First Time Reaction | Sabaton - "Christmas Truce" 

I apologize for not having my usual cheerful disposition... This song put a lot into perspective, and made me feel very somber about the state of the world at the moment. I appreciate so much what Sabaton did for us: finding moments of solidarity and brotherhood despite the violence and destruction that occurred in 1914. Sadly, this is still true in current day and is a reminder to love one another. I appreciate you all for recommending me this song. I am already a fan of Sabaton after listening to this. It really touched me in such a sad and beautiful way. Much love to you all!

*Sabaton:* You know, after all this time, we're still missing something.... *Joakim:* What? What are we missing? *Sabaton:* We need an operatic singer for the end of the song. But we don't know who to ask to do this... *Hannes:* Let me phone my home. I might know an operatic singer who will sing for us...

Politicians start wars. Soldiers have to fight those wars. The guitar sounded like wails of anguish and pain. This is not just a Christmas song. In 2014, Sabaton began writing this song. They do not pick sides in the conflicts they put to music. They are factual and try to get it right. It took them 7 years before they were happy with the outcome, and I think Floor singing the outro was perfect.

See there's a problem with Sabaton. They're like a frozen lake. You start with 1 step (song), then you either decide to back off the ice or keep going. And if you keep going, there's no going back. Your falling in.

You know the saddest thing I find about this song? If there had been no war and you had just grabbed these men from their homes and dropped them in some field in France or Belgium for Christmas 1914, they would have got along, they would have kicked balls around, cooked food at campfires, drunk anything they could find and generally had a good time even if they mostly could not understand each other. I think the same goes for any group of random men from anywhere on Earth. Instead they had the thought of returning to war very soon in their minds the whole time. Politicians start these wars, WW1 cost 15 to 20 million lives, half civilian. Those people who fought in the war did not need to be enemies. Lest We Forget indeed.

It's not obvious whether you realised, but this song is about an event that actually happened. British and German troops spontaneously stopped fighting each other on Christmas Eve 1914. It only happened once. In December 1915, the British troops were told in no uncertain terms that anyone found fraternising with the enemy would be arrested and court-martialled. If a soldier was found guilty, the most likely outcome would have been the firing squad. For more Sabaton, I'd recommend Night Witches (there's an animated video for this song that's super cool) or Uprising live in Warsaw (this song is about the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, and this performance in Warsaw was so special).

Maybe Sabaton's most epic song. They worked on this literally for years before they got all the many elements just right. Epic reaction too!

And today we are Brothers, tonight we are Friends! *ONE MOMENT OF PEACE IN A WAR THAT NEVER ENDS!*

The interesting part is the song he's playing on piano is "Carol of the Bells" aka the Ukrainian Bell Carol, and he plays it in a minor key so it sounds sad and mournful, then switches it to a major key to sound hopeful. For more Sabaton, the "No Bullets Fly" animated story video, "Night Witches" animated story video, "Soldier of Heaven", and "Bismark", to start.

Sabaton is both historically enlightening, emotionally wrecking, and head-bangingly awesome all in one

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." --Plato This was the last desperate call of humanity to end this abominable war. RIP to all those who did not grow old...

At the end the beautiful voice of Floor Jansen🎶🎶🤟🏻🤟🏻

Endcredits by Floor Jansen. I immediately suspected it at the time. The confirmation came at the end of the credits.

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

Christmas Truce is one of my favorite songs from Sabaton. I love this song because it is so powerful and it is very emotional. The history they put in their songs is so cool because I love history and learning about World War 1 and 2 ond other historical things.

The sound is not really typical of Sabaton, they do have softer slower songs, but most of the time it's power metal. The themes however are always based on real events or people from war history, and they even have a separate channel with history lessons for many of their songs. This is not an exception, it actually took place during the first Christmas during WW1. This song is so emotional (and Floor Jansen at the end is just the final touch to tie it all together. Another reactor I saw mentioned that the chord progression of Carol of the bells are reversed from the classic Christmas Carol in the begining, that's why it feels a bit ominous and "wrong". Later during the short truce, they play the original. Many of the soldiers that took part of the real even this is based on had to be moved to different front lines since they apparently intentionally missed and refused to try and kill the people they drank, ate and sang Christmas carols with the day before. It's such a fascinating, surreal and and the same time hopeful events in history. The soldiers on both sides of the trenches just decided, with no official truce being called, for one day to stop the madness and experience some humanity, if only for a short time. If you want another emotional song from them try the live version of En livstid i krig in Gothenburg (song is in Swedish but it has a translation in the subtitles.

