that would be considered a mutiny and probably end with a court martial case or even execution
@deoxys199 2 роки тому
@@deptusmechanikus7362 well the commanders were rich or upper class bellends at the time so yeah it would have been a good idea
@theleper4186 2 роки тому
@@deptusmechanikus7362 Trust, God never fails his judgment.
@mikhaelethier6807 2 роки тому
@@deptusmechanikus7362 most war are between the elites, not the footsoldiers....
@CountOxymagomedovMMA 4 місяці тому
The only Christmas song that make grown men cry. 🤘🎄
@ExploringProphecy 4 місяці тому
My great grandfather fought in that terrible war. He was sent to fetch an AWOL soldier who ventured into a nearby forest. Upon meeting that soldier, he heard him explain how pointless and cruel the war was. After hearing him speak, my grandfather decided to stay in that forest with him.
@iamReddington 2 роки тому
Putting the actual Truce aside, I love, truly love how Sabaton never takes sides. They tell a story and play good music, they don't choose one or the other. I cherish Sabaton so much for doing something most bands can't, teaching history while providing good music. I've learned more from Sabaton's songs and Sabaton history than I have in a long time.
@darthnihilusthebestsith 2 роки тому
"They never pick a side", then they make a song named 'The rise of Evil', they make a song celebrating war criminal Witold Pilecki, they call Saddam insect of terror while repeating data proven fake that was used to justify the II Gulf War, they literally tell every battle from the pov of one single side and it all perfectly aligns with Western narrative.
@lordbonney9779 2 роки тому
@regi grenski fax
@apollo1694 2 роки тому
They definitely take sides haha
@arthurmoore9488 2 роки тому
@regi grenski I'd say that there's a large difference between the evils of men like Hitler and most common soldiers, even though they were enabling and perpetuating his evil. On the other hand, WW1 was terrible, and both sides did kill quite a few civilians (though Russia and the Ottomans take the prize). However, today we don't think of it as death camps, slavery, and fascism. Because it wasn't about that, and was not the goal. My personal takeaway is that WW2 is remembered more for the cartoon insane level of villainy than anything else. The death toll was massive, but that's not going to be the first thing we think of when it comes to that war.
@iamReddington 2 роки тому
@@apollo1694 No, they don't. Sabaton making a song that focuses on one side or one person doesn't mean they are taking sides. They TEACH HISTORY via their songs. Y'all need to use your brains.
@AlfredFJones1776 2 роки тому
I’m so happy that you guys are doing another WW1 album. Too much to talk about just to have one album.
@silkmentilidie9177 2 роки тому
Agreed
@sleepytt9537 2 роки тому
On the other hand, there is so much other history to make albums of!
@Strongnurgling 2 роки тому
Good part its Christmas
@aardappel8450 2 роки тому
@@sleepytt9537 Which means they will be releasing plenty of albums in the future :)
@Nuka0420 2 роки тому
I think this is only a single
@ianrocha9138 5 місяців тому
Merry Christmas to everyone. Thank you Sabaton for your masterpiece of a song. I get emotional every time I hear it. Thank you for keeping the memories of so many brave men and women, from all over the world, Alice with your music.
@Sabaton 4 місяці тому
It is our privilege. Thank you for writing!
@lovelypiroff6964 4 місяці тому
С Рождеством Христовым!
@zetareticuli841 4 місяці тому
Frohe Weihnachten!
@TheSentinelStone Рік тому
Imagine a world where the Christmas Truce was the end of the war. Not because the powers that be declared an end, but because all of the soldiers on both sides collectively refused to fight anymore.
@merryrose6788 Рік тому
Yes, that's what we want. What if people listened to Christmas Truce and Tommy's A Christmas Carol, with the Dickens story advising us all to live everyday as if it is Christmas, to keep Christmas in our hearts every day of the year.
@jordanpease3329 Рік тому
That's actually what would've happened until the captains were all court-martialed. Very sad.
@369destroyer Рік тому
Im trying to write a fantasy story based ariund the WW1 era, and frankly Im tempted to use that idea.
@TheSentinelStone Рік тому
@@369destroyer go for it if you want to use it!
