ROADIE REACTIONS | Sabaton - "Christmas Truce"

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After some standalone singles, we finally get the first taste of new music from Sabaton's upcoming album, "The War To End All Wars", in what could quite possibly be one of the biggest music video productions I've ever seen. In this video we talk the history behind the song, the sound and where it was recorded, how big of a production team was involved, and in case you forgot, I give you a reminder as to who Hannes Van Dahl is married to...
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Year Formed: 1999
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@balli7836 2 года назад

Sabaton: "We need a very good soprano singer for the end credits of our new song." Hannes: "I have one at home."

@zlatkotorbai6321 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Hahahaha

@MrCN66 2 года назад

Now I want a version of ”Angels Calling” with Floor on it.

@pete_lind 2 года назад

@@TankTheTech Tuomas will send an hefty bill to Sabaton for all the singing Floor did 😀 Did you order the Pacific Blue Vinyl [US exclusive, ltd. to 1500 copies] or the Crystal Clear cassette [US exclusive, ltd. to 250 copies] 🙂 We have here in Finland Dusk Vinyl [Levykauppa exclusive, ltd. to 300 copies] and the Soft Grey Vinyl [Nordics exclusive, ltd. 1000 copies] 😕

@ensvenskateist3564 2 года назад

@@TankTheTech Sulphur Ahoy is a christmas song from a swedish pirate theme band called ye banished privateers and i recommend you to react to it :)

@samanthar1214 2 года назад

I've lost count how many times I've seen this video and it still makes me tear up. Such a great song.

@seanofarrell8896 2 года назад

Yep plus puts respect to the story as well. That there was a bit of a positive that humanity can do good things

@zjjohnson3827 2 года назад

@@seanofarrell8896 and yet so tragic that a moment of peace couldn’t last

@merrax 2 года назад

Same :)

@CynderDragoneye 2 года назад

you only tear up? i full on sob every time i hear it

@joshuawells835 2 года назад

Same and this song was my first taste of Sabaton

@dom101184 2 года назад

Finally soneone noticed floor's voice in the credits. I've seen So many reactions of this song. And so many didn't even watch the credits. That's just one reason why you're making the best reactions in my opinion. Love your stuff. Greetings from germany

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Danke!

@dieseldog00 2 года назад

Knowing that Floor is married to Sabaton's drummer, I had a very strong feeling she was singing the duet at the end and I was right. Floor Jansen is a magical, empathic creature and I'm very sure Nightwish would have disbanded if Tuomas had not made that fateful call to her that day because there were no other singers waiting in line to join the band.

@dom101184 2 года назад

@@dieseldog00 I totally agree with everything you said. Her voice is beyond anything i heard so far. She was the best choice and i hope she belongs in this Band forever.

@firstclaw1 2 года назад

In fact Elizabeth in her channel The Charismatic Voice also recognized Floor in this song. I highly recommend her video. It is also a super great video reaction. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AYYztsqhqWw.html

@dieseldog00 2 года назад

@@firstclaw1 Yes I watched this video several weeks ago when I saw Elizabeth had posted her Reaction to it. I hate war and all aspects of it but this video is outstanding and the acting is phenomenal. I thought the piano in the trench was quite humorous but where else could they have put it, up top where it would have gotten bombed and shot up??? lol

@Caroline.123 2 года назад

I love that Sabaton took the words of an actual soldier who was there and interviewed many years later and he said. Silence I remember the silence.

@argantyr5154 2 года назад

The cross in the end actually exists. It's located somewhere near Ypres in Belgium. It's a memorial for the Christmas truce and was put there in 1999. the actual cross reads: 1914 The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce 1999 85 Years Lest We Forget

@lorens7958 2 года назад

Now when Pär came: 2021

@georgeandritsakis1482 2 года назад

I’ve seen this. One of my favorite memories from my last trip to the Benelux.

@sstrykert 2 года назад

Memorials are not seen by an enslaved continent😞

@csnoob02 2 года назад

as a belgian i can confirm this, it is indeed near ypres. It is written upon a wall tablet even as a side story for generations to remember

@sstrykert 2 года назад

@@csnoob02 a shame that division is taught in place of history,& math is deemed divisive-by the same powers who finance both sides of the wars

@Blutaar42 2 года назад

at around 6:38 you can clearly see tears start rolling and I'm not even judging. That is definitely a powerful song with an emotional history. To top it all off, since it is a Christmas song and you should spend time with your family Hannes brought in his Wife for the endcredits. And it was totally worth it. Would the song work without Floor? Yes it would but it is still a great touch. Also I think you are the first that even recognized Floor from all the reactions I saw up to this date

@xKey015x 2 года назад

Those are not the credits, that's the soundtrack version of the song

@Johnny-xu7kb 2 года назад

i was seeing the music video for the 4th or 5th time but was still tearing up myself :)

@luffegasen7711 2 года назад

@@Johnny-xu7kb Those damn onion-cutting ninjas, right? :')

@Johnny-xu7kb 2 года назад

@@luffegasen7711 Helt klart! Vet inte hur dom tog sig in i min lägenhet!

