When Enemies Became Friends at Christmas
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- Thanks to @Sabaton for inspiring us and helping with the production of this video.
You can stream their song "Christmas Truce" here music.sabaton.net/ChristmasTruce and pre order their excellent new album here smarturl.it/SabatonTWTEAW. We're ordering the Gold CD!
It’s the night of December 24 1914 on the Western Front. The industrial might of the new 20th century has been focused into a war that has been going on for 8 months. Everyone thought it would be over by Christmas. The Christmas Truce is remembered as an incredible event where soldiers put aside their differences and united in peace and celebration.
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You can stream Sabaton's song "Christmas Truce" here music.sabaton.net/ChristmasTruce and pre order their excellent new album here smarturl.it/SabatonTWTEAW. We're ordering the Gold CD
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Alright
Finally you are back my old friend...with war videos in it
Ok
We love you :)
To this day, the story of Christmas Truce still touch the hearts of many generations.
I've heard the story many times, but, for the first time, I was astounded the long story of it, and it warms my heart really.
also hitler getting hit by the ball while complaining was a nice touch
It warms my heart too Seal Dell. Nice profile pic.
Thank you yarnhub for your history
Goes to show that we’re only sheeps and deep down we care for each other on both sides
Hi Seal Dell I like your logo and happy holiday and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years I hope you have a awesome day
This is a true Christmas gift
I agree 1,000%!!
Yes
Tomorrow continues fire
🎵Today we’re all brothers
Tonight we’re all friends
A moment of peace
In a war that never ends🎵
🎵Today we’re all brothers
We drink and unite!
Now Christmas has arrived
And the snow turns the ground white! 🎵
🎵Hear carols from the trenches
We sing O Holy Night
Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes🎵
🎵Madness
(Madness)
Oh, I remember the sadness
(Sadness)
We were hiding our tears
(Hiding our tears)
In a foreign land where we faced our fears
(Faced our fears)
We were soldiers
(Soldiers)
Carried the war on our shoulders
(Shoulders)
For our nations
(Nations)
Is that why we bury our friends?
(Bury our friends)🎵
We are all
We are all
We are all
We are all friends!!
And today we're all brothers
Tonight we're all friends
A moment of peace in a war
That never ends
I remember my great great grandfather who lived to the age of 109 telling me the story of the great Christmas truce. He was there on the German side, he was a machine gunner. He never forgot that day, he always told us that story on Christmas day, with a big smile on his face but also tears in his eyes when he got to the part of next year that I did not happen again, in a way in a story was a lesson behind every rifle is a person. Their people too, they have emotions ,feelings, empathy. Well there's a lot of bad in war, there's some good, whether we choose to see it or do it. I miss you so much grandpa Hubert. May you please rest in peace with your fellow brothers up in the gates of St Peter.
I hope he rests in peace with all his friends from the trenches on both sides singing Christmas carols. And I wish you a happy almost Christmas my german friend. With love from the Czech
I always wanted to talk to a war veteran, hopefully i still have time
It’s very very touching story I may talk about it with joy to my friends but they would always say nonsense there’ll always be killing in chaos but then I say
if all you can think about is chaos then you will never find happiness #fact
@@Blight_750 facts
I salute to your Gramps. May he find peace alongside his brothers from both sides in heaven. May they spend that glorious peace together again.
Moments like this on the battlefield are truly legendary.
I agree
Soldiers: I hope this truce lasts longer.
Kings and Generals: Heresy...
Yeah, they really instill some faith in humanity that I have mostly lost.
@@blackarrow7988 And to that i say
Dont lose faith
Humanity has its moments but together we can make it better
You know it’s true when giga chad says that
when the world needed him the most he returned
Hey Indian :3
Damn bro, quite an original comment
salute to all those bravehearts who died serving for the ir country
@@Torbert_ hello PZ.III, how was Austria?
Them.