@eriklagergren7124 Рік тому
That would have been so beautiful
@NoNameCorp 2 роки тому
Christmas Truce" Silence Oh, I remember the silence On a cold winter day After many months on the battlefield And we were used to the violence Then all the cannons went silent And the snow fell Voices sang to me from no man's land We are all, we are all, we are all, we are all friends And today we're all brothers, tonight we're all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we're all brothers, we drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white Hear carols from the trenches, we sing O Holy Night Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes A Christmas in the trenches, a Christmas on the front far from home Madness (Madness) Oh I remember the sadness (Sadness) We were hiding our tears (Hiding our tears) In a foreign land where we faced our fears (Faced our fears) We were soldiers (Soldiers) Carried the war on our shoulders (Shoulders) For our nations (Nations) Is that why we bury our friends? (Bury our friends) We were all, we were all, we were all, we were all friends (We're friends) And today we're all brothers, tonight we're all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we're all brothers, we drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white Hear carols from the trenches, we sing O Holy Night Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes A Christmas in the trenches, a Christmas on the front far from home We were all, we were all, we were all, we were all friends (We're friends) And today we're all brothers, tonight we're all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we're all brothers, we drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white A Christmas on the frontline, we walk among our friends We don't think about tomorrow, the battle will commence When we celebrated Christmas we thought about our friends Those who never made it home when the battle had commenced
@alfredalfiesiv7082 2 роки тому
How u know the lyrics?
@juustoinenperuna9171 2 роки тому
@@alfredalfiesiv7082 probably a very good listener
@riccards 2 роки тому
@@juustoinenperuna9171 description
@user-zg7rh7tw2f 2 роки тому
Thanks, man
@alfredalfiesiv7082 2 роки тому
@@riccards oh. :I
@anarnarqelion4403 4 місяці тому
The last verse singing about friends while while the guns have restarted firing is heart wrenching
@sstrykert 4 місяці тому
💯😢
@franciscodetonne4797 4 місяці тому
When we celebrate Christmas We thought about our friends Those that never made it home When the battle had commenced... Lest we forget...
@aarushparikh5481 Місяць тому
After two years this song is the best.I an indian and this song is still nice. In school we all sang this song and on DISCORD and one time me and my friends sang it and it's 2024.
@Sabaton Місяць тому
We love reading things like this 😉 Thanks a lot for letting us know!
@Soldier0021 2 роки тому
The only Christmas song we need
@onejoestar42 2 роки тому
indeed
@CoopaTheGreat 2 роки тому
Forget “all I need for Christmas is you” we need to play this 24/7 in the stores
@agp11001 2 роки тому
"Herr Leutnant, why does the Swede with the weird haircut get a piano right in the trench, but I can't get a second pair of socks? Also, Tommy ROCKING that Menjou mustache.
@cartoonthetoon.2724 2 роки тому
"Ah you must be new, that's Sabaton. They make music about us and our brothers stories. They're actually pretty good. If we ever return home I'll play you a few of their songs."
@gajeel9798 2 роки тому
I love it
@john_ipu8721 2 роки тому
Must be the reason he threw a grenade all the way over No Man's Land
@laffantion3189 2 роки тому
@@john_ipu8721 at some points the trenches were only 50 meters apart, what a good thrower could do.
@marvin-dailyhacksundmehr9546 2 роки тому
Sabaton hat letztens ausversehen was öffentlich gemacht und dann schnell unlisted gemacht, aber ich hab den link ukposts.info/have/v-deo/n4JllWZwhY6mrWQ.html
@ThePsihopatul 5 місяців тому
It is close to the time of the year again. This song has become one of my Christmas time songs that will play on Christmas Truce day. Merry very early Christmas to everyone and may the warriors of the past rest in peace as they shall forever live on
@harlleygurrola8394 4 місяці тому
These men will be missed
@harlleygurrola8394 4 місяці тому
These men will be missed
@powermetalalvaro9950 4 місяці тому
Igual 😁
@jennifermorgan714 5 місяців тому
I just heard this for the first time; my daughter played the video for me. It is so beautiful - the music, the story - both are miracles. As a musician and a lover of history, I thank you so much for bringing to life what is probably my favorite historical story. Now I love the Christmas truce even more, and you have two new fans (me and my daughter.)
@Sabaton 5 місяців тому
Welcome on board guys! It's so cool to read you enjoyed our material in such a way. Thanks a lot for writing 🤘
@garrettandtammylauman3213 3 місяці тому
God bless!!!! I and my little 3-year-old rock out to sabaton as well. She loves the guitar play in sabaton songs she gets so excited when a guitar solo comes on.
@hexnagumo4102 2 роки тому
Here in India, in our 8th Grade English textbook, our first chapter is actually a story about the Christmas Truce! I don't know if any of my friends remember it, but reading it always touched my heart. I loved it, though I ultimately didn't look much into it, thinking it was another one of those too-good-to-be-true stories. I thought that, till I saw this video. And realized it actually happened. I've been crying for an hour now. But I'm happy. Thank you, Sabaton! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!
@Sabaton 2 роки тому
Thank you for sharing your story!
@willrogers3793 2 роки тому
It might be difficult to find a copy of it in India, but I would love to recommend a movie about this event to you: “Joyeaux Noël”. It does a very good job of depicting the Christmas Truce from the point of view of the British, French and Germans, and is also one of the most emotional movies I’ve ever seen.