@NebiGames 2 года назад

just jen got it in her reaction too

@andreacrow1857 2 года назад

The underlying piano melody in this song is "Carol of the Bells" and it really gives the song that special Christmas-y vibe that will make people want to listen to this around Christmas. Brilliant song and outstanding video production! Goosebumps and tears assured every time.

@DarkJediPrincess 2 года назад

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed “Carol of the Bells” in there! The other two reactions I watched noted the melody was very Christmas-y but failed to recognise that it was actually “Carol of the Bells,” specifically. My favourite carol. This is _easily_ one of Sabaton’s best songs, hands down!

@PetterVessel 2 года назад

Thanks, I knew it was, but I didn't know the song title.

@PukkaLoca 2 года назад

It’s actually Ukrainian Christmas folk song called schedrivka.

@helenkarlsson5488 2 года назад

Thank you! I knew that was a Christmas song but couldn’t remember the name, you just saved me some headache 😅😎

@MrCN66 2 года назад

It reminds me little of Orion’s Reign’s version of ”Carol of the Bells”.

@sandy1653 2 года назад

This is going to be a hell of a live song. I can almost hear the crowds singing along.

@dutchman7623 2 года назад

I'll never manage to keep up with Ms van Dahl-Jansen

@oliverdonder7616 2 года назад

With the right crowd this will be epic .... and imagine in perfect case, Floor comes out at the end and do their thing ..... it must be like an religious experience

@CynderDragoneye 2 года назад

@@oliverdonder7616 probably wont happen, mainly cause Nightwish is scheduled to be on tour during the same time. + the recorded version on the album actually doesn't have her vocal part

@Freya407 2 года назад

Getting pre-emptive goosebumps just thinking about it!

@ranekeisenkralle8265 2 года назад

I like the thought of that. Not sure they are going to play that song when I am hopefully going to see them in April though.

@shadowmage36 2 года назад

I think this is the only Sabaton video I've ever seen where Joakim isn't wearing sunglasses. And honestly...it really drives home the emotion they're trying to convey. The Christmas Truce was a moment of shining humanity in an incredibly inhumane war, and this song really tells the story well. I can't wait for the rest of the album.

@Nem01 День назад

I think in the video for uprising and livgarded he also doesn't wear them... If I recall correctly.

@ThyLLiS- 2 года назад

Non metalheads : "Metal music is just noise, people screaming and crazy satanists". Metalheads : *sobbing in front of this masterpiece from Sabaton*

@stevejohnson9234 9 месяцев назад

Idiot

@lennartlarsen6797 2 года назад

that was the legendary Floor on the ending vocals

@stonewall01 2 года назад

Two things I am looking forward to after listening to this. 1. When they find the right crowd this song is going to be epic when performed live and 2. Floor Jansen had better perform in at least one live show with Sabaton!

@oliverdonder7616 2 года назад

this would be like an religious experience

@lakabaka 2 года назад

Probably during their sweden tour. We love singing along!!

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

As far as I know, that outro with her was just for this music video, and isn't in the actual release of the song, so I'd say it's doubtful unless they closed with this song or did a big interlude or something. But it'd be awesome, that's for sure!

@ranekeisenkralle8265 2 года назад

@@TankTheTech According to the lineup of the album, Christmas Truce is not quite the last song. There is one other to come afterwards.

@mennograafmans1595 2 года назад

Seeing how she is dutch, and I'm gonna see them in the netherlands, I have a sliver of hope. But probably not.

@suprisek 7 месяцев назад

As a Czech, I'm so glad that we produced such a powerfull music video for Sabaton. Had tears in my eyes.

@mikakarki7989 4 месяца назад

Be proud m8!. Well done ..., by all of the Czech crew involved. It's a hard work. Greetings from Up North ... 🇫🇮. Thou ... 1 spruce trunk shows markings of mechanical harvesting ... not invented back in those days, but is a minor flav. Not counted. 🙂

@phils866 2 года назад

I held it together until the end, when the candle illuminated the phrase 'Lest we forget'. A real hammer blow. Stunning production, as always, and the choir near the end made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Like you say, that part will be massive in live performances. And to have Floor singing vocals on the end credits is the icing on the cake. These guys just don't do ordinary.

@BlastMagicianYGO 2 года назад

I have watched this music video a dozen times, and that ending gets me every time

@dieseldog00 2 года назад

I was hoping Floor's sister Irene was singing the duet with her but she wasn't mentioned in the credits. You would think Floor could get her for the duet but maybe Irene didn't want to do it. If I ever meet Floor I'll be sure to ask her why.

@ranekeisenkralle8265 2 года назад

Excuse me? Ordina-WHAT?

@phils866 2 года назад

@@ranekeisenkralle8265 I think you possibly don't understand what I'm trying to say. By my comment I mean that Sabaton are extrordinary, ie. all they do is exeptional, and definitely not ordinary. Hence my comment they 'don't do ordinary'. It's most likely a language thing.

@ranekeisenkralle8265 2 года назад

@@phils866 i understood precisely what you meant to say. My remark, however, was meant to convey that with Sabaton "ordinary" is not even part of the vocabulary.

