AMAZING STORY!! First Time Reaction to Sabaton - "Christmas Truce"
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The Chtistmas Truce was a miraculous event that will likely never be repeated.
Putin declared cease fire last Christmas
@@romanfedotov1152yes but the christmas truce of 1914 happened just between the soldiers on its own... without their leaders intervention... this will most likely never happen again
@lorenor89 probably you're right , there were not much propaganda and hatred to the enemy in the beginning of ww1.
Given that the generals on both sides were annoyed enough to ensure that in 1915 an artillery barrage on the opposing trenches shut down most things on 24th-25th December.... Yeah, nobody in command is going to allow something like this to happen again.
@@romanfedotov1152 and it was not completely obeyed
These vocals you love are sung by Floor. Her Husband, Hannes, is the drummer of Sabaton.
Would love to See you react to Awakening by Unleash the Archers.
Greetings from Germany
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Not only the drummer od the band, but also the very first soldier to leave the trenches, hat in hand
No Bullets Fly should be next on your history lesson. Great reaction! You get what Sabaton is all about. Keep it going!
I concur....
Make sure it's the animated story version!
Floor is married to the drummer of Sabaton. Also the guitarist Tommy Johansson usually does arrangements for the stuff Floor does on her own youtube. He also does a lot of covers on his own youtube channel and has his own band called Majestica. He's an amazing singer. You should check him out. I recommend Majestica - Above The Sky
This truce wasn't something that was authorized by any of the military commands on either side. In fact it was a spontaneous act where the German soldiers began singing carols and the British and French responed. Then they actually did leave their trenches and exhanged gifts with eachother and played soccer/football. After the truce many of the soldiers refused to back to the war which is very understandable. However it was far by popular among their commanders some even got executed for disobeying orders. Just like you Sabaton loves history and in their videos they're trying show what happened not necessary choosing side. Flor just happens to be married to Sabaton's drummer Hannes the blond soldier in the video. Btw you should check out their guitarist Tommy Johansson maybe do She's Gone or You Raise Me Up and definetely Phantom of the Opera that one will blow your mind!!
There are several claims to this, but it is often said that the Germans actually won the soccer match (at least smth we've won in that war)
You can't imagine that they nominated 10 field players, it was more 70 against 90 that kick a Ball to each other and those Action were explicetly forbidden by the high command on both sides. They only later learned Artillerie is a better way to control the situation in such cases. There is no fraternization at the bastle field if both sides have to dug and Cover.
Pretty much. For example some songs paint the Swediash army as the "heroes" while other songs point out what war crimes they also did during the wars between us and Denmark and between us anr Russia. Might add i live about 100 kilometers from where the caroleans marched over the mountains and many froze to death.
As someone said below, "1916" a motorhead tribute is very good. No Bullets Fly (animated) is a great story. All of their videos are wonderful.
and that really is a tribute, many bands do covers, but that one is a tru worthy tribute....
"1916" is a really great one as well. You will not be disappointed, Night Witches is another one by them
I love that video which s littered with people from a lot of other Sabaton songs.
RIP Lemmy!
second these, very good
Night Witches (animated story) ❤
I concur
Again the cover is brilliant, and as always watch to the end, to honour the veterans.
Sabatonmembers are great actors.... Hannes , the blond soldier, is married to Floor Jansen (Nightwish) She is singing the outro
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 that they had released during that time is about a part of Swedish history called the era of great power (stormaktstiden in Swedish) from a time when Sweden was a much bigger nation with ambitions of expanding.
The album was released with both a Swedish and English version, the difference being that the Swedish one tells the story from our/a Swedish soldier's view while the English is more from an outsider's view.
It is the Swedish version they played at that show so be sure you have the subtitles on, I was there and all I can say is that you will not regret it.
Yes, en livstid i krig would be a great choice! Don't forget the subtitles.
Amazing one!!!😢
My opinion: En livstid i krig is my favorite song they've done BUT it should be listened to with the studio version and together with the English version before the live version. The live version is great, but it's also... kind of a mess, in a good way. But not the best *introduction* to the song.