@colinmerritt7645 2 роки тому
Hello, Hex. It is too good to be true...and yet it's true anyway.. If you study history closely, somehow during our darkest hours, humanity finds a way to shine through regardless.
@RadioactiveNapalm 2 роки тому
If I remember correctly some of the Indian troops held a seize fire for German troops on the western front so they could celebrated Christmas. While they didn’t celebrate with them it was honorable
@hexnagumo4102 2 роки тому
@@RadioactiveNapalm I need to look into that!
@Noname-ur4ct 2 роки тому
Ah yes, finally one of the finest moments of humanity in WW1 is covered by on of the finest bands of the modern times
@Zask_Nowember 2 роки тому
Это не круто. Это плохо.
@dekuthetechpriestoflondon6791 2 роки тому
Agreed.
@kutaiva69 2 роки тому
@@Zask_Nowember Ладно.
@YINISTASDEMIR 2 роки тому
One of the finest bands?! IT'S THE FINEST!!!
@taylor5065 2 роки тому
I wouldn’t say finest, but they ain’t bad
@mikekemble958 2 місяці тому
A vet am I, nothing special, every day I hope for peace, every day world leaders let us down. THank you Sabaton
@benos1236 2 місяці тому
Thankyou for your service ❤, I do wish that peace one day falls apron this planet and if not in my life time sometime within the next century❤️
@rezahakimi3993 4 місяці тому
I am not crying, you are crying.
@SpaceDuckQuack 2 роки тому
This is the only Christmas song ill allow to play before Halloween.
@joshvercekaites1804 2 роки тому
Agreed
@y33t23 2 роки тому
The only song allowed to play in malls 100 times a day 3 months in a row
@NuggetsAutomotive 2 роки тому
So magestic...
@SpaceDuckQuack 2 роки тому
@@NuggetsAutomotive quack!
@papajohnsy6659 2 роки тому
"We were soldiers Carried the war on our shoulders For our nations Is that why we bury our friends?" People we are living in the best English lyrics Sabaton has ever written.
@atomiccrouton 2 роки тому
I love how they can honor moments in war without glorifying the horror that comes with it. It always just feels honest.
@DopeLord-ss7qq 2 роки тому
My favorite lyric
@brycethewrecker9800 7 місяців тому
When I saw this song on the album I was like "what's this, I haven't heard of that", then I played the song while reading about it and it genuinely made me cry, it's such a moving story, I love the song, I love the piano and that first little bit always gets my attention, that chorus is also just so powerful I absolutely love it
@StanislawCzech 5 місяців тому
I return to this song every year and it brings tears to my eyes every single time
@MrMrhughesy 2 роки тому
Only Sabaton can upload a "Christmas" song in October, and for me not to be annoyed at Christmas in October. Absolute masterpiece.
@brothercharanus1927 2 роки тому
It is Christmas. Well, at least in the Philippines.
@IronKnight2402 2 роки тому
@@brothercharanus1927 as a Filipino, I agree
@BattleRam31 2 роки тому
@@brothercharanus1927 As a Filipino, i too agree
@MegaOS_Ver_NEET 2 роки тому
@@brothercharanus1927 considering we got 3-4 months of it. XD
@Meier8Link 2 роки тому
With Death to the world, this is the only Christmas song that I can now tolerate in October / November XD
@masonwingate7683 2 роки тому
Easily the best moment of human history. Through all the hatred, all the doubt, all the fear, humanity showed that it hadn't completely lost its mind. In the end, we're all the same. We just wear different uniforms.
@denisjankovic2164 2 роки тому
I dont want to be mean but wasnt the truce only in the first year?
@masonwingate7683 2 роки тому
@@denisjankovic2164 I forget which year it was, but aye it wasn't a permanent arrangement. It did have some positive lasting effect, however: both sides had to relocate the units that participated in the truce because they flat-out refused to fire at each other anymore. That just makes me happy lol, being a soldier myself. Being able to respect your enemy is a key part of the good soldier's mindset.
@samuelvimes5770 2 роки тому
"War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other" Paul Valery
@denisjankovic2164 2 роки тому
@@masonwingate7683 wait i didnt know about the rearengment part. Makes more sense then just starting to fire again tho.
@BT_Viking 2 роки тому
@@denisjankovic2164 From what i learned about it, The truce happened in either the first or second year, i think you are correct by saying the first year. It was also before they started doing massive conscription. Most of the people in the battlefield at this point in history where professional solders. They where trained to fight, But not to hate the enemy. They where (Mostly) All people who volunteered to be in the military and they could understand that this is just a job. Once people start being conscripted they just want the war to end. They have been seeing propaganda about each other to make them want to hate each other Then there is the fact that the generals did not want it to happen a second time either. Personally. This should happen in every conflict. If it is a major holiday, especially one that both sides celebrate, the fighting should be put on hold to celebrate life.