@andrejsasd8904 2 года назад

"A moment of piece In a war that never ends" This is just perfect.... :')

@ZETH_27 2 года назад

"When we celebrated Christmas, we thought about our friends. Those who never made it home when the battle had commenced"

@stg-tf4ns 2 года назад

thinking about how this is really a neverending war for basically everyone at that time, this line is just brilliant

@joshuawells835 2 года назад

That is the line that has stuck with me the most.

@danmabee 2 года назад

when you mentioned the audience participation factor, in a flash i saw someplace like wacken, with an endless sea of fans shoulder to shoulder, arms around each other's shoulders hollering in unison 'and tonight we're all brothers, tonight we're all friends!' see it? holy shit this is gonna be big.

@Lupin8340 Год назад

if they do this at something like Polen Rocks we might see Joakim burst into tears

@gatling216 2 года назад

I guess it’s no surprise that they paid close attention to the little details, since, you know, Sabaton, but holy shit. Aside from a certain drummer’s piercings, I didn’t spot a single anachronism in the guns and gear everyone was wearing. They even had Tommy wearing the period correct blue and red French uniform of the early months of the war. Also, as a side note, this is the second Sabaton song on my Christmas playlist. Screaming Eagles is a Christmas song. Fight me.

@jimforehand7571 2 года назад

I won't argue that in the least but let's also not forget about No Bullets Fly

@HALberdier17 2 года назад

@@jimforehand7571 Close to Christmas but not on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It was December 20th.

@jimforehand7571 2 года назад

@@HALberdier17 You are correct those events did happen 5 days before Christmas but at the same time it was within 5 days of Christmas. I myself at least do see the events that unfolded in the sky that day as it's own little (PROFOUNDLY smaller scale) early Christmas truce of the second world war.

@gatling216 2 года назад

@@jimforehand7571 The timeline fits to be sure, but the song doesn’t really make any mention of it. I’m using my executive power that I totally didn’t make up a second ago to provisionally declare No Bullets Fly a Christmas Song, on the understanding that the Yarnhub video be offered as explanation if required.

@jimforehand7571 2 года назад

@@gatling216 True but in the yarn hub video it does say it took place on December 20th and in Screaming Eagles I do believe the exact quote from the song (and this is off the top of my head) is "Christmas is drawing near".

@JojokimVT 2 года назад

Just to let you know, Tank: Tommy’s band, Majestica, did a Christmas album last year that’s based on ”A Christmas Carol” which is the name of the album and recently, they released a new single called ”Glory of Christmas” for a extended version of that album. Oh and that album is so good. I really recommend that you listen to it

@Northman-from-the-North 2 года назад

Me too

@Andy_from_de 2 года назад

I've watched this video multiple times and always with a tear in my eye. Just pre-ordered the earbook, and i'm already sitting on two tickets for March 31st in Munich where I will be going with my son. Not to take anything away at all from this production and the team, but you should have a look at the credit roll of Rammstein's "Deutschland". That credit roll is long enough for them to stick on a piano cover of Sonne at the end.

@Happymali10 2 года назад

Enjoy Munich! If you got a day to spare and an interest in technology check out the "Deutsche Museum" and/or BMW-Welt there.

@Andy_from_de 2 года назад

@@Happymali10 I live near Munich 😊

@Happymali10 2 года назад

@@Andy_from_de nevermind then

@simondg42 2 года назад

Deutschland from Ramstein is a masterpiece!!! 💯

@cashewshalom 2 года назад

Marko Hietala is back! He is featuring with Waltari's new album! Waltari is finnish metal band and has been around long time. I really hope you could react to this song. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CcPER7WIMHM.html

@tsch23 2 года назад

Hello Tank Unfortunately, war is as old as humanity itself. Sabaton repeatedly emphasizes that they do not want to glorify war. Rather, they would like to use your songs to point out the many, many senseless victims of the war and thus ensure that they are not forgotten. In my opinion, this video is a milestone for that. History shows that far too many had to die for the insane ambitions of a few. It shows the madness of war. For me, the key message of the video is "WAR IS BULL SHIT!" Greatings from Germany

@freyallarganswald4746 2 года назад

I’ve been waiting excitedly for your reaction to this 🤗🤗. It has blown me away, had me crying laughing and rocking. Two of my great grandfathers were in the trenches at this time. My Scottish one wrote home about his experiences and hoe surreal and heartwarming it was. Some soldiers swapped addresses and kept in touch after the war. Sadly my great grandads and a great uncle were killed in the trenches, my Scottish one received a posthumous distinguished conduct medal for saving an officer minutes before he himself was killed. I loved how this song and video made me so emotional and told a personal message. Love to you and your family xxx P.s the cross is just outside Ypres in Belgium and was placed in 1999 on the 85th anniversary of these events.

@Igorilianu 2 года назад

I was at the premiere of the song and i was so stunned on how emotional and how much of a banger is. Reminds me in some way to the lifetime of war as both as banger and both say a very sad story, one showing the cruleness of the www1 and how the christmas truce was a breathing moment for all, all being friends and brothers in that day.Lifetime of war was sad because it portrayed how the caroleans knew that their coming home was incertain. Kudos to you Tank and Sabaton

@Denozo88 2 года назад

I agree it shows the dichotomy of endless wars like these two wars were.

