This is so Powerful! | SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video) 

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

If you like that one i think you have to go for 1916

Hannes, Floor's husband, is the first to get out of the pits.

Thanks for watching the whole video. Cheers from Sweden

Floor wrote a song about PTSD: 'Invincible'. This song would be sung by her at the opening of The Invictus Games which were going to be held in The Netherlands, but were cancelled due to the Covid situation. The song would get very personal for her later when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily it was in an early stage, so only a minor operation was necessary. It is now part of her solo album 'Paragon' which can be described with one word: empowerment.

When they thought , we need an angelic voice for in the end , Hannes just called his wife 🥰

You could call this a test of humanity. They are absolutely unparalled in what they do. Joakim (vocals) and Par (Bass) are the hart and soul of this band. They went through a complete renewal of the line-up because the rest at the time did'nt want to go all in, they did and managed to reach a very special place in the heart of many many fans. How they approach the history of war is unique. They don't glorify war, they don't choose sides, but they highlight the humanity of soldiers, the depth of their courage and sacrifice. They make you proud of soldiers of many nations, because you are proud of their humanity. And Sabaton use their music to tell their stories, so they are never forgotten. They show a respect and an understanding that is rare. Sabaton and Nightwish have some connections. They are the best storytellers, they don’t play music, they play feelings, they have the most amazing couple in metal and they have the most devoted fanbase. If there is a war in metal, the Nightwish Army and the Sabaton Army would be allies. Hannes (drummer) once said when Sabaton was traveling with Nightwish, he saw this woman with a whiskey in one hand and a cigar in the other hand, and knew immediately this woman he will marry. Her name is Floor Jansen !!! It is a deep rabbithole, but extremely rewarding, if you are open to those stories. 🤘😎🤘.

To find common humanity in the worst of situations. This story needs to be told again and again.

it's one of the most beautiful song I ever heard too, release on 29th October 2021 when COVID-19 already come down , This song to be honest I really can't listen during in the public or travel specially when Floor voice came on end credit

Amazing reaction...this song is beautiful...the voice Floor is sublime is supreme soprano and metal Queen❤

Pro tip: when looking at Sabaton songs to react to, take a look at The Sabaton History Channel first. TSHC does an entire breakdown of the events, people and history of the story behind the song that Sabaton wrote to commemorate. I would suggest looking at Ghost in the Trenches if you would like to see a fellow Canadian being celebrated. A sniper in WWI, and the highest decorated First Nations soldier of The Great War. 1916 is a great song (written by Lemy and first performed by Motothead). It's a god aweful powerful song, but one that everyone should know about. Attack of the Dead Men is one of my personal favorite Sabaton History instalments. When it comes to what song you wish to do next, it's irrelevant, just pick one. They are all great. And Sabaton fans want to see you react to all of them, so just look for what interests you and GO FOR IT! We have faith in you. You won't go wrong.

At the end of battle, the souls of the fallen are gathered by the Valkyries. They happened to have one at hand..

Great reaction, please always keep going to the end of the video; You don't know what easteregg is coming.

Another rabbit hole. Sabaton has so many beautiful, emotional and heroic songs. Steel commanders, 82nd all the way, Soldier of Heaven, Bismarck, Night Witches, The Last Stand, Ghost Division, En Livstid I Krig, etc. etc.

Sabaton and nightwish are lika a small family, Tommy (the guitarist) worked with Floor and did some arrangements for her during the covid. Tommy also has his own RU-vid channel where he releases new covers almost every Friday, also worth listening to. Nice reaction and impressed you did know about the cross that still stands as a reminder 👍

So, you dive deeper into the Doings of the Van Dahl Family( Floor and Hannes:D). I sometimes really envy the recapping Persons, having this first Time Exp on the Artist we already know for so long. And agreed. War is good for absolutely nothing. Done my Time in our Military. WastedYear(s). STay Healthy! Metalhead, Frankonia, Bavaria, Germany.