@C03lh0_Luc45 8 місяців тому
I need to say, since I'd heard that music for the first time, it already had take me in the heart. Perfection, beautiful, amazing!
@Sabaton 8 місяців тому
Wow, thank you! KEEP IT METAL 🤘
@sanitater7639 5 місяців тому
The only Christmas song I would ever listen to For lest we forget
@alejandroelluxray5298 4 місяці тому
Till All Are One
@jonpowell4246 Рік тому
One of the things I love about Sabaton, listening to their music does 2 things to me. 1:puts a fire in my blood and motivates me to finish whatever it is I start 2: pulls on my heartstrings with their lyrics until a lump is in my throat and a tear in my eyes. If you guys are reading this, you're awesome. Please don't stop putting out your music.
@Sabaton Рік тому
We appreciate you inspiring message Jon, thank you fror writing! 😎
@Liesbeth22 Рік тому
Same emotions!
@jonpowell4246 Рік тому
@@Sabaton on the contrary, you guys continue to inspire me. It's your music that helps me fight on through my toughest of work days. I don't think I could ever thank you enough for that.
@kubinojilem5958 Рік тому
True!
@shewolfsiren Рік тому
@@SabatonWatching your “Christmas Truce” has become a Christmas tradition for me. I’m featuring it in one of my stories, too! I hope you don’t mind that
@TBRose-kg3hw 2 роки тому
I’m in tears. Sabaton, I had expected Christmas Truce to be fantastic; as all your music is, and I have been waiting for this for ages… but this is so much more than I was expecting. This is phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. You always said how difficult it was to write a song about this topic, well let me tell you. You have done it justice. Thank you so much.
@magnushansen1238 2 роки тому
I feel absolutely the same. I have heard this now 10 times. I am in tears every. Damn. Time. They have not only done it justice, they have exceeded what I thought possible. It's a whole other level of Sabaton but really shows what the 'modern Sabaton' sound is going to be: symphonic, classical mixed with heavy, metal support. It is completely baffling. This is the new song that I will show and play for people who want to hear what the Sabaton fuzz is about. I feel so humble and privileged to experience this band in my lifetime and it feels they are constantly reaching new peaks with every new single, and every new album they release.
@sidereum-05 2 роки тому
@@magnushansen1238 I'll drink to that, mate!
@brunngraggan679 2 роки тому
I too shed tears. The combination of the music and video reallÿ did touch my soul!
@hybridstuckbetween2605 10 місяців тому
I’ve known about the Christmas truce for a long time. Originally, I saw something about it on a show here in the states, called Mysteries at the Museum. I also am a huge fan of metal, storytelling, sea shanty’s, etc. So when I was doing a bit more research tonight on the truce, it almost felt like winning the lottery when I found this! This is wonderful! You guys have a new fan!
@Sabaton 10 місяців тому
Welcome aboard! Happy to hear that 🤘🤘
@Didymus20X6 9 місяців тому
If you like metal sea shanties, I'll recommend the band Storm Seeker. "Miles and Miles," "Heavaway," "Sextant," and "The Longing" are just a few of my favorites.
@dedimuhammadramdhani6410 4 місяці тому
24 Dec 2023 Merry Christmas everyone
@NebulaHasADigBick 4 місяці тому
yep
@matheussuzuki1046 4 місяці тому
TODAY WE ARE ALL BROTHERS
@NebulaHasADigBick 4 місяці тому
@@matheussuzuki1046 me 🍻🎄all of us
@ronaldfrechette2045 2 роки тому
The very traditional sounds of the holidays combined with fascinating history and powerful new music and lyrics. This song needs a big push on mainstream radio and I need to be singing it with 30 or 40 friends in a bar Christmas Eve. This should be a holiday classic for years to come.
@tanyavondegurechaff8773 2 роки тому
the problem is, do you have 30+ friends?
@ronaldfrechette2045 2 роки тому
@@tanyavondegurechaff8773 Christmas everyone is your friend. It's right there in the song. The whole bar will sing along 😋
@comradesam3382 2 роки тому
@@tanyavondegurechaff8773 when you get drunk everyone is a friend
@tanyavondegurechaff8773 2 роки тому
@@comradesam3382 you’re not wrong
@michaelbujaki2462 2 роки тому
I think it will be.
@CrimsonWlf 2 роки тому
the fact that this actually happened is amazing, and it shows that people CAN put aside their differences to make peace. even if it is just for a moment
@ARandomGuy69420 2 роки тому
Sad thing is, neither side wanted to fight each other afterwards, so they're commanders moved them to different parts of the trench and forbid any type of peace forming again.
@-ANDREI- 2 роки тому
простым солдатам эта война не нужна была. и у них не было личной ненависти к тем, кто сидит в окопах по ту сторону.