This video makes me cry a bit every time. I recommend the animated story video for their song No Bullets Fly. It's fantastic

This event in history had everything line up perfectly in a way that could never happen again and in many cases started exactly as shown in the video. One started with a German Opera singer singing Stile Nacht as composed by Franz Grouber, and the Scottish bagpipes playing with him and they started singing together. It ended in exchanging gifts and a moment of peace to burry the dead and to honor their brothers.

Sabaton have become my favorite story tellers, their songs are based on actual events that have happened. One of my favorites to Hell and Back.

Sabaton: We need someone doing the end credit!! Hannes: Hold my beer.... His wife just Floored it.....!!

I love Sabaton for bringing these to people who never new, this song was over 7 years in the making, they said they wanted to cover this when the band started. But were afraid that they could not do the event justice until now.

The new album are all songs about WW1. They have some crazy videos and be shure to see to the very end. No bullets fly and make shure it is the animated STORY video. More emotions in that one 👌

Sabaton: We need a classical Singer for the End Hannes: Mmh, i have one at home

Not only an epic metal song but that rare beast, an epic metal Christmas song. That was several orders above awesome !

Sabaton are quite possibly one of the greatest bands of all time. All their songs are based on true events from history. For your next reaction, I'd recommend 'No Bullets Fly (animated story video)'m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dslO-3GgenY.html

Beautiful reaction. There are so many songs. My recommendation is though En livstid i krig (a lifetime at war) live in Gothenburg with English captions. It is about another war but so.. well it is impossible (for me at least) to think about what is going on in Europe right now. I am sure you will like it a lot 🇸🇪❤️🤘🏼

This is one of many Sabaton sung heroic poems, like medieval troubadour and Scandanavian skills. They honor a lot of warriors. The message should not empty you. It says that we are bright and strong, as well as Bestival and dark.

Yeah this song chokes me up one of my favorite stories from any war ever as a kid I really latched onto it, this song meant so much to me the best Christmas present ever.

Powerful ( based on a true story ) Song by great band Sabaton.... When I first heard this song , it moved me so deeply , that when Floor started at the end , it was like punch in the gut ,... and I just cried , it was so beautiful end to that song !!!! Nuff Said !!!!

Two of my personal favorite Sabaton. 82nd all the way - about Sgt York, Medal of Honor winner in WW1. Bismarck - about the German WW2 battleship sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic.

I really enjoyed your reaction. Now that you are on the Sabaton Train, i suggest "No Bullets Fly" animated video and "Bismark" official video.

This song, along with the superb video, is transcendent, for me it raises Sabaton onto a unique level. It, like most of their songs, reflects real historical events, and it does so with accuracy, emotion and thoughtfulness. By this point in WW1, Christmas 1914, hundreds of thousands had died or been maimed, huge armies were stalemated in terrible winter conditions and the realities of modern, industrialised war were just beginning to sink in, this is humanity at its lowest ebb, the selfish, violence our species is prone towards in stark detail. But for a few precious days soldiers on both sides of the trenches paused, an instant where basic compassion shone through and men on both sides took incredible risks to pause the fighting and reflect in shared companionship and brotherhood, this shows the best of humanity, the capacity to come together in the darkest of times and show compassion for our fellow beings, regardless of the hate and pain underlying everything. Then Sabaton demonstrates how humanity can rise to the highest level of artistic inspiration, capturing in composition a range of incredible emotions which transcend simple classification and become something truly memorable and beautiful.

Oooof.. This song as your intro to Sabaton. I see you've chosen death by feels. I hope you'll do more Sabaton, they have such an awesome list of songs. And if you really want to dive head first into the rabbit hole, they have the Sabaton History where they go into detail about the historical events behind the songs.

Best thing about Sabaton is that they make music of real war events of history so people won`t forget. Better than any history class. You should check sabaton history channel also. There they explain all of their songs. At live they are one of the most epic bands and music videos are always movie quality

Im not crying... nope.... nope..... awwwwww fuck.... im crying...