This is such a sweet but sad story, hearing stories like the christmas truce and castle itter are always incredible to me, and i love seeing this story told by someone with such a great voice and with so much good animation and research and details, thank you yarnhub. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays
1:52 i like how he is just casually drinking tea
The most honorable men ever standing on a battlefield are those who can make peace with their foe and see them as humans.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
-Jesus Christ
Matthew 5:43-44
@@alexm7627 This is the one time i can allow a quote from the bible
Treat others the way you wish to be treated
The golden rule
Much better than the currupt cowards politicians idiots vote for into government.🔨🗡️
I’m fascinated by the Christmas truce. As both an Advanced English and Modern History student I am in sheer awe at the powerful nature of the human experiences of community, war and peace, morality. Amongst the cold regimented setting of war, soldiers go against general orders and celebrate what it is to be a human instead of a soldier. The history side is equally enthralling. There is a high level of respect for each culture and men were buried with honour. I am even intrigued at the mention of football games because I have heard time and time again from teachers that many sources are limited in reliability, that they are a niche event along the western front with many unable to be corroborated according to my teachers. It would be an honour to explore your methodology and “sources for your sources”
The imperial war museum have a great video on the Christmas Truce where they discuss this
czcams.com/video/NaBJhmkDKmc/video.html
@@Yarnhub once I made a Christmas ornament based on the Christmas truce
In 1999, 85 years after the Christmas truce, a wooden commemorative cross was erected near Ypres. On November 11, 2008, on the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, a monument dedicated to the participants of the events of December 1914 was unveiled in Freilighien.
@@ussmidway5600 really interesting and u polska because My great great grandfather was a medic in ww1
Wow that Hitler guy sounded pretty mean
Jajaja cierto, a esa edad Hitler empezaba a ser un amargado que barbaridad
5:50 guy in the background be vibin
Fr
This is actually one of the greatest thing to ever happen to a war and I’m glad you have a great job of animating it with great detail.
Great detail? Steel helmets in December 1914?!
@@letoubib21 I meant the way they described the day
@@letoubib21 idk if you mean the ones with spikes, but the ones with spikes on the top were used by the German Army in WW1
Women:
"He didnt cry during the Titanic."
"Do men even have feelings?"
Men:
Jokes aside I'm glad Yarnhub made a video about this, I was tearing up as I watch.
Merry Christmas to everyone!❤
Lest we forget.
This is so accurate lmao, my eyes teared up in the first few minutes of the vid. The Christmas Truce is arguably one of the most touching stories of both World Wars
Men watch titanic for nudes lol
This is both one of my favourite and most depressing times in history. They soldiers called a truce for Christmas and almost immediately went back to fighting, the emotional pain they must’ve been feeling after singing, drinking, talking and playing games with their enemy all day must’ve been so hard on them. But then again, it also shows humanity at its best and worst in one day
7:35 "Heads!"
It's amazing how they achieved this knowing how he generals are, also, great job to the team Yarnhub, yall deserve hundreds of thousands of subscribers
Sabaton singing about Christmas, didn't expect that
Thanks for putting my name on your video credit list! It has been a very hard time for me since we last chat on patreon. Unexpected rental increase along with medical side effect causing me tremor. There were many times I wanted to cut expenses but I held on to supporting yarnhub, remembering fondly how your stories gave me strength to live on before the tremor hit me hard. I never expect to see my name up on the list truly and I am happily surprised by this. Thanks a lot for this touching story, and wish you all a merry christmas!
Thank you very much for your support. Hope you get well soon. Merry Christmas !
@@Yarnhub Hope so. I'll try to linger on and support you guys for as long as I could!
Get well soon o7
@@joonasvilen8759 Thanks. I hope so.
6:07 😂😂😂😂
I can only imagine the hearty laughter they all must have had at that beer joke!
7:30 i know hitler used to join ww1 as a soldier but i didnt know he was in christmast truce ww1
The timing on Christmas is just too great
That's... the point
The christmas truce is one of those special moments where humanity shined through war
this really is a "Humanity Hell Yeah" tale. Thanks for giving it such a splendid animation to go with the story!
This really got me emotional. I couldn’t imagine how shocked either side was and how right after Christmas they went back to the fighting. Amazing animation like always. Gonna cry myself to sleep❤️
Unfortunately there was a good number that didn't want to fight and where threatened with court-martial if they didn't.
@@GrumpyIan that is sad, thank you tho. It was such a depressing war for everyone.
@@GrumpyIan sadly, that's how it is even today aswell.😢
The truce that inspired and lighten me to remember: that even the enemy wanted peace in the war.
Merry Christmas, stay safe
-Alex
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
-Jesus Christ
Matthew 5:43-44
Because they where drafted and didn't want any part of it like the men on the other side.
Finally yarnhub is back. And they are back with a banger of a story. The Christmas truce is a beautiful story of humanity being found in the most hellacious war the world had seen.