Both versions, the english one gives a tribute to the 30 years war 1617-1647, the Swedish version makes it alot more about the Swedish side, but both are great, and its an irony because Jochiem's mother is czech so hes fighting the 30 years war within his own blood daily lol@@IncomitatusExcelsior
The blond soldier who was stunned by the grenade and went over the edge into no man’s land is the drummer for Sabaton and Floor Jansen husband . “Lest We Forget” is the mantra of Sabaton. Great reaction and hearing Floors aura over the credits I give you all the credit so many reactors shut down the video the moment the credits start to roll. I would recommend, No Bullets Fly, Lady Of The Dark or Night Witches. All of these are animated story videos make sure you put that in the search engine they are a combination of Sabaton History channel and music video. I think you’re going to dive deep because I see you love history like I do and this band has a very deep catalogue and all their songs in my humble opinion bring history alive. If you want to see a live performance try 40-1 in Woodstock Poland in front of 700,000 plus poles. En Livd I Kris live in Gothenburg is very moving with or without English subtitles. Good job as always love your reactions and passion for new music experiences. Rock On Stay Safe and God Bless!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thanks for your great reaction and let the credits run to the end. Kudos for noticing Floor on them.
I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing someone react to this song for the first time. Such a powerful song with a truly incredible video! Thank you for your very heartfelt and genuine reaction! By the way, not sure if it was mentioned, but Nightwish and Sabaton are connected, as Floor is married to Sabaton's drummer, Hannes Van Dahl.
This is one of the most beautiful moments in history and this song brings it to life so well. Anytime I need a boost to my faith in humanity this is one of the best things to listen to.
Lovely to see reactors show their true feelings especially for emotional songs like this.
You have quickle become a favorite cos you seem so genuine. Keep up the good work and well done spotting Floors name in the credits, not everyone does that.
Please watch Sabatons "En livstid i krig" the live version from Gothenburg. But make sure to have the subtitles on cos they sing in swedish 🇸🇪 and its also an emotional song 👍but the subtitles are necessary.
Next up with Sabaton; No Bullets Fly, En Livstid i Krig and Cliffs of Gallipolli
The guy with the long blonde hair is Sabaton's drummer and is married to Floor Jansen
They live close to where I live. I met Hannes at our local supermarket last summer. I haven't met Floor yet but a friend of mine met her twice at the same supermarket and my brother saw her and their daughter at McDonalds.
Said it before, my Swedish Sabaton packs a punch 💪 When you got the time you should check out Tommy Johansson, the guitarist from Sabaton and his cover of Steelheart`s "She`s gone". That one will blow your mind too 😛 Keep up the good work, awesome reactions 👍 Greetings from Sweden 🙏
This is a great tune commemorating the truths. In england in the town of Liverpool they actually erected a statue of them playing football & shaking hands together at St.Lukes church. Sabaton also done justice to every front of ww1, even the Alpine Front called Soldier Of Heaven,(where my great grandfather fought against the Italians) They did one about Verdun, ( Feilds of Verdun) One about the Anzacs ( Gallipoli ) 1916 which was a Motorhead cover they did with the remaining members of the band which is about the Somme, The Price Of A Mile which is about Passchendaele, Stormtroopers which is about the change of tactics and the birth of Blitzkreig, 100 dead men which is about the eastern front, The Valley of Death which is about the Southern Front, Race to the Sea which is about Belgium, Last Dying Breath which is about Belgrade, and Angels are calling your name- best version i think is played with Apocalyptica on the strings. There are a few more as well as one that has no music at all just sang as a choir from the Canadian poem In Flanders fields.
Check out Sabaton video of "lady of the dark" it's Floor "cartooned", Wonderwoman indeed!
Another great song about the Western front is Iron Maidens "Paschendale"... there is a live video off of their own DVD so it's great quality
Yes! Paschendale, from the "Death On The Road" DVD...it's Maiden's best song (quite ahead of any other) from the 2000s
the nightwish army is here too :) always at Floor, always by the valkyrie's side. special greetings to SABATON family.