Great reaction my friend sabaton are awesome - when you get time check out - no bullits fly awesome love and respect from the UK 👍👍😀😀🌟 amazing channel 👍

Excellent spotted - Floor's soprano at the end

Great reaction, I think you're gonna like Sabaton - tracks like 1916 (a Motorhead cover) Bismark and No Bullets Fly (animated version) are just a small selection of must do Sabaton videos 🤘

Sabaton mantra is, Lest We Forget. They are not political they sing about the heroics, sacrifices, of military throughout history. They have no bad songs in my very very old metal rock head opinion. Good luck on your journey in exploring this band their catalogue is as deep as Nightwish. I want to add thank you for not cutting off Floor’s aura as the ending credits rolled. Most reactors immediately cut off the video as soon as they see the credits. God Bless Stay Safe & Rock On!🙏🤘🤘🤘

It's so nice to see such a good reaction to this plus the fact that you took time to look into the history to which this is a tribute to. No Bullets Fly (animated version) Night Angels and 1916 you will find are excellent, but you must watch to the very end, in fact all Sabaton videos you musy watch to the end. Also, Sabaton have their own History channel here on RU-vid where they go into great detail about each event etc for every song they do. Highly Recommended.

yep, the biggest war since WWII in Europa is happening now in Ukraine, the videos from there are pretty much like this

Great reaction. And you do it with outro from Floor. Awesome Masterpiece from Sabaton.

My favourite Christmas video, this usually makes me cry twice (when Hannes steps out of the trench and when Pär is carving on the cross), today being no exception. Thank you for listening all the way - it's always worth doing that with Sabaton, sometimes there are surprises but even if not I feel credits should be honoured. Their songs are usually about the best of humanity during war - the bravery, compassion, ingenuity - or the tragedy of its loss. As someone else said, they are anti-war but pro-soldier. "Lest we forget" could be their motto. This video hit me hard when it first came out, because I had recently learned that my country (the UK) had sent soldiers to fight and die abroad every single year since 1914. I doubt that's changed in the last few years, either. It's the song that turned me into a Sabaton fan, and I am fortunate enough to have seen them live in Leeds, so experienced an arena singing along to the chorus where the instruments drop out while fake snow fell all around. Go see them if you get the opportunity, it's quite the show! Next steps would include _1916_ (music video) and _No_ _Bullets_ _Fly_ (animated STORY video) - two more songs that make me cry. Enjoy yet another rabbithole...

That is crazy to think about. I would never have imagined something like this could happen!

There is cross-pollination between Nightwish and Sabaton. Keep going with both. Heartfelt reaction.

Floor! 💗👸

Some go to war and never come home; some come home and never leave the war.

Your expression is how I feel with this song. Thanks

It was Floors husband Hannes who was the main character and the first guy over the edge, the blond guy.

If you like sabaton I’d recommend checking out “The attack of the dead men”, “No Bullets fly”, “Bismarck”, “Night witches” and watching the sabaton history on the history behind the songs before you listen so you get the lyrics more, and that impact.

Hannes.. drummer of Sabaton.. is married to Floor Jansen of Nightwish.. and they both live together in Sweden 🤘🤘🤘 Floor speaks perfect swedish too 🤘🙏

As an Iraq and Afghanistan war vet, this brought tears to my eyes when I first saw it.

Everybody GANGSTA... until Joakim starts playing Carol of the Bells! 🔔🔔🔔

One of the most beautiful christmas songs ever.

The only thing I can add is this: On another reaction, I once read something that shocked me. It was from a gentleman in Europe who said that if not for the Christmas Truce, he would not exist. This was because during the 1914 Truce, his grandfathers met each other on the field that day. After the war, the two men became friends, and later, became related, as their families married into each other. That being said, it should be noted that after the Truce in 1914, one German commander ended up moving his men to another section of the front line, as his men refused to fire on the men they had made friends with the day before.