@MrClarkisgod 2 роки тому
WWI was a weird one for sure. Many of the pilots and officers came from high ranking and adjacent royal families... many of them were related to each other, cousins at least. So 3 months prior you may have been at a large party with all these people and not you're supposed to fight them. Hard for any man to do. Same thing with the pilots in WWI. The goal was to shoot down planes, not murder pilots. Those who kept aggressively attack planes that were no long combat capable, or shooting at pilots on the ground were seen as very dishonorable men. Many of them were reprimanded for doing things like that. It was not a thing gentlemen did. Even the Red Baron was that way. He turned it off once the fight was over.
@deweshgoenka6111 2 роки тому
@@MrClarkisgod I watched a movie about him and there was a scene when a German pilot shot a plane a lot of times wjen clearly it was out of action. The people on the ground even said let the pilot land and the Red Baron reprimanded the pilot who shot the plane
@yargard88 2 роки тому
The fact is that there are less differences between worker Hans from Bavaria, postman Jean from Normandy and peasant Ivan from Smolensk than between each of them and "ruling elites" which send millions to die for their interests.
@LastRedStar 8 місяців тому
I don't think I've had a Sabaton song bring me to tears before like this one. This one song is so beautiful. Conveying a beautiful and magical event in the most harrowing and darkest times in the history of humanity. This hits home for me because my family has fought all over Europe, for the German Empire, (with cousins and distant relatives in Italy, France, Britain, Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, etc.) My grandfather was in the Air Force in Vietnam, and his health is in decline. To me, this song is beautiful. I don't know if Sabaton themselves will see this, but thank you so much. This means a lot to me, and many others I imagine. You guys made a masterpiece! ❤
@Sabaton 8 місяців тому
Thank you for your kind words. Means a lot to us when we read comments like this one! KEEP IT METAL 🤘
@LastRedStar 8 місяців тому
@@SabatonI love you guys, you always continue to amaze us all with your talent. Please never stop. o7
@stevengueret6081 2 місяці тому
C'est le problème avec la guerre : se sont des gens qui ne se connaissent pas qui se battent et s'entretue pour des gens qui se connaissent . Notre époque devrait prendre exemple sur tous ces héros Merci Sabaton🤘
@maranainfirmux777 2 роки тому
This song makes me shed a tear. Especially now, being a Russian, I really hope that the next Christmas we can finally say "We are all friends". We need such a miracle now. Upd: Guys, I thank you all for your kind words. It really gives me hope and will to believe in the future. You're amazing. Upd 2: Alas, it seems like this is not going to end this way. But let us hope we see the end of this terrible war soon enough. Stay true to yourselves, everyone. Merry Christmas.
@moonlightriver2892 2 роки тому
😭
@ThomasBoyce5000 2 роки тому
Yes we do. Hopefully God opens the hearts, eyes, and minds of our leaders. NO WAR
@Satoshi-jb7cp 2 роки тому
I understand that feeling
@sheepsaga7235 2 роки тому
This is what I always say, Russians aren’t bad. You had no choice in this war, I will say your lucky your not on Ukraine’s side, since as far as I’m aware Russia isn’t getting attacked too much, but good luck to all that you this war ends
@MrEgofreak 2 роки тому
I hope you can too! From a Ukrainian Canadian who would gladly embrace you as brother or sister!
@TankTheTech 2 роки тому
This has to be the most production I've ever seen on a music video, and it absolutely delivers. Cannot wait for this album and to see what they come up with after this one. These guys are the MASTERS of storytelling in music, and I love this band so damn much.
@TigBiddyGothGF 2 роки тому
We gonna see a reaction to this masterpiece, tech? :)
@paladinminipedro707 2 роки тому
best damn world history teachers ever!!
@USN1985dos 2 роки тому
I say that should go to the Bismarck video, but this is incredible too.
@101stub 2 роки тому
Deutschland by Rammstein pips it from a production point of view, but I always love the Sabaton video clips. Brilliant video.
@reanoess 2 роки тому
Tank reaction please!
@Venator-Class_Star_Destroyer 4 місяці тому
Nearly been 110 years since that beautiful day of Brotherhood It shall never be forgotten
@VladGriffith 2 роки тому
My 7 year old son loves this song, but he always asks why people would play together and then fight, which leads to some long discussions. Great song Sabaton! Shout out from South-Africa
@Sabaton 2 роки тому
Thank you for writing!
@dravenocklost4253 Рік тому
A good, and deep question. 😞
@yeetplays638 Рік тому
It’s pretty much graphics and gunpowder no actual bullets but good question
@ninjadrew1033 Рік тому
@@yeetplays638 They mean in the real war How could people play a game of football together and the next day go back to killing each other
@BenMan8881 Рік тому
@@yeetplays638 in reenactments, sure. But actual bullets were fired in WWI
@dvgaming15 2 роки тому
It's official: This is the best (and most emotional) Christmas song in years! Well done once again, Sabaton!
