Finnish Vocal Coach First Time Reaction: SABATON "Christmas Truce" (SUBS) // Äänikoutsi reagoi 

When they made this they may have stated .. "We need a great singer for the outro" .. Hannes would have replied .. "Well .. my wife Floor sings a bit .."

Floor's husband is the drummer for Sabaton, and he played the first soldier in the trenches. You should check out Tommy Johanssen's covers on his RU-vid channel, he is the guitarist who did the solo in this and he has an absolutely incredible singing voice.

Excellent reaction. Joakim and Par started writing this in 2016 but wanted it to be perfect because it is so special a story, so they worked on it until 2020. I think they succeeded. You should consider reacting to Sabaton's 'Talvisota,' which is about the Winter War or "White Death" about Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä. You might be interested to know that Joakim Broden, Sabaton's lead singer, has no formal vocal training. He started as the band's keyboardist, and they asked him to be the lead singer until they found one. As he puts it, "They never did. Lazy bastards." As you noticed, the outro was sung by Floor Jansen, who is married to Hannes van Dahl, the Sabaton drummer.

Anna, the reason why Sabaton was able to get Floor to sing the ending vocals? Because the blonde-haired guy, Hannes, is Floor's husband. And no matter how many times I hear this song, the combination of the symphonic elements and Floor's voice at the end gives me chills. Besides No Bullets Fly, Christmas Truce is one of the few songs I would not mind hearing in the stores during Christmas, because of its message. Lastly, the cross you see Pär carving into actually still stands near Ypres, Belgium. Lest we forget.

Sabaton's song "White Death" is about a Finnish sniper during the Winter War.

Floor is married to Hannes, the drummer of Sabaton

Epic story, fantastic video, great melody, 'interesting' end credits. It can't get much better than this. After watching your reaction I have to ask, you do know that Floor is married to Sabaton's drummer, Hannes Van Dahl, right? Hence the collaboration! Hannes is the blond guy, stepping onto the battlefield first, unarmed and with his hands up. One of my favourite songs/videos by them is 'En Livstid I Krig', performed live in Gothenborg!

Anna, what a terrific choice these days! One of the best Christmas songs ever made. This Sabaton masterpiece is already great. Floor Jansen makes it more truce epic with an etherical outro at the end.

13:57 Yep she lives in Sweden....she's married to Hannes van Dahl, the drummer of Sabaton. They sing about military history - all their songs tell some for of historical event. I recommend you check out not only more Sabaton songs but also their second channel here on RU-vid titled "Sabaton History" where they release videos about the actual historic events their songs are based on.

Since she's married to Sabaton's drummer the collab is pretty close at hand :D

Yes, Floor Jansen and Hannes Van Dahl live in Sweden. Less than 10 minutes from where I live actually, so I see her at the local grocery store sometimes.

i didn't see another comment mentioning it so i wanted to let you know that Sabatons drummer Hannes van Dahl is Floor Jansen's husband ^^

Joakim says this distinct pronounciation in English comes from masking his Swedish accent. For an almost diferent experience I recommend "En livstid i krig" live from Gothenburg, where he sings in his mother tongue. Amazing.

Would be much of a treat to see her reacting to "White Death" by Sabaton

The drummer for Sabaton Hannes Van Dahl is married to Floor Jansen. This video was being produced in 2020 and was finished for release in 2021 during the world wide Covid freak out. Floor was grounded for 18 months do to international covid and travel restrictions. So naturally wanting to sing every day (because that is what she was born to do) she helped her husbands band out with the end credit score for this amazing track!

love that subs at 11:40 (Give her some time she'll figure it out) xD My first time watching any video on this channel, but that sidenote to Floor made me smile :D

Yes you were right, it was Floor on the end credits, and yes she does live in Sweden now with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (the first soldier out of the trenches} who just happens to be Sabaton's drummer 😉

Anna, Iltapaiva from the US. An awesome song and ending. When they finished this epic, they said we need an amazing Soprano for the Outro, Hannes said, “Hold my beer, I have one at home”!