That's why Christians must stop arguing and stay united, let everyone stay in their denomination, but we must be united, because Satan already made so many enemies of Christ, and our fight must be against those who hate us and spread lies. ✝️🇭🇷

Hi Realistic! i came back to this after the Hamaas TRuce that just happened. it wasnt on christmas but they did the same thing, had a ceasefire moment between US and them. moving stuff

great reaction, more Sabaton please. Sabaton is a Swedish band with a loooong list of history based music. Sabaton also has an award winning history channel that gives background to over 120 if their songs (not music award, academic, aimed at education of the public) . Sabaton videos are often have dedications and/or messages at the end, perhaps not always but... watching to the very end is frequently well worth it. Animated STORY videos (short Animated history lessons with music videos in them) No bullets fly, enemy showing mercy to injured aircrew in a nearly wrecked aircraft barely still flying, even escorting them to safety. Night witches, Young (17-28) female bomber pilots in ww2 fighting the Nazi despite the discrimination they faced and being given obsolete equipment, aircraft ... Lady of the dark, female fighting alongside men during ww1 and being highly respected and even more decorated. Red baron, the famous fighter pilot of ww1 first soldier, unlikely French hero in ww1. Epic ORIGINAL videos. Bismark, about the sinking of the ship you just saw Christmas truce, about the spontaneous truce in some parts of the western front during Christmas 1914 40:1, about polish soldiers, badly outnumbered (just under 750 in all) facing 42 000 germans, they where BADLY outgunned desperately defending against the German invasion 1939 (with odds actually close to 55:1 they held for 3 DAYS when ammunition and supplies ran out. Uprising, the Warsaw Uprising against the nazi germans during 1944. To hell and back, they tell the story of Audie Murphy (highly decorated) and his struggle AFTER the war, so about PTSD and drug addiction that returning soldiers can face. Fields of verdun, the 300+ day long battle fought there. Price of a mile, about the battle of Passchendaele Screaming Eagles, about the battle of the bulge Live performances 40:1 from poland Uprising from poland En livstid I krig live from Göteborg Sweden (in Swedish but there are subtitles) , very heavy again, about thoughts of a young man going to war. Two covers that are good Defence of Moscow, self explained 1916 about the devastating battle of the somme in ww1, casualties topped 1 milion if you count both sides, all for 6 miles of ground, these are just some, there are plenty more.

A good deal of time was spent recovering the fallen from no-man's land, some had been there for a long time. Fun fact: All generals spent the whole war 20 miles behind the front, and Haig never even visited the front lines.(Haig was allied supreme commander)

In war no glory awaits, only death.

If you want an awesome live song with Sabaton you should react to en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war) live Scandinavium Gothenburg. The album Carolus rex they had released during that time is about a part of Swedish history called the era of great power (stormaktstiden in Swedish) from when Sweden was a much bigger nation with ambitions of expanding. The album was released with both an Swedish and English version, the difference being that the Swedish one tells the story from our/a Swedish soldiers view while the English is more from an outsiders view of the war. It is the Swedish version they played at that show so be sure the subtitles are on, I was at that show and all I can say is that you will not regret it.

Congratulations for sticking through the credits to notice Floor at the end. Sabaton are the best history teachers out there.

Doesn´t matter how many times I watch this video, it always makes me shed a few tears! It´s such a good song about something beautiful yet so tragic. A true masterpiece imo!

I recommend the animated versions of No bullets fly, Night witches and Lady of the dark and then all the rest of their songs. I listen to Sabaton almost every day. Always look until the end of their videos. 🤓🇸🇪

Hmm. What to say. First, I love that you love Floor! Yeah. Another classic. Carol of the Bells is my favorite too. It’s actually from a Romanian (I think) song called Shchedryk about a spring morning when a little bird came to wake the shepherd and say that two lambs had been born and that he was so lucky to have a beautiful wife and more fortune from the lamb’s wool. 😊

This is a perfect example of warriors understanding each other, but the nations we fight for not coming to agreement, which is why we fight

I found this video sandwiched in-between other videos 6 months & 1 year ago, I had search filter set to upload date.....