I said it before and I’ll say it again this is the kind of things from war that should be glorified and should never be forgot
Thanks you yarnhub, for this exquisite video about a beautiful moment in ww1
Ps: was hitler really there ?
Yes, he was and he wasn't a fan.
@@Yarnhub ah well he fought the war, and it seems he did not like truce with the enemy
@@Yarnhub guess he deserved the kick to the head XD also foreshadowing the events of ww2.
@@mrstecdude1236 no kidding
@@Yarnhub wow that is just…
I am just finding more and more reasons why this guy should never been given any ability to influence a country.
Germany just got a bad deal with this guy as their leader, “questioned the honor of the Germans who took part” wow…
this guy was a absolute idiot some of those men had been through the worst kinds of hell imagined by anybody. I think they were entitled to at least one day where they could at least attempt to forget their worries and heal some of their pains
The Christmas Truce is so inspiring. It shows that even in war, everyone's still human. The Germans today are seen as bad guys in WWI, but they were forced into it by allies. Everyone was just fighting for their country. That war was such a shame. I hope they're remembered for a long time
No-one forced the Germans to invade Belgium and France you bellend
@@JG-ib7xk It sounds like you're British, so obviously you're biased. Also it was the Allies who blamed Germany, which led to WWII. We're just as much to blame for it as Hitler
WW1 was the gentleman's war. Prisoners were treated fairly, soldiers had respect for their adversaries. Truly a time of heroes.
Want some mustard gas with that CO2, sir?
@@yolkridermoldhider4849 No, but the Jews might.
canada:
Canadians would say otherwise
Christmas Truce of 1914 in a nutshell: See you to tomorrow! Merry Christmas!
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Great Job Yarnhub! You’ve finally returned! Merry Christmas!!!
What do you mean last active 4 years ago??
@@defaultprofilepictureguy2526 you know like when your friend messages you on Xbox and then never is heard from again ;_;?
@@defaultprofilepictureguy2526 Most of them got changed to different positions in fear of mutiny, so basically they wouldn't see each other again
@@blakelowrey9620 crap am I that dumb
@@defaultprofilepictureguy2526 i mean i guess the war ended in 1918
Oh my!!! Didn't expect this... You're back, This is the greatest surprise I've ever had!!!
This is one of the most underrated stories in war.
This is what shows, that soldiers even though they might not fear death, are inside humans like everyone else is
and everyone has the same desire...
peace.
How infuriating that old men sitting comfortable back home would force these boys to kill each other, and then punish them for showing some humanity.
2:24
Whoever is interested, the song the Germans are singing is "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" ,Silent Night, Holy Night, or more commonly known in English just as Silent Night. It's a very beautiful song.
Edit: 2:30 You can see the English title there, too. :)
Probably the most beautiful story to Come out of war time in all of History.
o7 soldiers, rest in peace.
Vive la France and paix a nos aïeux
And French beer is Delicious ! You Heretics! I swear those Rosebeafs and those Schleus....
le poilue doit quand avoir mal au fesse de voir que la moitié de la jeunesse francaise sont des kikoujaps , mais bon ta raison vive la france
It is always nice to see both sides stop even for a little bit. It warms my heart to see them stop fighting and realize that they are both good people. and Merry Christmas!
No matter how many times I hear this story, I’m left still left teary-eyed and heart broken
Finally he's back after sabaton.
TODAY WE ARE BROTHERS, TODAY WE ARE FREINDS!
@@toenailmuncher0772 A MOMENT OF PEACE IN A WAR THAT NEVER ENDS!
@UC-iqse3Gpo7uniUVe-blr-w Yarnhub? Yea Sabaton and Yarnhub collaborated
@@lonniebailey4989 TODAY WE'RE ALL BROTHERS, WE DRINK AND UNITE
A true display of humanity, Christmas spirit, and camaraderie even among those who should be enemies. In the end, they (we) were (are) all people. Flawed, but still hoping for peace. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
I get goosebumps everytime I watch a video or read an article about the Christmas truce. Thank you for this wonderful video Yarnhub!
They gave each other Life.. Beautiful Christmas gift for all...
Perfect story, and they shall not be forgotten, Merry Xmas to you all!
Merry Christmas!
It goes to show that humanity is good in nature and that even in times of war, they still yearn for peace.
They are still ultimately good people who just happens to be on opposite sides of the gun barrel.