I thought I heard Floor there too. In a way, not a surprise that she'd apper on a piece where her husband is playing. But had never heard this before either.

Yes, that’s the beautiful voice of Floor Jansen, who happens to be the wife of Hannes Van Dahl ( the guy who gets thrown by the grenade, drummer of Sabaton). Great reaction. Greetings from Alabama 😎

The contrast between the great composition and an amazing epic song, versus the clear message of the absurdity of war. It's captivating and chilling at the same time. And yes, that's Floor at the end ☺️

Yes, she lives in Sweden and is married (and has a daughter with) the drummer of Sabaton, Hannes. The dude with the long blonde hair :)

Anna great job with your reaction and analysis of Christmas Truce from Sabaton . This is a very powerful video from Them. / Your right abs seeing Floor Jansen name in the credits she married to there drummer. Looks lovely in Red ❤️ jacket Anna.

Awesome Reaction Anna 👍🏼 You know the voices in the worldwide world 🌍 Yeah FLOOR JANSEN live in sweden she find her love Hannes Van Dahl the drummer in SABATON in the Swedish forest and they have kid and family 🇸🇪❤️ horses.dogs.cat. Its more like a Ranch as Floor and Hannes have build there ❤️🇸🇪❤️🇫🇮❤️ THX Anna for a wonderful reaction on Christmas truce 👏👏👏👏👏👏🇸🇪❤️🇫🇮❤️🇸🇪

Very nice reaction! Yes, it was Floor Jansen‘s voice.., she is married with Sabaton‘s drummer Hannes, the guy with the long blond hair! This video always fives me one or more tears in my eyes! Thanks, greetings from Germany 👍🤘

Sabaton have done an awesome job with this song. Carol of the Bells is the Christmas song underpinning this song. And Floor’s vocals add so much emotion to this. LEST WE FORGET

Another analysis well done... would be nice to see you watch some more, like the song "White Death" about Simo Häyhä, or "Night Witches" or "Last Stand"... there are sooo many good ones to choose from... as deep a rabbithole as Nightwish discography.

Thank you Anna for such a beautiful reaction and analysis to this masterpiece work of art. Most Sabaton songs are respectful tributes to actual military events and history. I saw them live with Epica back in October and they put on an amazing live show (as did Epica). When they played this song the whole theater was singing the chorus at the top of our lungs. As someone who served (20 year veteran) I think they perfectly captured the brotherhood that all soldiers share, even across battle lines. Then that beautiful ending with the cross that still stands today in Ypres, Belgium and then Floor's soaring vocals! Ugh! The tears start flowing every time. Hannes van Dahl, Sabaton's drummer, is Floor's husband ( they met while Sabaton and ReVamp were touring together in the US). I wonder if he asked her, "Sweetheart can you help me and the guys out on a song?". Thank you again for your lovely insights!

You should definitely do more Sabaton! So many interesting songs to chose from! Every song has it's own story - most of them even have a history youtube video that explains the story in more detail (with none other than Indy Neidell)

Was so awesome to see that Floor was in the ending- My first comment in the live stream was that it had a "Nightwish vibe" to it- mainly in the way it could grab & hold you, and the storyline/driving beat, pulled us all along, kept us engaged. My first time ever hearing this song. What an adventure, expertly explained by our host, as well.

This whole epic story that happens to be a song is just about way too fitting for this time. Best choice. Simply the best. ❤

10+ albums of Sabatonic Metal to go - History taught with metal. Some of it is Finnish history... They also have a Sabaton History Channel to expand on the events/people in the songs. PS Floor is married to Hannes - Sabaton's drummer.

Once again I am thrilled with your reaction and comments to this beautiful and touching song and video. Yes it is Floor singing the outro. A person commenting on another channel said they were looking for a operatic soprano to sing and Hannes said "just so happens that I have one of those at home". Being married to Floor made it very easy. Thank You again Anna!