This is a masterpiece in every respect: musically, lyrically, visually. There have been quite a few songs written about this event (as should be!), but this is hands down, no contest the BEST! “No Bullets Fly” the animated story video would be a GREAT next foray. As you did with this one, watch all the way to the end!

If you want to shed some tears, then watch the animated version of "No bullets fly" about the Brown-Stigler incident in 1943. Keep tissues in reach.

This is without Doubt the best reaction I have seen so far. You have read about it, and you also know about ptsd 👏 Keep up the good work Now you have a new subscriber.

This song is on my Christmas playlist

I served British Army for over 25 years. Then got a job as an Educational Officer at a Military Museum. We had a trench built to give visitors a taste of the conditions of life these hero's had to put up with. We have school kids visit and I took part in teaching them the history. Dressed in the uniform of a "Tommy" as part of their experience. Show them the weapons that wefre used. Being a service member. Brought some our humour into play.

Such a great reaction to a great and important song! I saw that someone recommended 1916, and i agree! I can also recommend Tobhell and back that is pretty much about PTSD. One of the USA most decorated soldiers from the WWII, Audie Murphy, struggled with that, writing poems about the horrors. Sabaton made an important song about him. I can also recommend to follow up the songs with their hostory channel were they deep dive, accompanied by the historian Indy Nidell, into the history they sing about. A true gem, for everyone!

You can even hear Floor Jansen in the end when the credentials are running. Sabaton has a historic background to their songs that you can read about, Christmas truce, Bismarck, The last stand, no bullets fly (animated) and so on. They even have a history channel where they break down the history behind the songs.

I can’t tell how many times I have watched this video. I tear up every time. You said that war is for no reason. But that is not true. War actually has a purpose. And that purpose is to give wealthy people more wealth and power, and make poor people poorer and more helpless. We "ordinary" people are just negligible pawns in the hands of the world's powerful, totally dehumanized big players

En Livstid I Krig (Live The Great Tour) 👌🤘

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If you want some statistics on the suicide and or ptsd numbers on veterans, check out "Five finger deat punch - Wrong side of heaven". Those numbers are old, just as the song, but still gives you an idea of how big the problem is.

The German soldier stunned by the grenade explosion, at the beginning, is Hannes, Floor's husband.

is that why we bury our friends rips me open everytime 🐕

When you realize that Christian are Sisters and Brothers, and kiling your Brother and Sister will bring doom about everyone- Great reaction video, great song, great song video

This got played for a whole week when it released.. I'm from UK and a massive sabaton and nightwish fan (I love symphonic/operatic and power rock/metal).. Sabaton story telling through music and video is on a completely different level.. The back story of this is it was recorded for the album "the war to end all wars" a concept of an album that portrays the wars through the years, Christmas Truce was the fans top requested song but it took them years to get the whole thing correct, as they wanted to do the history justice and the music to reflect the mood of the events as they unfolded.. Truly stunning song and an awesome reaction PS a suggestions for a song (if I may).. As a symphonic/operatic metal fan it'd be awesome to see your reaction to a band called Nocturna Songs I'd suggest :- Daughters of the night (favourite of mine) New evil (equally as good) Keep up the awesome work 👌

for one day in 1917 humanity won the war in the real Christmas truce it started with the Germans singing "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" the song we know as Silent NIght, then the allies started singing it too.

Very nice

Shed a lot of tears. Wonder what would have happened if those soldiers had refused to fight anymore.

Great reaction. ❤❤❤ Love from Sweden.

I dont know how extensive this was but i read that the ppl in charge on both sides hade to move troops around on the front becouse no one wanted to be the 1 that restarted the fighting and the ppl in charge was worried that they wouldent fight as hard as they could after having this short peace time.

look on my list below for a song especially about PTSD and drug addiction that returning soldiers can face

All of Sabatons songs are history lessons.