@Ch33seandWh1ne 2 года назад

I was at the premier as well, it was two a.m., I had just finished some homework and I saw that sabaton was premiering something so I started watching it. After the song had ended, I took a shower and I just started crying, I don't cry easy, it takes the death of a friend or family member to make me shed a few tears. I was bawling in the shower at 2 in the morning... I still get misty eyed hearing this song. This song is the only Christmas song I'll allow in November because it's a reminder that our humanity is what unites us. To everyone who reads this, be kind, and take care of each other. Thank you Tank and Thank you Sabaton!

@DoraFauszt 2 года назад

I envy you! I would have probably cried like a toddler hearing this live for the first time, totally embarassaing myself lol. Probably I will, when finally I get to hear this on a concert live.

@mbo191 2 года назад

Good song, and a good review - Thanks Tank. It will be interesting to see how they do this during concerts, if Joakim will play the piano or not. It wouldn't surprise me if he actually does that, because as you probably know - or not - Joakim started in Sabaton as the keyboard player, who at some time was asked if he could do some singing too. According to himself (that story is told on the Heroes On Tour DVD that is about the concert with the half a million crowd at Polish Woodstock, a rip of it can be found on YT) his singing was crap but he kept doing it anyway. A bit down the road he heard the lads in the band talking about getting a new keyboardist and Joakim was saying "Hang on a minute now, I am playing the keyboard here". "Oh no no" said the lads, "You are the singer and we need a new keyboardist in the band". Cheers / B.

@mbo191 2 года назад

Thinking about it a bit, I think Joakim came in to the band with a couple of songs in his luggage and the band wanted him to sing the lyrics so they could "get the feel" for his music. / B.

@T1hitsTheHighestNote 2 года назад

He still plays the keyboards in the studio.

@theblazinken3501 2 года назад

"they told me to sing until they found replacement. Lazy bastards never did" - Joakim in Blood of Bannockburn Sabaton History episode

@mbo191 2 года назад

@@theblazinken3501 - Thanks for the tip, hadn't seen that episode before. Well worth a watch, as always. Cheers / B.

@brigidtheirish 2 года назад

@@theblazinken3501 I remember that! He's also criticized his own singing quite a bit. He may not be a professionally trained singer, but his voice *fits* Sabaton's music.

@cathyb7774 2 года назад

I love how Sabaton brings History and Music together. You feel not only their music but also almost the feelings of this time.

@TryhardHouba 2 года назад

It is Czech production and I am proud of that, this song hit me so hard. Šťastné a veselé Vánoce.

@earendilthemariner5546 2 года назад

I cant wait for the new album. Im hoping "Race to the Sea" is awesome. Just a nice title imo Fun fact: Hannes is married...nah jk. But real fact: not everyone stopped fighting which makes it even more special i think Also, Mjolnir? I see you

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

💪🤘

@kylehoffman7396 2 года назад

I was waiting to see when you’d be doing this reaction :3 cannot wait to see it!!

@martine3293 2 года назад

Really liked your reaction. Great song, fantastic video and of course you recognized Floor's vocals. I've actually added this song to my playlist with heavy christmas songs 😄

@tyrannosaurusrhett 2 года назад

I think that one of the things I really like about the song and the video in particular is that while they focus on the feel-good moment of the truce, they don't pretend that there isn't an inherent tragedy to it because it does end and they're going to go right back to killing each other. Really good storytelling.

@jorgenandersson424 2 года назад

Can't wait to see them live in Stockholm the 5th of March next year! I hope they'll play "En livstid i krig" once again and damn, I'll sing together with them!! This song (Christmas Truce) is such a fantastic song and imagine being the real Hannes in 1914, climbing up from the trences.... THAT GUY HAD BALLS!! And Floor in the end, tears and goosebumps!!

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

I'm 100% sure you'll hear "En Livstid I Krig" in Stockholm. If I was there, I'd sing it with you!

@Skabbe1 2 года назад

You and me both man, It'll be my first post-COVID concert. Then it's Rammstein time in Gothenburg in the summer. And fingers crossed, some Maiden and Nightwish in there as well. Yeah I'm having a bit of abstinence.

@buurje5350 2 года назад

Såg sabaton som förband till Iron madien på friends -13 så jäkla grymt 🤘🏼😎

@jorgenandersson424 2 года назад

@@Skabbe1 I’ll also go to Rammstein this summer in Gothenburg, been waiting 2 years for that consert now 😎🤘

@jorgenandersson424 2 года назад

@@buurje5350 såg dom som förband till Maiden 2012 på Ullevi, då visste man knappt vilka dom var!

@lulululu8045 2 года назад

Sabaton and Floor, what more can you wish for :)

@PyroDesu 2 года назад

Sabaton and *all* of Nightwish?

@lulululu8045 2 года назад

@@PyroDesu god damn it, I knew I missed something

@jarlhenrik 2 года назад

I just love that the production credits includes EVERYONE no matter the job they did. From talent on camera to technical assistants to physical labor of creating the scenery to the frickin' catering crew. I love Sabaton with all my heart

@devinwolken 2 года назад

I won’t lie that I’ve been waiting for this topic/song to be made for as long as I’ve been listening to sabaton. I started listening to them when they released Bismarck and I’m so glad they were finally able to do the Christmas truce the justice it deserves!