One for the history books, literally. And - yes - Floor, married to the drummer :)

Maybe you wanna try `Soldiers of heaven´ or `Bismark´ from Sabaton Or `To Hell and Back´ And try out their history cannel! They try to make an episode about every song they have - and these songs hit on a different level once you know the story behind it And if you dont like a song - listen to it the next day again! Sabaton songs had a tendency to hit on the second listening I started listening to Sabaton in year 2019 via `Fields of Verdun´ and have been happy since then to not klick away the song on the fist hearing Also Joakim (the vokalist) isnt a trained singer at all (I think he sayed it in an interview with `The carismatic voice´ that he out of the original members back in 1999 was the least shitiest to sing - and they will find another singer ;) 23 years later we see the outcome of this search And yes, Floor Jansen was even on stage with Sabaton at least a few times - althoug she didnt sing - just visited her husband (Hannes Van Dahl - the drummer)

Hi Anna from Vancouver BC Canada I'm so glad you did this reaction. This video makes me emotional everytime. Especially because it actually happened. I can't help but think about how weird and disturbing it must have been for the soldiers to go back to fighting each other after sharing a moment of kindness and peace together. Yes That is definitely Floor Jansen at the end. As you may know she is married to Sabatons drummer Hannes Van Dahl

Listened to this song a 100 times, it still gives me chills

Great compliment Anna ! A special song deserves an adequate reactor - and got it with your comments, analysis and so personal approach. Bravo ! 👏👏👏

What a nice reaction / review! If you´re interested in Sabaton´s Sound for other Topics, they made some Songs about Finns;) "White Death" for Simo Häyha and "Soldier of 3 Armies" for Lauri Törni. Oh and don´t forget the Song "Talvisota"! Would be nice to watch a finnish Vocal Coach having a look on these Songs/Videos:)

Anna, your analysis of Tommy Johansson’ guitar solo is on another level! I always felt like the guitar solo was “happy” sounding and now it makes complete sense.

Great choice Anna! Very moving.

the drummer in Sabaton is married to Floor Jansen, Hes name is Hannes van Dahl.

Love, love, loved your reaction! I appreciate the respect and attention you gave to the video. Thank you also for the short history lesson for Finland's independence and the English subtitles. It's interesting that you pointed out how much care they put into this. As I recall, they said this one had been worked on for years before its release, because they wanted to make sure they got it right. So even by their very high professional standards, this one was especially important to them. I also appreciate you giving some love to Floor's performance during the closing credits, as most reactors either skip right past that part, or don't notice who is singing. I'm sure approximately one million people will point out that she's married to Sabaton's drummer, Hannes (the blonde introduced in the grenade scene), but now it's one million and one. 🤷‍♂ Thank you and Happy Holidays! 🤟

Floor is married to the Sabaton drummer Hannes That's the first soldier to climb out of the trench

The Sabaton song Livgardet has elements from a song I know as a christmas song in my homeland. The song Hearts of Iron has the guitarsolo from Johan Sebastian Bach, and the song Defence of Moscow got the russian antemn in the guitarsolo. So yes, Sabaton doesn't just tell history about the wars, but also pick parts out from the music history, as in Carol of the bells.

They have another singer in the band, and he is an amazing singer. Tommy Johansson, has his own youtube-channel. He is the guitarist in the video and here most likely with a face moustache, can't imagine the babyfaced Tommy even shaves :-). But he's at the moment releasing a song every day up to Christmas eve. Otherwise one song a week. He'll probably sing Oh Holy Night any day now. But he is someone to check out, just amazing and very funny also.