@Sabaton 2 роки тому
Thank you!
@falloutlupus2135 2 роки тому
You can say that again! Was bawling.
@Death_Korps_Officer 2 роки тому
the Brown-Stigler incident happened days before Christmas, so No Bullets Fly is also an emotional Christmas song!
@SCAR_Band 2 роки тому
In years?! Century's mate, Century's
@Meier8Link 2 роки тому
@@SCAR_Band Well we are early in the second one, so at this point of history no one made better so could we say Millenium ?
@bergmann. 4 місяці тому
Frohe Weihnachten, Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël, C Рождеством - my european brothers. No more brothers wars!
@therifleman342 Місяць тому
Imagine going Christmas carolling with this masterpiece
@crybond007 2 роки тому
Imagine the confusion those soldiers had back then... It is truly one of the best stories of mankind, one that shows that despite all the terrors a human being can endure, at the end of the day is still a human being, not a machine made for war. I, personally, have the utmost respect for Sabaton because with their powerful music they manage to show us very important moments from our history and we shall remember what our ancestors did and what shall we do in the future. Once again, congratulations and keep up the good work! Epic as always!
@wonderdakka 2 роки тому
I like to think sometimes, war was not meant for us. I don't know how to explain it well in words other than, the only reason war exists is cause the factors that lead to it always will, and we are forced to answer the call, the reason I say forced is due to the fact, no one wants to die, but they will die fighting. I hope that gets my idea out respectfully.
@tonarsilverwolf6485 2 роки тому
@@wonderdakka I see what you are getting at
@sikness1924 2 роки тому
Society during the great war had a very different morality and code of honor than during IIWW, that is why you had british soldiers bury the Red Baron with all the honors after finally defeating him, it truly was the last major conflict with a sense of knighthood. Sure there were awful moments and the use of chemical weapons an asshole move, but the stories of IWW have a different feeling to them, more heroic in my opinion
@natehetzer5507 2 роки тому
@@wonderdakka "war was not meant for us" I'm stealing that for the next thing I write.
@grimalkin6676 2 роки тому
@@sikness1924 there are stories like that from ww2 though.
@History-Secrets 2 роки тому
Sabaton is a mix of History and good Music, and that's why I like it!! I love the clip, the Trenches of WW1! Greetings from the western front! 💪
@__40su 2 роки тому
hi
@trashpope2867 2 роки тому
the problem is we are in October 29 but the music slap
@samtiuzer123. 2 роки тому
И вам с восточного здравствуйте.
@peshodoktora9966 2 роки тому
Greetings from the Doiran front
@Rick-uq4bz 2 роки тому
@Ares Lictor The shops in the town where I live have had theirs up since around the end of September
@MelissaSnowden-eh7ug 2 місяці тому
My 10yo niece just spent a day…_only one day_…on WWI. Okay, only 10, but I sat her down, had her watch this video, talked about the Christmas Truce, and told her to ask her teacher about it the next day. The teacher ended up showing this video to the whole class. Thanks, Sabaton, for showcasing one of the most humane acts in the history of war.
@furicd446 2 місяці тому
C'était une très bonne idée 👍.
@michaelblack5938 10 місяців тому
Everytime I listen to this song even though it's not Christmas I cry everyday war brings nothing but pain😢😢
@Sabaton 10 місяців тому
It's important not to forget. Thank you for your message 🤟
@treestar22 Рік тому
We must NEVER forget this song. Not only does it show that there can be humanity in war, but it shows that the soldiers on the front aren't fighting each other, but fighting because their higher powers told them to. This is such a beautiful song that tells such a powerful story. Excellent job Sabaton!
@Sabaton Рік тому
Thank you for your message!
@treestar22 Рік тому
@@Sabaton No, thank YOU for putting out this absolute MASTERPIECE!
@KrystalHarwood-ty7rk Рік тому
how did they get by with using their actual names? could have made them up
@treestar22 Рік тому
@@KrystalHarwood-ty7rk Idk. It probably helps that they aren't named something jim "Jimbob III Jr." or "Thimothy Bobule" lol
@KrystalHarwood-ty7rk Рік тому
not funny!
@TheMegadethMonk 2 роки тому
Love how "Carol of the Bells" was incorporated in the piano and the song revolves around it. It's a perfectly melancholy yet joyous song. Sabaton has created yet another masterpiece.
@fernsehfreak12 2 роки тому
Exactly, and at 6:06 it even switches completely to carol of the bells for a moment. :D
@jsharik2466 2 роки тому
That’s what I thought! Awesome.
@MrXbow4300 2 роки тому
Completely agree with you on that.
@VolodymyrNorden 2 роки тому
Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, with music by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914[1] and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant "Shchedryk".His plans to leave the country, along with the fact that he was killed by a Soviet agent, also indicate political reasons for his death
@Two4Brew 2 місяці тому
No matter how many times I see this, it brings tears to this former soldier's eyes.