@dandybus1582 2 года назад

No matter how many times I see this, I still tear up during that sequence with Par and the cross. Also, check out Screaming Eagles. Another incredibly well-produced Sabaton video and a badass song.

@teemup9247 2 года назад

19:20 It most definetly will. We have "Heavy Christmas" consert every year in Finland. It mostly means traditional christmast songs revisioned into metal.

@eschekeschekson 2 года назад

"... not American Football, the original football." Jung, dafür liebe ich dich :D thank you for entertaining me through this pandemic, I spend so much time with your videos during the lock down last year. Thank you! Cheers from Germany

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Danke!

@halflingninja 2 года назад

Regarding the ban on Christmas truces in subsequent years: if I remember right, part of the story about the Christmas truce is that many of those soldiers refused to fight each other once hostilities resumed. Not sure if that's 100% true, but I was always told that it's part of the reason various militaries haven't allowed a Christmas truce since 1914.

@PyroDesu 2 года назад

I mean, can you imagine how difficult it would be to just start shooting at each other again? The enemy was no longer dehumanized. They weren't just a mass shooting at you. They had names, faces, families, they were *people.* They thought they were the good guys as much as you thought you were. Neither of you really knew why you were fighting when the man on the other side was so similar. Even if you didn't speak each others' language and there wasn't someone who could translate at hand, the mere act of coming together without fighting like that makes it so, *so* much harder to go back to fighting. They *empathized* with one another.

@phils866 2 года назад

I suspect a number of the soldiers on both sides deliberately missed, after this truce.

@halflingninja 2 года назад

@@PyroDesu Absolutely. "I played football with that guy, we had drinks and showed each other pictures of our families. He's my friend now; I'm not gonna shoot him." Not to mention that the first world War was such a mess of convoluted politics that many of these guys probably didn't fully understand why they were there in the first place. Many were really just kids (18-19), who'd enlisted because they thought war would be exciting, and/or because they naively believed the propaganda that "the enemy" was A Threat To Our Way Of Life. Seeing that enemy up close, talking to them and realizing that they were just regular people with many of the same hobbies, goals, and fears as you have, must have been deeply jarring for these young men.

@YYZatcboy 2 года назад

By the next year Germany was using mustard gas so there was much less sympathy and no truce.

@jiddick 2 года назад

They enforced heavier bombardments and more heavy rotations the following Christmas and effectively cancelled Christmas.

@MacOriginalGamer 2 года назад

Tommy plays an acoustic guitar and makes it sound electric. LEGEND! 🍺😎🤘

@Wanys123 2 года назад

16:09 "Trench Builders supervisor - Petr Minařík" ... That's apparently a job in 2021? That just feels unreal :D 19:29 Cultured people already have "Screaming Eagles" on the Christmas music playlist(as Battle of the Bulge happened even over christmas) - if "Die Hard" counts as Christmas movie, Screaming eagles do count as christmas song.

@MyYTwatcher 2 года назад

Few years ago I switched from Die Hard to Hateful Eigth. But it was difficult decision :-)

@benblackham9287 2 года назад

"You can finally add Sabaton to your Christmas playlist" While I agree this is a great song for a Christmas playlist, Sabaton has BEEN my Christmas playlist for the last 6 years cause I'm not a coward

@Kanefan701 2 года назад

makes me wish that we all of us can get together and celebrate Christmas with Sabaon and with every british, french and german alike for this song makes me vision we can all unite and become friends while remembering those who fell and never made it back home and to show a more deeper meaning for humanity for peace, joy and love.

@sstrykert 2 года назад

Sabaton makes Christmas Trees grow....Beards. News at 11.😊🎄👌👍

@jiddick 2 года назад

Hell, Sabaton has been my only playlist since I found them Summer 2019.

@cyberdan42 2 года назад

What always impresses me is not simply that they go over the top in production, but that they strive to get the small details right, they care about it and pay attention. In this video it's the uniforms, they are on point for 1914, both sides. It's plainly a video (French and British together, long hair, and such) but nevertheless they stay as true as possible to historical accuracy where they are able. A lot of games, movies and TV shows could learn from this - even when telling a fictional story you can put in the effort to get the little background historical details accurate, Sabaton does, because Sabaton cares.

@sirboomsalot4902 2 года назад

They also got the rifles down right, No.1 Mk. III SMLEs for the British, Lebel 1886s for the French (don’t think Berthiers were in use yet), and Gewehr 98s for the Germans (though I would expect to see some Gewehr 88s still)

@patrickschardt7724 2 года назад

Tank: I’m at a loss for words Me: I’ll use your words - epic as fuck It’s moments like the Christmas Truce that act as lights in the darkness. I will almost I tested up when listening and watching Since it is a Christmas song after all, I swear there’s a modified metal version of Carol of the Bells. It’s a famous bombastic Christmas/ winter song I’ve already seen the video. I knew Floor sang at the end. I was waiting for your reaction to that bit of the song. When you saw the credits mentioning Floor, your reaction did not disappoint Also having Antti Martikainen is awesome.

