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James Hawkins
Registrace 30. 01. 2015
I'm Dreaming Of Home
Fraternizer's Hymn (I'm Dreaming Of Home) was composed by Philippe Rombi for the movie Joyeux Noël (2004). It is performed by the boys' choir Libera.
On December 24, 1914, with no orders from superiors, German, British (Scottish), and French soldiers across the Western Front put down their weapons and celebrated Christmas together. It is called “The Christmas Truce of 1914.” It was not a unanimous event. In fact, there was still fighting going on in certain sections. Nevertheless, about 100,000 German and British soldiers took part in the ceasefires. The truce lasted for almost 2 days. It has never happened again to that extent.
The troops met in the middle of no man’s land. They would share drinks and food, show family pictures and family stories, talk about themselves and their dreams for after the war, exchange addresses, and ask for letters to be delivered to loved ones caught on the “wrong side” of the line. They would also sing Christmas carols and shared in communal Christmas Masses.
Troops also decided to use the time to bury their dead and, in a few cases, to exchange prisoners.
One of the most memorable events that took place were the games they played. There were card games, chess games, and, of course, football (soccer) games.
At the end of the truce, all troops returned to their trenches with a new appreciation of their counterparts. They all had the same love of life, freedom, country, and love of family. They all had dreams of a peaceful future. But most importantly, they all wanted to go home.
On December 24, 1914, with no orders from superiors, German, British (Scottish), and French soldiers across the Western Front put down their weapons and celebrated Christmas together. It is called “The Christmas Truce of 1914.” It was not a unanimous event. In fact, there was still fighting going on in certain sections. Nevertheless, about 100,000 German and British soldiers took part in the ceasefires. The truce lasted for almost 2 days. It has never happened again to that extent.
The troops met in the middle of no man’s land. They would share drinks and food, show family pictures and family stories, talk about themselves and their dreams for after the war, exchange addresses, and ask for letters to be delivered to loved ones caught on the “wrong side” of the line. They would also sing Christmas carols and shared in communal Christmas Masses.
Troops also decided to use the time to bury their dead and, in a few cases, to exchange prisoners.
One of the most memorable events that took place were the games they played. There were card games, chess games, and, of course, football (soccer) games.
At the end of the truce, all troops returned to their trenches with a new appreciation of their counterparts. They all had the same love of life, freedom, country, and love of family. They all had dreams of a peaceful future. But most importantly, they all wanted to go home.
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Stille Nacht
No more brother wars!
My great uncle Bill lifelong career soldier was there and often told the story always mentioning the Scottish soldier with the sheepskin coat.
Universal song all soldiers understand.
Die welt soll endlich aufwachen und aufhören krieg zu führen last Worte und nicht Waffen sprechen wann lernen die Menschen endlich egal was für eine Nation das Mord Hunger und Not keine Lösung ist es wahren beide Weltkriege sehr sehr schlimm und wir steuern Richtung 3 Weltkrieg hin wenn wir bald nicht die augen aufmachen 😢😢😢😢
Ich stimme zu
Jeder Krieg ist kein Zufall und vor allem WELT KRIEG, er ist gewollt und hinter der Tür verstecken sich dunkle MÄCHTE… JESUS CHRISTUS KÖNIG ALLER KÖNIGE, seine ANKUNFT ist SEHR SEHR SEHR NAHE!!! GOTT SEGNE SIE… ❤🙏❤️🙏❤️
This song made me cry I hate wars that are now Ukraine vs Russia and Israel vs Palestine I hate how people die I want peace in world
The powerful moment for all nations when sing together
I can't help to believe that the men who still believed in humanity and crossed their "red lines" to extend a hand of friendship knew more than what their leaders thought they did. I wish they could have all laid down their weapons and walked away. It would have sent such a resounding message to the world - "NO, we are not doing this." But they are friends forever, in heaven. Those who in the emptiness of their hearts want war and control over others are probably still fighting each other in hell. They could have so much more if they would just let go of their pride.
Joyeux Noël should have won the 2015 Oscar for Foreign Film.
A beautiful song an movie to honour those Brave soldiers
When you look into eachother's eyes, you can never be eachother's enemy....
Truly beautiful
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We're here again guys 🎉
🌌🏞️🔥🌈
Can't say I enjoyed this somber song or the movie.I visited many of the sies, like the Somme and Ypres long ago. I have been a member of Vets for Peace for 30 years. Vera Brittain wrote Testament of Youth , her memoire of WWI and her trenchant remarks of War. It was rebublished in 1978 when I read it and II am rereading it again as The Unholyland erupts once more.