Thank you yarnhub for animating this beautiful piece of our tragic history
If humanity was good in nature we wouldn't have wars over greed
Truth is humanity aint good in nature its quite the opposite, but God made a way to redeem humanity, and its in Jesus
@@alexm7627 To me its not just jesus who can save
You gotta WANT to be saved
That's the issue
@@seantaggart7382 well its a difficult subject but there is some truth to what you're saying, however at the same time, God predestines those who will be saved
@@alexm7627 wrong
He will save those who wish to be saved
Period
This story is a true example of humanity's ability for good. A short peace in a terrible war, but what a peace it was!
I love this story, ever since I first heard Sabaton sing about it.
Merry Christmas to you Yarnhub and a happy new year!
My great great grandfather took part of this. I heard stories that were passed down through the generations. Truly heartwarming.
This is the most wholesome thing I have ever seen
Yarnhub, you’ve done it now. The most wholesome video next to the Franz and stigler incident.
Such a beautiful story that will continue to astound generations to come. In the end, regardless of the label we are given, by ourselves or others, we are all human. We each have desires and consciences, and will act upon them, even when told not to.
Thank you for bringing the full story into light.
Ever Upward, Ever Skyward. Think this sums up the quality of your videos and channel. Keep honing your craft and working this hard and I believe you'll never stop getting better. I am thankful I found your channel and am now along for the ride. What a ride it's been since the tale of the 101st saving both friend and foe. One year and a stairwell of love, skill, work, and support. A mighty foundation indeed. Thank you, Yarnhub, for being exactly as you are and for bringing a new breath to these wonderful moments of history.
Thanks for watching!
I love the stories I hear about the Christmas truce. Such a fascinating thing to happen in war time. (didn't know about Hitler making that call tho!) It's a shame both sides didn't just stop the shooting right there. I read in a textbook somewhere after both sides returned to the trenches no one fired a shot the next day, and to this day no one knows who was the one to fire that first shot to reinitiate the fighting.
Makes you wonder, why can't wars just be friendly games of soccer or paintball?
Great video yarnhub! A wonderful early Christmas gift to see you guys comeback!
Something tells me that the person who fired the first shot to reinitiate the war was Hitler…
Imagine this happenign during ww2, just german and soviets chilling.
@@MajorAce_usedtobeMechchad minus the whole ethnic cleansing. Idk if they would've done that that time lmao
@@StuckOnAFireHydrant duplicater comment lol
@@MajorAce_usedtobeMechchad oh damn, must've been my internet connection switching to LTE when sending it lmao. I'll fix it 👍
It's worth keeping in mind that the British and the Germans (at least outside of Prussia) had a relatively positive view of one another before the war broke out. This made fraternizing not so uncommon even on "normal" days.
Prussia is when the German hate comes from
Gorrammit...I didn't want to shed tears today...
"Today we are all brothers, tonight we are all friends."
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to Yarnhub, to Sabaton, and to all
THANK YOU SO MUCH SABATON!!!
It’s been very hard the last couple months, and this really was a treat. One of my favorite war stories of all time.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
-Jesus Christ
Matthew 5:43-44
Im sorry to hear that don, i'll pray for you
"And today we're all brothers, tonight we are friends."
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
@@generalofchaos5174 today we are brothers, we drink and unite
This was so touching... It shows that every person wants peace to exist.
Merry Christmas to my brothers of the world may peace one day fall upon us all, God bless
There wqs a dialogue in Battlefield 1 that I think best fits here. "They pushed, we pushed. Every once in a while, we pushed hard enough, that the clouds break through the clouds and a world beyond the war glimmers, just out of reach. *Behind every gunsight is a human being*."
The Christmas Truce in WW1 still reminds me that there is still some peace in the world, despite the chaos.
Not gonna lie BF1's intro made me really sad. Whenever you died you saw the dog tags and saw how young the person was.
Indeed
This is by far my favorite war story in modern history, thank you so much for covering this! I would love to see some more World War I stories from you guys in the new year! Merry Christmas 🎄
I've know about the Christmas truce for a long time. But the way you told it actually made me tear up a little. Amazing job, this is the best retelling of it I've ever seen.
That was so touching.MERRY CHRISTMAS.
I'm sure there's going to be an Easter egg where a random soldier's just flipping breakdancing or doing something weird in the background
Edit: also happy anniversary my Romanians friends!
Bro your playlist is epic
i dont think theres an easter egg
@@WebixYT aww...