Kudos for catching just who did the vocals at the end. Not every reactor recognizes her - let alone watches the credits. With Sabaton, however, I strongly recommend to ALWAYS watch their music videos to the every end. They like hiding little easter-eggs in there. Two recommendations from me: No Bullets Fly and Night Witches - the animated story videos specifically. Those were done in collaboration with yarnhub and provide a lot of additional context to the events behind these songs. Apart from these, I recommend Bismarck, The Last Stand, Winged Hussars, Blood of Bannockburn, and Dreadnought.

One of the most epic and beautiful work of arts I have ever listened to and watched. Most Sabaton songs are based on actual military events. This song is about a miraculous event in WW1 where troops on Christmas Eve started singing Christmas carols to each other resulting in an unofficial truce and them meeting in no man's land to exchange presents, play football, and to share food. I really connect emotionally to this song, especially Floor's soaring vocals. This song really captures that brotherhood of arms that us veterans share with one another. That bittersweet feeling you get is the combination of the pride you feel for you and your comrades sacrifice on the behalf of others combined with the grief and sadness that comes with the loss of those closest to you in order to protect the innocent.

In WWII in the Black Forrest on Christmas Eve a short term cease fire between the 101st Airborne and the Nazis happened and together from across the battle field they sang Christmas songs together because in the end were all human. I spent 13 years in the military and although we fought an enemy we still showed respect.

This song live was pure chills, the love I have for this band is mental been listening to sabaton since there second album

I like "Bismarck". The videoclip is very well made and its also a really great song. Actually my favorite of Sabaton

Thanks! Is so amazing to see young people enjoy and understand, not just music but other cultures tan their own. I hope to see more young people like you in this generation.

You can't go wrong with any song from their new album and there's a lot of older songs you should listen to. Bismarck is one. It's about the battle ship Bismarck. Night witches and No bullets fly both the animated version. Swedish pagans Carolux Rex (both the Swedish and the English version) En livstid I Krig (A lifetime of war) both the Swedish and the English version Lejonet från Norden (The lion from the North) (both the Swedish and the English version) Konungens likfärd (Long live the king) both the Swedish and the English version Livgardet (The royal guard) (both the Swedish and the English version) Steel commanders Kingdom come Defence of Moscow To hell and back The Carolean's prayer 82nd all the way The attack of the dead men Great War Ghost division The last stand Hill 3234 Rourke's drift The lost battalion Inmate 4859 Resist and bite Smoking snakes 40:1 Uprising Talvisota Attero dominatus The final solution Sarajevo The Red Baron Winged Hussars Devil dogs Their newest album "The war to end all wars" (released 2022): Stormtroopers Dreadnought The unkillable soldier Soldiers of heaven Hellfighters Race to the sea Lady of the dark The valley of the death Sarajevo (best listen to as first song of the album or before Versailles, my opinion) Versailles (best listen to as the last song) Also includes "Christmas truce" The one you reacted to. Sabaton has their own history channel on RU-vid were they tell the story behind the songs because most of their songs are based on true stories. 🤓🏴‍☠️🇸🇪🇺🇦🕊

This epic song was filmed in my country in August 2021 🤗 btw Floor at the end sounds heavenly 😍🎩 greetings from Czech Republic 🇨🇿🙏

Oh I can't wait! I really hope you venture deeper into Sabaton world. I already know this is gonna be awesome reaction since I've seen so many react to this song and everyone has loved the song and almost everyone got a bit teary eyes. Since you liked the rolled R's from Rammstein you will love Sabaton!

Don't apologize for real emotions. Every emotion is true, every time. And I just realized I look exactly the same like you (well, at least the facial expression :-D ). Beautifully sad is the best summary for this great song. Thank you for this reaction.

When I was in school, the ONLY class that ever brought up, or taught us about this event happening, was in Music Appreciation in 6th grade. Most of the schools in the country don't teach that subject, so I question whether or not most people learn about this event.

"Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes" The greatest lyric in history!!🥺🥺🥺

Sabaton is an incredible band. They're my favorite metal band and they have a number of both somber and high energy songs. Some of their songs I would highly recommend listening to - as a reaction or on your own - are "No Bullets Fly", "Night Witches", "Resist and Bite", "40:1", "Screaming Eagles", "A Ghost In The Trenches". Some more somber songs of theirs that are more in line with this would be "Price Of A Mile", "Uprising", "The Final Solution", "A Lifetime of War", "Soldier of Heaven", "Great War", "Inmate 4859" and the "To Hell And Back" music video. I'm sure you've already been told, but all their songs are about actual historical events, and they have a history channel, Sabaton History, that goes into the stories behind a lot of their songs.

This song is on every day. Since release to today. Such a good song. If they could stop the war if only for a day, why cant we do that today? Great reaction

First time I've come across your channel, thought it was a very thoughtful reaction, I've watched this video many times & still gives me goosebumps. As for Sabaton songs, there's so many but maybe 40/1 live, Bismarck, Attack of the Dead men live and To hell and back. All there songs are about historical events, battles, individual heroism etc. Each song is a history lesson....

The Price Of A Mile is another brilliant track from these geniuses

Hi you. Did you hear? Rammstein dropped a new song last Thursday. The album will be realised on April 29th. The song is called "Zeit"/ time. Absolutely amazing. Fantastic Music, Till has outdone himself on the lyrics. And the video is masterpiece. Educatedmarine was so kind to provide the translation already. Kudos to him. With love from Germany 🤘 😎

I think I've seen every single reaction of this song on youtube, I have watched your reaction 2-3 times and I have listened to this song both with the video on youtube as well as just the music on spotify. AND I STILL GOT CHILLS AND TEARS IN MY EYES!

That cross at the end lest we forget still stands today I use the silence when Floor sings as a moment of silence for the fallen soldiers in the world War 1 during the Christmas truce they tried for a second Christmas truce on the Russian front but something happened where the Russian soldier was shot and killed this song was meant to do that this song showed the brutalness of wars even how brutal fighting in a war is a very great video of sabaton is Bismark

I really like your voice. It's so smooth and calming,goes perfect with the song.

based on a real incident in ww1 when on christmas day both sides put down t heir weapons and met in no mans land...sadly afterwards high command on both sides banned them from doing it again. and yes there was a football match.

If someone wants to say these aren’t artists because it’s ‘metal’ then they have no clue what art is. This is much more art and craft than any five vapid pop songs you can mention.

If you want more Sabaton, I would suggest "Bismarck:, "Unkillable Soldier", and "Seven Pillars of Wisdom"

Just in the first 5 months of the war up to the Truce, more than 350.000 French, 250.000 Germans, 20.000 British, 15.000 Belgians and 200.000 Russians were killed in battle.

Floor's contribution is the 🍒 on top of a very special Christmas cake. 🤘

Another really beautiful and emotional video by Sabaton that I recommend you to react to is "En livstid I krig" live in Gothenburg. Plz remember to put caps on since it is in Swedish. I can guarantee that you will feel the emotion.

The woman who sings at the end is Floor Jansen the singer in Nightwish. She is married to Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer in Sabaton. On March 15, 2017 they had a daughter named Freja.

I am proud that 80% of Czechs participated in this song. It is an amazing song full of emotions, from the backdrops one feels as if he has been transferred over time and really saw those soldiers in the trenches ... The effect when after the grenade explosion whistles in his ears and hears badly ..It's an incredibly credibly sophisticated clip

Every cinematic video needs end credits. Every single one.

Floor at the end... British, French and also German made this day one of the most beautiful in the history, tons of hope.

Another one of their very emotional songs is No Bullets Fly, I literally cry every time I listen to it...

Thanks for letting the end credits roll. Give credit for all the trench builders! Best Christmas song ever from now!

Sabaton is a hard rock band that turns music into real events in various wars throughout history. Several here on youtube who react to Sabaton's songs say that they are learning history at the same time. Sabaton also has Sabaton History here on RU-vid. Where you take up the real stories that are the background to Sabaton's songs. Sabaton has the help of real historians who bring out all the facts about various events. so everything they sing about has really happened and is not a fabrication.

Google the name of the song so as to get the story before going into it. The meaning is infinitely better than the melodious aspect. Mad respect to sabaton for making these tributes to better men than i

The best is at the end Floor 🤘🤘🤘🤘

It based on an true story at WW1. Its so sad. Thinking about my enemy, ist also an human too...