@Liveintheadventure 5 місяців тому
I cannot imagine the burden in the back of those soldiers’ minds as they celebrated Christmas together, played games together, sang together, knowing they would have to go back to killing each other the next day. 💔 If only the war could have ended that day….
@SCP_Wandsman13_13 2 місяці тому
The generals had to send in new troops to restart the front. They were not thinking of killing each other the next day.
@alexpainter4169 2 роки тому
Story Time: Days before Christmas Break, a college student is visiting Ypres, Belgium for their History class. As they walk through the field, they come across a lone wooden cross with an inscription that reads: "1914 The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce 1999 85 Years Later Lest We Forget" As they walk up to the cross, they leave a small Christmas wreath and bows their head in silence. As soon as the student is finished, they raise their head to see soldiers in various uniforms from Germany, Britain, & France. One of the soldiers walks up to the student and gives them a warm smile as if to say "Thank You & Merry Christmas". The soldier walks back to his comrades and they all leave & seemingly vanish whilst standing side by side, not as enemies, but as friends.
@emilyrattini8462 2 роки тому
…damn
@lukeslosthand 2 роки тому
That gave me chills, short as it is, incredible story to picture.
@dongsondoantran2233 2 роки тому
Literally Ghosts of Christmas Past.
@Deridus 2 роки тому
Damn.
@shadowbyname2802 2 роки тому
Even in death, humanity between bitter enemies triumphs. That’s beautiful, man, really.
@vindex57 2 роки тому
I honestly think this is the most Sabaton song you've ever made. Beautiful, historical, human.
@markipoo2648 2 роки тому
couldn't have said it better myself. #lestweforget
@bobbobertbobberton1073 2 місяці тому
Only in the worst war ever scene could you see a miracle like this. The war was such horrific that a meeting of friends like this could happen.
@adp6632 2 місяці тому
Omg..... this is perfection. The song. The singing during the credits. The bells at the end like a salute to the fallen. This is a life experience to listen to something at this level of perfection. Thank you sabaton for this experience and the experience from many others of your songs
@bairdrew 2 роки тому
Perfectly happy to admit i cried over this. Those men of Germany, of Britain, of Belgium and of France (and all their far flung empires), who had been murdering eachother and the command of their government, and would spend four years murdering eachother after the 25th of December 1914, managed to spend most of a day in fellow-feeling and comradeship, in spite of and despite the will of their rulers. This story's always touched me deeply, and given me hope that we might rise above the petty hatreds that dictate our lives. That we could reach a day where there is no more war, and no more pain. And just a group of friends, playing footy and getting drunk, and having a good time.
@Sketchman911 2 роки тому
The last gasp of innocence and humanity from the lost generation
@arthurmoore9488 2 роки тому
@@Unknown_Genius Have you ever read the sci-fi book Enders Game. While I don't truly agree with it, one of the key ideas was that to defeat an enemy you must know them to the point of in some ways loving them. Most soldiers are not murderous psychopaths. In fact, I'd say those are the last people who militaries want on the front lines. Many are killing not because they hate the other side, though that may naturally develop as friends are wounded and die, but rather because it is their duty/job. War is a terrible thing, but there are reasons it exists. However, the truce is truly an inspiring story. Even if the leaders and nations as a whole have agendas, individuals can set aside their differences.
@Ned-nw6ge 2 роки тому
I read somewhere that when the officers ordered the soldiers who had spent Christmas 1914 with the ones who they were supposed to see as the enemy mutinied to the point of having to be replaced with new troops from the back of the lines. Nobody could move them to go and kill the men they'd played football with, shook hands with and took pictures with the day before.
@ianlongmate6905 2 роки тому
If only all Wars could be settled over a football match! Pointless slaughter of human life on all sides.
@leonardomachado9423 2 роки тому
Well I didn't cry but I started fighting the tears when the soldiers were eagerly walking out of the trenches in the second chorus.
@climax050 2 роки тому
This is such a diversion from normal sabaton songs, this was simply incredible. Somehow managed to make a Christmas style song that perfectly encapsulates the mood on the frontlines of the Great War, this moved me to tears and I don’t think any other song had ever done that, what a start to what will undoubtedly be an amazing album
@jadonlimoges1830 2 роки тому
bro you didn't cry during "In Flanders' Field"? "We loved and were loved" gets me every time
@RoflmayoMan 2 роки тому
Check out The Hammer Has Fallen live at Gothenburg if you want something similar
@denisjankovic2164 2 роки тому
@@jadonlimoges1830 for me its:,, six miles of ground has been won, half a million man are gone" from price of mile.
@RoflmayoMan 2 роки тому
@@denisjankovic2164 "Sad to realize too late; Death was meant to be my fate"
@williammoore1161 2 роки тому
Based on real events.