@6Snaus 2 года назад

I love the subtle changing of tense in the chorus from the first refrain ("We are all") to the last two ("We were all"). It shows how optimistic and hopeful the soldiers were during the first Christmas of the War but by the end of it and in subsequent years, that hope was gone forever. Masterful writing.

@Brian0045 2 года назад

OH MY GOD YES the part where they drop the instruments is AMAZING and a HUGE audience participation!!! Just got back from seeing them in Seattle. Hearing the entire crowd singing just about brought a tear to my eye. Anyone on the fence about seeing these guys while they are in the US for the tour DO IT. It's an amazing show. This was the first concert of any kind I have been to, if I could have only gone to one in my life I thank God it was this one!!

@alexanderpreuss0701 2 года назад

Man, I'm kinda disappointed that you didn't include the bagpipes and piano in the gear breakdown along with the harmony guitar. I think the piano, in particular, looks really interesting, almost guaranteed from the time period, and IDK why but the keys on it look peculiar (not 100% sure it's the correct word), like old wood or something? Still, it was great to see your reaction! Also, I'm just seeing that you passed 100.000 subscribers. I know it's a bit arbitrary and not really more special than other numbers, but still: Congratulations! ...and Merry Christmas, I guess :D

@phillee2814 2 года назад

Back then, the piano key would have been real Ivory (white, turned yellowish with age) and ebony (black). so they would have looked different. Just another of the accurate details they got right.

@alexanderpreuss0701 2 года назад

@@phillee2814 that's so cool, thanks!

@serkieron4848 2 года назад

A sad note that is often forgotten is that before the Christmas Truce was the disastrous 'Winter Operations'. This was an offensive launched by the British to capture German trenches and to stop fraternisation over Christmas. Overall it was a disaster with many British deaths and casualties and barely no land taken. During the Christmas Truce many of the bodies buried where off men who had died during the Winter Operations.

@hydroknight01 2 года назад

Waited for Roadie Reactions to cover this vid before I watched it, and it was worth the wait. The song broke me when I first heard it, and yes, the video did too. This album is going to smash shit like a brick.

@adrianhughes8143 2 года назад

A cross was put up on one of the battlefields that the Christmas Truce of 1914 in 1999 in memory of that incredible event that happened 85 years ago. The Cross still exists today where you can go and see it and remember those incredible brave and heroic men from all sides in WW1. LEST WE FORGET 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌹

@CrabbeyChick 2 года назад

Wow, what a powerful video! It gave me goosebumps and made me tear up, especially the chorus without instrumentation. And the piano being destroyed? Wow. Just wow. And then seeing the cross. More goosebumps. Thank you for reacting to this video and introducing me to this group (I did go and preorder the CD)! Your reactions are definitely some of my favorites!

@Donna-C 2 года назад

Great reaction Tank! This song and video will bring a lot of new fans to Sabaton Floor Jansen’s vocals add something special to this song. LEST WE FORGET.

@renskevanderhaagen5813 2 года назад

Besides being just an awesome song and video, it’s also a heck of an earworm, I listened to it a few times on the day of release and I’m humming it all day ever since, it has not jet left my brain 😅

@r.z.9195 2 года назад

Never been involved in any military conflict myself but i cried the first time i saw the video and i cried again watching this video. It touches me so deep withing and i ask myself "why do we have to fight eachother?"

@kaeldrarhiannon 2 года назад

Just a passerby whom has never seen your channel before, but your reaction is definitely my favorite by far. This song is so heart-wrenching and you're so clearly affected by it at the same parts that make me teary-eyed. Sabaton is an awesome band and I enjoyed this video very much! :)

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Thank you so very much!

@melissaruitersclarke1299 2 года назад

This song, with this video, about this story, particularly now leading into Remembrance Day utterly breaks me. It's intense. Album is already pre-ordered....

@user-xq1kj6bd5h 2 года назад

Музыка, слова и видео, да и оригинальная история, слезу вышибают

@shattereddreams1977 2 года назад

I'm not a HUGE Sabaton. But this hits the mark...This should be a number 1 song every where. If WAP can be a hit then this should be.

@nightwishlover8913 2 года назад

Good call on Floor, Tank! It wasn't all that likely to be anyone else tho, was it? Nice catch anyway (s)!

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Realistically, it could have been a number of vocalists. BUT, it hit me a few seconds after I said "it probably isn't" that she IS married to Hannes and it's a good possibility. Haha

@weltraumbummler2780 2 года назад

Who likes the story should watch the Saintsbury’s Christmas advert from 2014. Why? You’ll like it too.

@KristiinaBerg 2 года назад

Very moving. Have watched it tens of times over the years.

@jenspfennig9226 2 года назад

Thank you for another fantastic Sabaton reaction. Dang, missed the premier by about an hour. So stoked to experience Sabaton live for the first time Germany in April next year.

@DS-xf2ji 2 года назад

There is a German-French-English movie about the Christmas truce of 1914 called "Merry Christmas".

@MrThePrankstar 2 года назад

If you ever doubted for a second how great Sabaton is. Just think about this .. They just made a Christmas song, thats acceptable to listen to all year long.

@hex1c 2 года назад

Great reaction Tank! This has started to become one of my favourite Sabaton song of them all. It sure is up there with Bismarck.