Everyone was dancing.
Where's hans 😔
This was the most heartwarming moment in the history.
Glad you guys are back!
Christmas Truce is honestly making me cry because it was such beautiful moments in that horrific time and the fact that they had to fight the people that were playing football, drinking and having overall fun with, had to fight eachother makes me just sad because it shows how cruel the world is.
This stream was the best ever
The ending of this is going to make me cry isn't it?
this shows that everyone is human and has a soft side, it shows that all sides respect each others in some ways.
Eine Geschichte die nie vergessen werden sollte. Merry Christmas Friends and have a good Time and stays healthy
about damn time we got this, a Perfect Event, to start the Perfect Month
Thank you guys, this video was really nice. Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.
Merry Christmas to yarnhub and Sabaton!
❤️ i absolutely love this story! In a war that was that terrible two different army can come together at a time like that gives you hope that humanity is not lost yet.
I've heard this story so many times and every time its still just as unbelievable as the very first time I heard it. WW1 is very sad so much Needless death on both sides from a pointless war and shocking tactics designed to get men killed. Rest In Peace to all those brave men who died fighting on all sides your sacrifices will not be forgotten.
Yarnhub you have done it again. Excellent job
The Men who were there that Christmas Day are smiling from the Heavens above.
You guys do such an excellent job at illustrating some Sabaton’s songs
Merry Christmas 🖖
another wonderful and sad war stories merry christmas yarnhub
I loved the song when it came out, looking forward to the album and what a great video. Thanks
We got Christmas Truce by Sabaton, one of their absolute best, and a Yarnhub vid about the same topic. Just fucking epic, and a super well made vid about one of the most interesting moments in history. And as always, you learn something new, every time you guys come with a vid.
All Dolphy needed, was a hug from either a Tommy or a Poilus.
Now this made me cry
This was beautiful
You never fail to make a great video, we love you :)
I still get goosebumps whenever I hear this story
I Cried So Much During This Video, This Is Absolutely Beautiful. Can't Belive This Is Real Sometimes.
This melted my heart
When I listened to this story, I had tears on my eyes. Thank you for this emotions :)
i swear this is the best chrismas story ever...so nice so sad...so human---
one of the most legendary moments in human and war history!
beautiful and welcome back yarnhud!
wow haven't heard auld land syne in years, good to finally know the name of that song/tune
incredible video! so moving to hear about such humanity during the war. started to tear up when the Germans put up trees, that's just so pure.
When I see football: *Eh-*
Hitler getting hit with a ball: *Smiles widely*
Jokes aside this was really a wonder moment of how war can sometimes make soldiers have some sense to lay their guns down for a moment of peace in war, thank you Yarnhub for making a video on this it before Christmas ^~^
"In war it is when we see the horrors of human nature, it is also when we will see the greatness in them"-Someone on the No bullets fly video
My friend, that's why they call it a miracle.
Why this ia Not funny He was honorable Brave soldier
@@fuxihutterer8088 Can't even spell get out of here boy-
Hitler got HEADSHOT
Really nice video and thank u very it. Merry Christmas everyone ❤✨️
Merry Christmas everyone and to any of those veterans who maybe alive from that time God Bless You for bringing peace on earth 🕊️ and good will toward men
Christmas came early eh? Thanks so much guys, it's awesome. I'd especially like to point out that you faded the music to silence when talking about how silent it was... like damn. It really takes a lot for me to tear up, and this achieved it.
It's a nice relief from probably the worst week of my academic career... I've been working over 12 hours a day for over a week now, but this... is beautiful.
That was beautiful
To call war beautiful, it takes a miracle
A Christmas miracle
Every time someone tells this story it’s as heartwarming as when it was first told to me.
Man this was so wholesome and saddening. It really is wholesome and nice to see people who are enemies play games and sing together. Its saddening because they had to kill each other. That 3 shots and salute just sunk in my heart i cried.
Rest In Peace to all WW1 soldiers and unlimited thank you to all veterans of WW1. You guys fought for a better future.
That was so good, man ive been waiting for so long and it was great and so touching, Merry Christmas everybody!
They have done it again! They came back with an amazing video! And as alaways keep up with the good work and Merry Cristmas to yall!
wow yarn is truely e inspirational they teach me lessons, pioneer my mind and help me live
It was so wholesome and I was smiling and then… they had to fight again and it made me cry