You need to hear En Livstid i Krig (with subtitles), do the live version from The Great Tour in Gothenburg :) You'll really like it I think. Other than that I would suggest 40:1, or Uprising live from Woodstock in Poland in 2012. Great show!

Please do more sabaton reacts, it's always great to see more people finding them.

I think the real Christmas miracle is the guitar solo. Somehow, in 1914, in the middle of a battlefield, dude was able to make an acoustic guitar sound like an electric guitar. 😁🤘

The fact that you know about Transiberian Orchestra (this particular song really sounds like them) made your reaction more special, as well as (of course) all your emotional ride there.

Great touch with the heart rate monitor. Good commentary too!

I got introduced to Sabaton through their song Bismark which to this day is still one of my favorite songs of theirs! I also really like the song The Seven Pillars which is about Lawrence of Arabia.

Northern - Western fronts in 1914 , in Belgiun , Saint Ypres , was written history , once in lifetime. Sabaton did an amazing work ! Highlight is Floor Jansen in end credits singing ! Cause of Hammes Van Dahl , I think ! Certainly she ' s a titan dramatic and lyrical soprano !! Heads down ! Her voice is massive , flexible and epic ! Chills ! Bravissimi to the band ! Very touching and historical epic videoclip! The Khaki chums cross is always a symbol of that period in the battfield in until today . Treve de Noel 1914 !

The Bismark about the largest battleship of the kriegsmarine two ships were built the Bismark and the Tripitz both very large battle ships with very large guns

as with all Sabaton songs it is based on actual historical events, the best way to learn history listen to their songs and then go to their history channel and learn the story that the song was about

I've never thought of them this calm I'm usually blasting their music while playing games lol

I saw the best description for Sabaton - "They dont play songs, they play stories and feelings".

"Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes!!" Sabaton never let's me down!

This song is about the Christmas truce in 1914, the pope wanted the peace for that day. If i remember the high ranked of the german army didnt want too , but it was different on the fronline, many went out on christmas with a white lag or w/e to callout for peace. Some got shot and died while doing it while some make peace for that day! Also this song is on a specific place where they left that cross and theres pic about that soccer game that was played with the guitar and such. Soldiers were giving one another some christmas cards, also some people kept contact after the war ( if they were still alive, sadly) . They couldnt really communicate so there where just showing pictures and mimicing things!

You know how scary it must have been for the first one or two guys to walk forward into no mans land, arms up, and ask in another language for a Truce for the night? Unbelievable bravery You are right, with everything you said in the end. When I was faced with extreme violence in the kill or be killed brain setting, it just makes what you said and especially this song so much more powerful. At the end of the day, we all could be drinking buddies, but that is not the case, and unfortunately it never will be due to many reasons.

Since you are into games, i would like you to react to: The Dragonborn Comes Skyrim VoicePlay feat. Omar Cardona

Leave it to Sabaton to write something epic about a historical event and put it in the right kind of frame.

SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg) you need to see this 😊 greetings from Austria

So emotionally moving

Floor did an amazing job at the end. And you can't miss it's her.

the first few lines of this are taken nearly word for word from the testimony of the last survivor who participated in the Truce shortly before he died a few years ago if remember it correctly.

Many of the soldiers who participated in the truces were apparently disciplined for it. Can't have the soldiers realizing that they have more in common with the soldiers on the other side than with their own leaders 😥

Iam honored this videoclip was filmed in Czechia and that Joakim is half Czech.

The end vocals are from Floor Jansen, it's the wife from Hannes of Sabaton and also the singer of Nightwish.

The really sad part of The Christmas Truce is when the men returned to their lines, they had to be forced to fight each other again. These men did not want to kill each other and the Christmas truce really brought forth the fact that they weren't the monsters each thought the other was.

Christmas Truce is a waltz

a happy fact about the Christmas truce is that the day after, everyone who participated simply refused to fight each other. upper command had to replace everyone that had taken part in the festivities as they refused to kill the people they had spent Christmas with

I can recommend the movie Joyeux Noel (2005) which is about the Christmas Truce btw

Go Sabaton, Go Floor!!!!!!

I would like to suggest you to react to Bloodywood - Gadaar. They are a folk metal band from India, who in my opinion have released one of the top 5 albums of the year. Insanely powerful music and lyrics - they take the rage from Rage against the machine to the next level. Don't miss it!