@grindcorejoe6661 2 года назад

I wonder if the first Guy who steped out of the Trenches had the most glorious Balls (Volume and Density) or was just so through that he didnt give a fuck about being murdered by 1000 Bullets on Christmas.

@thomastrasen6441 2 года назад

Both Nighwish and Sabaton are kicking of their European tour’s in Norway, soo looking forward to big live performances again and… I have tickets to both of them, how great aren’t that.❤️ Great reaction bye the way, loved this one. Thank U.

@andrewfrost77 2 года назад

The video production of "Rammstein - Deutschland" is even more impressive and bigger. I would be happy if you would react to it.

@v.a.farafontova3049 2 года назад

Thanks for the reaction! We watched it with you! 🤘Also impressed. 💓And an excellent analysis of the song.🤘🤘🤘🤘🇷🇺

@gewehr_wolf6408 2 года назад

if u want a huge credit list u should watch Rammstein- Deutschland. I really like your reactions. Greetings from Germany

@zsadist8111 2 года назад

To quote someone... "We're back baby!". Your Sabaton reactions are f*cking awesome. Great to see this one, was hoping and waiting for it. Keep up the great work, and I'm already looking forward to coming Sabaton reactions! Take care

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Thanks a ton!

@tweetert.9978 2 года назад

Expecting it to be Epic As F*CK is standard for Sabaton. Anything less would be a disappointment.

@dieseldog00 2 года назад

Floor's sister Irene duets with her from time to time and I am SHOCKED she wasn't included on this video singing that majestic song with her sister. Everything you say about this band and its music is top drawer because THEY are top drawer, right up there with Nightwish.

@jeffbudd7678 2 года назад

Should check out the video for Screming Eagles, Ian. It's like band of brothers mashed up with a modern music video

@spinningiris 2 года назад

I'll repeat the comment I left on the original: I jokingly said once that I wanted a Sabaton Christmas album...This is perfection! This past spring I was playing Sabaton in the car with my sister, and she thought one of their songs was going to be "O come all ye faithful," and the thought Joakim singing Christmas music tickled my brain. I knew THIS song would have me in tears before the first chorus was over, the moment I saw it. Although, no joke I absolutely would not mind a whole Sabaton Christmas album. Also...I see wonderful Finnish band Lordi on that tour poster...I HIGHLY recommend you check them out...their song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a good one to start with.

@DakotaKid95 2 года назад

Go check with Majestica, Tommy's band. They did an album that is straight up Dickens' Christmas Carol in song form last year.

@MsToma84 Год назад

the sad thing, they tell the acurate stories from the war.. its so powerrful, even tho they are from sweden that usually draw the neutral flag. Im norway and still will thank them. Many sivil swedes took care of norwegians when they fled Norway after sabotour actions

@tristanwhitson8705 2 года назад

When i first heard this with headphones on, the first couple lines, especially when it opened with "Silence, oh I remember the silence!", it seemed to echo, as if i was hearing it in my own head, not out of my headphones. The subtle audio work they do is always amazing and catches me off guard every time.

@HellBrYnger 2 года назад

in WW1 the "Red Baron" germay's aces't of the ace, if that makes sense, was shot down in enemy territory, they still buried him with all graces and even a 12-shot salute. knights of the sky back then.

@niklassweden84 2 года назад

I love your videos and reactions! There are alot of reactions of Sabaton songs. But you are over the top, a real pro! Even my wife that usually dont look at reaction movies, she really like you too! You are awesome! Have a nice weekend 😊🇸🇪🇺🇸

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Wow, thanks a ton, Niklas! Much appreciated!

@lukasdvorak1532 2 года назад

Hi from Czech Republic! We are all friends. Very good song..

@jonashansson2320 2 года назад

I have thought about which bands could compete with Sabaton when it comes to video production amd the only one that comes to my mind is Rammstein. The video for Deutchland is epic as F. And also Sonne is great. But is there anyone else? Tommy could have use of some acting classes though. :) I don't think I have seen him perform well in any video yet. There are clearly some moments of overacting in this one. :) And I'm impressed that you recognized the names as czech. :)

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Ice Nine Kills puts a lot of time and effort into their videos, as does Imminence, but Sabaton and Rammstein are also working with a WAY bigger budget than the other two bands. Either way, I appreciate and love when bands put this much effort into stuff.

@darkphoenix5020 2 года назад

Fun fact: Joakim Broden said on a Interview that he hates to do Muscvideos #hedowhathavebedone xD

@DanielRodriguez-dt9rt 2 года назад

First time I watched this I cried, especially studying about the truce beforehand. It was amazing but so sad at the same time. Love this band

@De-M-oN 2 года назад

I found Bismarck even more impressive production quality video.

@riversplit8206 2 года назад

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Check out Raskasta Joulua (Heavy X-mas in English). It's a Finnish music project involving some of the top metal singers in Finland (and also from other countries) in which they take classic Christmas songs and turn them into metal. They do a big tour every year in different parts of Finland and venues range from small local arenas of a couple thousand people all the way to big arenas of 15,000 people and almost every show is sold out. Some of the singers seen throughout the years are Marko Hietala, Floor Jansen, Tarja Turunen, Tony Kakko, Elize Ryd, Joe Lynn Turner, Bernie Shaw and even Dee Snider. There are some good quality live videos from the tours on RU-vid. Highly recommend checking them out.