@rjgabi7017 9 місяців тому
The "Christmas Truce" was a reminder that in war and bloodshed, soldiers are still people, humans, and also want to have some fun. But in the end they will still fight what they hold on as right. "Christmas Has no sides nor it's celebrated by one person, this is the time we realize that we are all friends, brothers and sisters, and comrades." -Some Ww1 soldier probably
@olivierfaure1890 3 місяці тому
Thank you!!!! My great grandfather died during the battle of Verdun in 1916... But we keep his memory!!! As a Metalhead, I'm very glad you sing about our heroes!!!
@furicd446 3 місяці тому
Respect pour votre aïeul 🙏. J'adore Sabaton. Ils nous permettent de continuer à ce souvenir et d'honorer tous ces hommes.
@BlackieLeone 2 роки тому
German soldier here: Thank you so much for that visualisation of history. I teared up but although it was sadness about those cruel wars we fought back then and also so little years after that one a second time it were also tears of joy that we at least in Europe have overcome that madness and are united in friendship nowadays. May humankind finally learn that we all have to settle our differences without violence and that war never brings any good for anybody in the long term. Only together in friendship and peace we will have a future as a species.
@BlackieLeone 2 роки тому
@Denis Winter Thank you, kind Sir. I am not a fan of stating such clear numbers of how many were monsters in those times. We will never know and stating such high percentages of monsters in the rows of the former eney can raise hatred of living people thinking of their great-grandfathesr or even great-great-grandfathers, remembering them as a good man to them when they were a child after the war and getting angry about such statements. What will we get out of newly raised hatred by thinking bad of alread deceased men? Right, only new hatred. We shall overcome the negativ feelings that rise in us when thinking of that cruel past of humankind but we shall never forget what humans are capable of doing against each others. We still have not changed in general. You see that by watching the news and seeing all that wars all over the world or even the little wars in our societies. Hatred and arguments are everywhere between fellow humans and even parting families. We have to develope our minds and very souls not to fail again as our ancestors did and by that I mean failing on every side of the great wars. Everywhere there was monsters and fellow humans who have not forgotten that they are all brothers and sisters even in most dire times of war, death and cruelty everywhere. Lest we ever forget and finally learn from the mistakes of our past.
@brentw0681 2 роки тому
Unfortunate that people go to war with each other like this, Esp England and France, Germany; which are brother countries. Men dying because the leaders ordered them to.. May we learn from the past to never repeat this again.
@ivanderschreckliche8385 2 роки тому
@@brentw0681 it will happen again sooner or later people never learn from their mistakes especially germans.
@gravynavy516 2 роки тому
Only when we depose our rulers throughout the world will our nations finally know peace and friendships, the rich start wars and the sons and daughters of the common folk die for petty squabbles of the ruling classes, Just thinking about how many young men women and children have died to the greedy rich makes me sad and Angry
@BlackieLeone 2 роки тому
@@gravynavy516 Our rulers are humans as well. In democratic societies the ruler of today were the common folk of the past therefore I am not a fan of that pointing with fingers to others. We all have to work on ourselves to get humankind on a next level of evolution. Everyone is called to work on themselves. Oh and we will not achieve this goal during a lifetime. It is evolution, new behaviour passend down from parent to child slightly developing ourselfs as a species. We need patience and love as the force that has to guide us. Nothing more, nothing less.
@solarisengineering15 2 роки тому
That "Bury our friends" followed by "We were all friends" just breaks my heart every time I hear it. Such a great song. I can't wait to hear the rest of the album. Thank you Sabaton, for choosing to re-visit the Great War. You were right. There are so many stories left to tell.
@holtcompass3934 2 роки тому
I can never imagine how those soldiers felt the days following the armistice. It's cruel what humans put each other through.
@jadonlimoges1830 2 роки тому
now they need to do an album devoted to World War 2
@user-uy9xu3vn3e 2 роки тому
@@jadonlimoges1830 , in World War II, things were a little more complicated. However, this is a good idea, my friend.
@solarisengineering15 2 роки тому
@@jadonlimoges1830 They're done a lot of WW2 songs, but I have a feeling they could create a concept album focused on a particular theatre of the war. My pick would be one about the pacific theatre, as we don't have many Sabaton songs about the island campaigns or naval battles there outside of "Midway", "Ballad of Bull", and "Nuclear Attack." Or, they could create a Korean War Concept Album.
@RIFKLE 4 місяці тому
Rest in peace to the young men that were promised glory but at the cost of their lives in this pointless war. Lest we forget Unvergessen 1914-1918
@Maddie-hx2rd 4 місяці тому
24th of December, 2023. Coming back to this masterpiece of video and song to shed a tear and celebrate christmas in the best possible way. Merry christmas and happy new year to everyone❤
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