Praw! Your analysis is amazingly sharp covering every aspect of the song, kudo’s! Can not think of a professional reactor that did the same: most are vocally interested, some of them with an eye for the composition as well, but you💪 BTW your Finnish sounds beautiful❤

Yes Anna Floor is singing and you know that she's married with Hannes the drummer in Sabaton

Thanks Anna, good to see the emotion get to you again. A great song. Video subject an important, never to be forgotten part of WW1. 🙏🙏

This song is beautiful. ❤️ And yes, that was Floor. 😊 She's married to Sabaton's drummer, Hannes (the first soldier out of the trench in the video) and they live in Sweden with their daughter. Ja hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää muuten! 💙🤍🇫🇮 (I know it's late but whatever 😅)

Floor is married to Hannes, the drummer of Sabaton. (the blond soldier who almost got blown up at the start of the video.)

I love this song! 😯👍 Looking forward to it, the chorus reminds me of a viking chant. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Don't be too hard on poor Joacim, he is the keyboard player in the band and only sings while the lazy bastards look for a new singer (band joke!) You should check out Thommy Johansson, the gentle giant playing the epic guitar solo. He is a fantastic singer with a band of his own called Majestica. He does a sick version of The phantom of the opera, where he sings both parts!

Loved the reaction and in depth voice and music analysis. Hope you check out more from sabaton soon!

Hey ANNA the Chrismas Truce Bast. On a real Event between the British and German Armee. In the Chrismas ,Night Form.Decenber.24.To December 25 1914 in Ww1.. fun Fakt.the Cradit.Nots.sing the wife.from the Sabaton Drummer.hannes .. her Name .. Floor..Jansen

excellent breakdown and analysis, I always enjoy your reactions and explanations

ANNA! Your English has travelled so far. 5:53 We were all thinking it, and you said it with skill. Excellent, sista!

"did you know that floor jansen was with sabaton's drummer? " (if you know you know)

Amazing song and story - Great reaction!!!!

I love your finish explanations of your thoughts

Thanks for a nice reaction, Anna! Sabaton is a great band. The lead guitarist Tommy Johansson has his own band, Majestica and does covers in his own RU-vid channels. He's an excellent singer, well worth checking out.

Nice video for the holiday season 😊! Love from the Netherlands 😍😍😍

Perfect Anna!

Hallo Anna, ich bin dir bei 6ooo Followern gefolgt. Jetzt hast du über 35.000 und ich wünsche dir noch sehr viel mehr. Liebe deine Videos ! Du bist großartig. ♥

A epic, amazing story and music,song wich is magical. (You're looking amazing by the way)🤗

My first experience of this channel, and it was an awesome one! Greetings from Sweden ❤🤙

Wonderful reaction/analysis. I always learn something, today it was to pay attention to the key. C major makes sense there.

Been a rough day. Saw this before so just stopping by to get thumbs up and say "Never give up independence'.

I'm thinking that you might enjoy reacting to Sabatons song "No Bullets Fly" . ...I also, for some reason, have a strong desire to learn how to speak Finnish. How strange...

Floor is married with the drummer of Sabaton. Yes, it is her.

Floor is married to Hannes - the drummer from Sabaton ☺️☺️👍👍

Love your reaction and comments Anna!

I've already learn something new a the reaction hasn't started incredible. The video was great, though as a Portuguese I had to keep stopping the video just so I could understand the parts where you spoke finnish.

Thank you for this in deep analysis. I've watched a number of reaction/analysis videos on this song but have to say that yours gave me some hints and details previously not pointed out by other YT creators. Again, thank you! Regarding recommendations for other Sabaton videos I would suggest "No bullets fly (Animated story video)" This long version tells the story the song is based on in more detail and turns it into a pretty emotional ride. The animation and the soundtrack to the parts whithout the song are in themselves a fine piece of work. The event took place a few days before christmas, so in a way it fits the season. The way you skip between Finnish and English is pretty adorable. Thank you for the english subtitles, they helped a lot. Greetings from Germany!

Sei FANTASTICA 😍🤩

Thank you for sharing this experience with us.

Vihdoinkin tämä kappale tulee arvosteluun .Muista katsoa lopuun asti

Finnish is such a beautiful language. This is one of my favorite songs by Sabaton!