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

I actually checked out Raskasta Joulua last year with some Discord friends, and watched some of the older stuff, too. Super rad!

@yallys Год назад

I'm French coming from Lyon (which was the kind of headquarter of the resistance (with Jean Moulin) during the second war, my family was involved in the resistance and I lost my grandfather there. Now he has a public children park with his name in Lyon to honor him. Unfortunatly, I never knew this courageous man, but I'm proud to have his blood inside me. I can imagine people around there that have families and receive stories about this Christmas episode during the Great War. This is so epic, I can't see this video without having tears in my eyes. Thank you Tank for this reaction

@matthewhazelwood3249 2 года назад

I was so happy to see Antti Martikainen mentioned. I feel like no one knows who he is but his compositions are incredible. Definitely worth checking out

@SubwaySweden 2 года назад

Floor had to show up since you have started to forget to mention who she is married with

@squidelleotious6362 2 года назад

This song is the first song to ever put me in tears, because like you said, just imagining what it was like in their shoes, it is very emotional, touching right down to the soul, Sabaton puts a lot of time into there sounds, every song is top of the line, I love all their songs,

@fifi23o5 2 года назад

I've heard this song maaaaaany times and I never considered myself to be overly emotional, but every time I heat this I get some tears in my eyes. These guys have my deepest respect. Not just that their music is great, every song is a history lesson, they stick to the facts, unbiased. Education at it's best. I would recommend every history teacher played this music to students, thay would definitely be more interested in history. This is the most complete package I've ever heard and seen. Music is just great, their delivery, the story, video is just off the charts. WOW! I ve never seen a music video like this. BTW, I'm a cinematographer.

@jancmyon4240 2 года назад

I Love the MV more because the ending by Floor just fits in so perfectly.

@vlinder6329 2 года назад

What an Amazing Christmas song by SABATON. The lyrics and the music inspire you. And the video. It's also a piece of history. You can learn a lot. It's very emotional 😭 And at the end the voice of FLOOR from NIGHTWISH makes it extra beautiful..💫 This is a Gift for Christmas ☃️🎄🕊 We are all....... We are all..... We are all..... We are all..... FRIENDS 🤝🤝 For me the Christmas song of the year 2021...💫 A little PEACE and Love for ❤ Everyone🌹 Thank you this was AMAZING. Love from The Netherlands ❤🤍💙🇳🇱🙋🏼‍♀️

@vojtar111 2 года назад

How does an American recognize czech names? I am impressed, gj :D

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

A little bit from travel, but mostly from doing this content creating stuff. On our Discord, we have so many people from all over the world that I've really learned a lot about other cultures, and Sabaton has had some Czech related stuff before to, and I recognize names and letters from when I was doing research.

@Mr.M1STER 2 года назад

They are definitely great at using the stories from history and provoking the emotions through their songs. The video and sound production is just insane also which is what we have come to expect from Sabaton.

@mraijmann59 2 года назад

FLOOR,what a voice, best voice in the world 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@fredbarnes2049 2 года назад

It really happened, at several places, completely due to the soldiers, much to the chagrin of their leaders. This I think is the most important song released in 2021, in any genre. It's true and it's the message all humanity needs right now: that our humanity is more important than our differences. That it's inspiring and beautiful is just the icing on the cake. Even the credits are beautiful, good catch Hannes!

@ronaldfrechette2045 2 года назад

I'm so sorry I missed them when they were here in the USA with Judas Priest. This really sounds like a song meant to be sung by a large group. Carolers start practicing now.

@kevinstull8552 2 года назад

Even though this music video isn't considered an actual movie, though the production sure makes it feel that way, I really do hope some film studio does decide to make a full-length movie about the Christmas Truce and all the humanity that was behind it all. It would be a great feel good movie that we all can enjoy right now with everything going on in the world.

@BigMeechEJ25 2 года назад

My boy Tank came through with the Christmas Truce! Thanks for this man, I am in love with this song. Most new Sabaton songs I have on repeat but I cannot stop singing and listening to this. Its beautiful. Also thank you for reminding me who Hannes is married too, I am constantly forgetting. 🤣

@silverdoe9477 5 месяцев назад

Lest we forget. We’ve already forgotten.

@badbirdkc 2 года назад

Sabaton really is a cut above with the production values. This is a far cry from the usual shaky cam lyric videos with generic fireballs and shit. This is the kind of video that MTV would have hyped for a month back in the day and everyone would have been talking about it at school.

@Kanefan701 2 года назад

I hope we see this on MTV this year for this year's Christmas celebration of 2021.

@87percentsure 2 года назад

"I havent seen such a long credit list on a music video". Sir, have you seen "Rammstein-Deutchland"? That video tells aaalllll long history of Germany in snapshots from centuries old Germania to today, to the future. This Sabaton's wonderful video shows one snapshot in history, Rammstein's "Deutchland" every scene needs an analysis and explanation. Thought you should know :D

@TankTheTech 2 года назад

Yeah, I've seen it quite a few times, I just forgot about it in the moment.