The Best version .WW1 😭
MAGNIFIQUE..🇲🇦🇵🇸🇮🇶🦅👊
We will remember them 🙏
While we all hear drums of war again I wish the very best to all the peoples who are strong enough to believe in peace. May God, good fortune, the universe or whatever you love keep an eye on you
Pray for those soldiers who have died in the war and forgive them god🙏
Felix & Nestor😉😉😉😉😉
Peace, brothers! Happy Kristmas!
This made me think of my Brother. My Brother is a Marine and still serves
missing Gail Halvorsen,a pilot who flew a Rosinenbomber to West Berlin in 1948/49 during the Luftbrücke (Operation Vittles) his Ammo were Candys for the childs in Berlin. Dear Gail Rest in Peace. I will never forget you
Thank you 🌹🌺 for the knowledge of this hero's act!
Funny how, in less than a day, they go from being your "enemy" you are afraid of to "it's my new friend Hans."
At 3:50 I knew those soldiers once. They were my brothers and sisters in my unit. I miss them so very much... 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Bene Factum.
Oh wow! Thanks for your service.
@@JamesHawkins54 You're welcome, but thank you too for this beautiful video!
It really is sad that all them men in world war 1 and world war 2 had to go through this much stress of not dying and may not even make it back to their families 😞😫😢😢😢😢😭😭😭 but soldiers and navy or air force soldiers are one of my most favourite kind of people, hero’s because “no matter how scared they are, they will not back down and they will fight until their last breath if they’ need to” to all the soldiers out there then, and now, rest in peace and god bless, I pray you make it back home safe and if you are watching down in heaven don’t worry your families and friends know you are hero and you will always be remembered for that thank you for protecting my country and your country 🙏🏻🙏🏻👼🏻😇
Stelle Dir vor... es .. ist.. Frieden. IN Dir, AN Dir und UM Dich herum. ❤💚💛🦋
C'était super!!!
de rien c'était grand
OMG! I had no idea there were so many photos of the truce of 1914. Thank you so much for collecting them here in one place. This is so beautiful.
About 6 on the British side and 3 which skipped much stronger mail control and press censorship on the French and German side (that's what the director of the movie Christian Cafion said in the DVD extras). Maybe they have retrieved more in the meantime...Also there were several truces/fraternisations not only in 1914 apparently!
Never Forget woman and women
Thank you. Thank you. Thank your for reminding me that it is not just men who serve and dream of home.
Класна пісня, ще у такі темні часи для моєї країни.
I hope it ends soon 😢
no war!
Man the last verse is so sad
i cant help but cry rn my god............
A more beautiful melody I have not heard!
Too many sacrificed souls❤
Lets hope this happens this year in Ukraine...and the war ends soon. But as longthat asshole Putin is in power I don´t see that happening anytime soon
USA dictates the war,not Putin,it will end when USA says.
Never let someone say things like "real men used to go to war, unlike today". The men who were in the Trenchs on Christmas of 1914 showed that true human nature isn't about waging war...it's about wanting peace. Let war only ever happen for when peace must be restored, until the day when it is no longer needed. We will always have conflicts with one another...but that doesn't mean you can't remember their human...just like you.
Amen
Beautiful.🥰
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This truely is a beautiful tribute to all who fought since the world wars. God bless the troops
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wow, beautiful.
A tous les hommes et femmes qui ont ouvraient pour la liberté merci du fond du cœur
The fact that this entire story is about how pointless war is yet half of the video shows pictures of volunteers who go to war into foreign countries for their own profit makes it kind of weird...
Most did not know why they were going to war. Some out of a misguided sense of patriotism; some because their friends were going and they did not want to be left behind; some because they thought it would be exciting; some because it would bring honor to them and their families and many other reasons. But I doubt that most of them served for profit. A vast majority of them expected that the war would be very short and they would be home by Christmas. They did not understand the horror war is. They had seen so many of their family and friends needlessly killed By Christmas, the knew that they did not understand what the war was for. Of course, I am saying this about the lower ranks which this video depicts. Thank you for your comment.
C PAS SERRIEUX JE DOIT VRM APPRENDRE SA POUR DEMAIN !!!
sa me bouffe
et puis personne vas voir se commentaire ya que des pnt d'anglais
@@zockyr6493 Google Traduction aide 😁
I am Polish and I have lost a lot of my family at the hands of the Germans, but I have tears in my eyes when German soldiers depart in cattle cars and sing the melody of Scottish colleagues, whom they have an absolute order to shoot after reaching a new location. Every war is stupid and pointless. It only brings suffering to peaceful people. Like now in Ukraine
When some Germans did not wanted to fight after the truce they were sent to the enemy side to be killed and was singing this song as they were going.
I did not know that. Truly very sad. Thanks for the comment