❤❤❤Anya is beautiful as always

Hi,Anna Nice Reaction. Sabaton is a Great group,their songs are about the real things that happened during Great War , WW2 and ets.... Hannes, the Sabaton drummer,the guy that got injured from the grenade in the beginning is Floor Jansen husband. You may check their song ,,White Death,, , it is for the Finland most famous sniper Simo Hayha,most known as the White Death In the mather of fact you should check them out,Unique band Greetings from Bulgaria :)

KIITOS for your excellent reaction.

Hi anna, you almost single handedly introduce the musical qualities ( other than nightwish) of your country. Aftr talvisota, we can not get enough of sabaton, which is a unique band. During this times, i think its nice to hear these kind of songs. Hey, how about bismarck, may you can squeezed it on your busy sched to react on it. Thanks.😊😊😊

Would love to see your breakdown and reaction to SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg). I think you could say more about it than the other Vocal coaches on RU-vid who only speak English. Cool breakdown btw and I love how you just randomly switch between Finnish and English.😄

Briliant!

I love the thought that went into the lyrics. Look at the line that asks "Is that why we bury our friends?", then the first line off the chorus answers "We were all friends!". Then you look at other lines later in the song through that lens, like the last four lines of the song that reference "our friends who never made it home".

Epic reaction for an epic song. I really appreciated your insights into this. "En Livistid Krieg" is another very moving song by them.

OMG at last , a year later , but thank you i enjoyed your reaction . I would like to ask you if you would consider reacting to another of their songs En Livstid I Krig the live show at Gothenburg even if I have to wait a year is ok

Just love your reaction

A great song, a great video and message! I do like the way you do swich between english and finnish in your reaction to this. It makes it vivid. Kan du lite svenska med? All good to u. Take care and stay safe in these strange times. (Farfar sa alltid: Finlands Sak är våran Sak. Han var mån om bägge länderna. Han var major i Sverige under krigen). Big hugs!❤

Hello Lady Anna, love your RRRRRR🫶 Greetings from Germany! Great Channel!

I dont understand a word you say, but hearing the language of my neighbours makes me happy. Finnish espiacially is such a great language to listen to...very happy that i found your channel

wow, I have heard this 1000 times and I am a gushing tear bomb.... you have good control!!

I've heard this song so many times, watched different reactions, and it never fails to make me cry! Every time I think I'd be over it, I immediately get tears in my eyes. En livstid i krig live olis ehdottomasti seuraavaks, taas yks kappale joka saa mut itkee :D ja just ruotsiksi ehdottomasti, siitä on myös englanninkielinen versio, mutta se biisin tarina muuttu tosi paljon käännöksessä. Ruotsiksi se on paljon henkilökohtaisempi ja koskettavampi, tietenkin, kun Ruotsin historiasta laulavat.

I loved this reaction!! a very different take on this event ..the metal side!! If you have not hear the song "I'm Dreaming of Home" from the Joyeux Noel film soundtrack,I think you would really enjoy and be moved by it. It's far from metal, but I heard it in a church in Montreal on Sunday a few years ago and i was so moved by it that (aside from being teary in the pew) I wrote the church to see what the name of it was. I cannot imaging the horrors of war, but the fact that they all stopped for a night to honor Christmas speaks to the heart of mankind...goodness is there amidst all the evil...I just wish the Christmas truce would have lasted.

＂A Christmas on the frontline We don't think about tomorrow" These two lines alone killed me every times😭

Beautiful song, and reaction. I have watched dozens of your videos, and every time you switch from your native tongue to English my brain every time is like “wait a minute, I can understand Finnish!?!”.

I love Yours reaction and accent😍 En livstid i krig live gothenburg is a good one song and touching as well

I love this song I thinks it's one of the greatest Christmas songs and one of Sabaton best it's one of my favorite historic moments I just love the song I listen to it last Christmas heaps and same with this Christmas great video and reaction vocal coach God bless you.

Hannes is Floors Hubby!

WooHoo! I loved that. Thanks.