Oh Come All Ye Faithful- WW1 Christmas Eve Truce of 1914 

In the spirit of the Holliday Season, this is a depiction of the exchange of songs that took place on Christmas Eve 1914 between opposing sides during World War 1. The following year both the British and German officers gave orders that there was to be no repeat of the “unauthorised truce” of 1914, soldiers were warned, “nothing of the kind is to be allowed this year”. The Germans, meanwhile were told any fraternizing with the enemy would result in execution. Diaries of the The 15th Battalion Royal Welch document the evidence clearly that soldiers on both sides ignored the orders and met to exchange gifts and play football.

I love the fact he is singing in Latin. basically all a language most of those men had to learn since childhood.

On that night, God cried, and waved his arm across the body infested battlefield, telling all whom were under him, to hold their anger, their hatred, back and allow themselves to see their enemy not as an enemy, but another man.

1914 on Christmas Day On the western front the guns all died away And lying in the mud on bags of sand We heard a German sing from no man's land He had tenor voice so pure and true The words were strange but every note we knew Soaring or the living dead and dammed The German sang of peace from no man's land They left their trenches and we left ours Beneath tin hats smiles bloomed like wild flowers With photos, cigarettes, and pots of wine We built a soldier's truce on the front line Their singer was a lad of twenty one We begged another song before the dawn And sitting in the mud and blood and fear He sang again the song all longed to hear Silent night, no cannons roar A King is born of peace for evermore All's calm, all's bright All brothers hand in hand In 19 and 15 in no man's land And in the morning all the guns boomed in the rain And we killed them and they killed us again With Bullet, bomb, Bayonet, Gas and Flame And neither We nor They at all to blame, There was Heavy Fighting right Throughout the day For one nights peace we Bloodily did pay At night they charged we fought them hand to hand And I killed the boy that sang in no man's land Silent night no cannons roar A King is born of peace for evermore All's calm, all's bright All brothers hand in hand And that young soldier sings And the song of peace still rings Though the captains and all the kings Built no man's land Sleep in heavenly peace

Every War is a Civil War, for we are all brothers and sisters in another man’s fight.

A shining example of Peace on earth Goodwill towards men

The germans can sing beautifully with the pipes in the background it's so beautiful

I'm in awe of that Man's voice

Come all ye faithful: 😴😴😴 Adeste Fideles: 🤩🤩🤩

The most significant part of the movie.Watching this part a million times.Very touching.

This. Is. Incredible. That this happened. Equally as beautiful, as tragic.

The Christmas tree is also symbolic since it's a German tradition and only popularized in England through the royal family who are also German.

Please don’t delete this I’m proud be Scottish

It's marvelous that the pipes which were used as inspiration for brave acts of violence can also be used to inspire brave acts of solidarity

The war nearly ended from this event.

its 2020 and im listening to music only from joyeux noel

Adeste Fideles laeti triumphantes, Veníte, veníte in Bethlehem. Natum vidéte, Regem Angelorum: Veníte adoremus, Veníte adoremus Veníte adoremus Dóminum

The enemy singing to the pipes of war.

From a wonderful movie.

My father studied latin in school in Argentina . It was in 1940

AdorEmus in the name of Gosh.

Adeste Fideles

No Mans land chrismas

Adeste fideles, canto de unión de todos los católicos.

We are all Christians meaning we are all Christ Followers dear brothers and sisters of the Beloved Savior, Jesus is the Prince of Peace! may we all learn from History that War is never ever the answer for any misunderstanding in War no one wins and the only affected are the innocents... May we have all the Message of Christmas the Celebration of Love of God to Humankind.. ❤❤❤

This true incident was happened in 2 world war at Christmas time the war stoped that day without any command right?