It is Carol of the bells but backwards, or scaled upside down :)

Best Christmas song ever! Can't remember that Mariah at all anymore... :D

A woman who knows her military history. Impressed! One of my favorite Christmas songs as well. "Carol of the Bells. Floor's husband is the blond guy that gets nailed by the grenade at the beginning. Yes, that was Floor doing the outro vocalization over the credits. Floor's husband Hannes is silhouetted. How ironic you mentioned PTSD. Floor has a song on her latest solo record call "Invincible". A softer sound, but a beautiful sentiment. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ee3i72-HN6o.html - Floor Jansen - Invincible (Official Video)

That was Hannes, the first man out of the trenches.

Even though history says Germany lost, no one won in either wars. The loss of life in this war paled in comparison to the loss to the spanish flu that was a direct result. So many young wasted lives for nothing.

40:1 live and Uprising live are epic

fun fact: the band talked about the outro singer and Hannes said: I have their a choice in my family -so Floor came up

they have a history channel sabaton history all of theirmusic is military history this song is off their 2nd album based on WW1 the 1stalbul pays tribute to the US MARINE CORP devil dogs

Thank you for the apple

You are well informed!

You should watch the British Sainsbury's Christmas add for the Christmas Truce its beautiful. Sadly the Christmas Truce was a symptom of a young war the generals didn't really need to do anything to stop the war itself would see to that by 1915 both sides used gas and other horrific tools all sympathy was gone.

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Brilliant reaction. Another beautiful song of Sabaton is ' No Bullets Fly' . An almost unknown story and all about humanity (and if you want a story about real female heroes (instead of all the infantile Wokewood crap today) listen to Nachthexen or Night Witches. Insanely brave girls and ladies and the bane of the nazis). I just wish they would start making inspirational movies about real heroes.

lets see if you reconize Floor at the end

In 1914, both armies were made up of mostly career soldiers, who wanted to celebrate Christmas. The following years the armies were conscripts like you see in 1916

this is off their 2nd album dedicated to ww1 all of their music is military history based the have a history channel sabaton history the following are a few songs i enjoy devil dogs how the us marines got that name no bullets fly screaming eagles bismark primo victoria the red baron

That cross is still there in a field in Ypres Belgium

Sabaton does a song on PTSD "to hell and back" it's about Audie Murphy (and is also the name of the drum riser which is the shape of a tank that is used on stage) Cliffs of Galipolli please? ANZAC Day is on the 25th and is an ode to the soldiers that fought and died during the Galipoli campaign of WW1 Check the sister site "Sabaton History" 20-25 mini documentaries narrated by Indy Neidell who apoears in Sabaton videos 7 pillars of wisbdom and unkillable soldier.

You also need to react to the videos Sabaton did with Yarn Hub, and for an emotional video that makes most people cry, you neet to react to the official video of 1916

🇬🇧 Norfolk with you . History with a beat ! The details as always in their videos the guitar was even from that time 😮

hi from germany as my grand grand dad said as he was in the war the only good thing about war is you can travel

You said you found conflicting info on things like how long the unofficial "truce" lasted. That's because there wasn't just one. It happened spontaneously all along the Western Front. Sometimes it was a German soldier first, sometimes an Allied one. Sometimes the first soldier started a chain reaction, sometimes he was shot and killed. Sometimes the Germans won the football game, sometimes the Allies did. Some lasted one say, some for longer.

My grandfather was a medic in the trenches on the Somme

WoW,....i hope i will never have to experince anything like this... but watching this video...O.o war sux...we should all be able to solve problems in a better way :(

"people" No, these were wee boys. 18 year old boys, not just random people. Teenage boys. People tend to forget who is doing the fighting and the suffering and the dying: it's young boys. This also goes for today's wars: how many young boys are you willing to butcher for land or politics?

soldier of three armies.... please

The Germans tried to repeat this the following year... and well Canadian soldiers had other ideas.

Einfach nur groß

There are trenches in Ukraine now but they have drone war without any mercy there.

I'd like to correct you on one sentence; "War, for so many times is for no reason". Instead I'd use the term: "War is ALWAYS for no reason, War destroys more than you care about!".