For your personal enjoyment I highly recommend checking out the animated story video of Christmas Truce as well as the movie Joyuex Noel.
1916 is another amazing one from Sabaton to check out too.
The original "All quiet on the western front" from the 1930s is actually also pretty good.
Sabaton has made animated shorts for some of their songs. They will give a little bit of background information for the songs along with the song. You should check them out.
God this song (especially with the video) made me cry everytime... I just can't imagine the pain of returning to trenches, shooting on people you've just played with, laughed with, I just can't, it's so fucking heartbreaking...
This is my favourite reaction to this song. Loved your commentary and your emotion. And especially because you watched it all the way through the credits. It shows great respect to the band and everyone else that made this masterpiece, including one beloved valkyrie goddess of course!
Johnny Horton had a number of historical military themed songs way back in like the 1960s. Woodie Guthrie did a song honoring a female woman sniper "Miss Pavlichinko". Al Stewart did "Road to Moscow". There are others but Sabaton definitely takes it to another level.
Johnny Horton, a artist I will never get tired of hearing. So many good songs.
Great reaction!! Many reactors skip ending vocals. You really appreciate them and is good!!! If you like history, Sabaton is a deep rabbit hole... Next suggestions: "Bismarck" about battleship, "Primo Victoria" about 6th june WW2 Normandy overlord operation, "En livstid I krieg" live from Gothenburg is a swedish song to listen with subtitles extremely deep!
Some other heavy hitters from Sabaton I would recommend are:
1916 - About the battle of the Somme. But it also talks about soldiers in general
The Final Solution - This is about the Holocaust, so yea be prepared going into this
Cliffs of Gallipoli - About the Gallipoli campaign where lots of young boys died for nothing
Pick a live version of The Final Solution, and you'll see Tommy's amazing key skills as well. 🎹
That cross at the end of the video is a nod to an actual cross at one of the battlefields in Belgium, with a very similar inscription.
Your intense expression, so soulfully accompanied with your stunning beauty and sincere reaction to this masterpiece, wonderful to witness...
I am here to thank you for your wonderful reaction. Hugs!! 🤗🤗🤗❤❤
It happened the first Christmas of WW1, in 1914. After this peace, waring nations feared that this would spread, and forbade all fraternization with enemy factions (in Germany = treason). They also moved all participating (of the truce) soldiers to other parts of the front, so they wouldn't lose their fighting morale.
They also made a episode of this song on Sabaton History (Their history channel). Here is this episode---> czcams.com/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/video.html
1916 by Sabaton would be a great one to dig into next. It’s a Motörhead cover and Sabaton does it flawlessly
This is truly a great piece of history in a musical form. I always shear a tear when I hear this!
Floor is married with the drummer in Sabaton, Hannes, the soldier that you see in the video getting stunned by the grenade.
WWI was a brutal war, and one big reason is that at the same time that they introduced new weapons as the machine gun and chemical warefare, the generals started to lead the wars from command post instead of leading from the front. They couldn't see or even feel the horrors that the soldiers at the front were up against. A new kind of war that made it possible to offer hundreds of thousands for a couple of miles of ground. It became abstract.
The Christmas truce was not official, and when the commanders found out that this was going on, they forbid any actions like this.
This was an act which is the epitome of how futile war is, it’s not the soldiers who want to fight they’re just doing what they were told by the greedy inhumane animals who were in charge of their countries. War came before talks because there was no compromise acceptable, if they didn’t get what they wanted they proceeded to try to take it which caused escalation from the countries that didn’t want them to achieve what they wanted. Nothing has changed as we see now and probably always will unless the is (heaven forbid) the final conflict!!!
Lovely reaction Stacey - I saw the pain in your face!
Yeah Floor sang the outro, her husband Hannes is the Drummer of Sabaton!
Very nice to play the whole song, great that you recognized Floor as well….thanks.
You need to check out Sabatons cover of Motörheads "1916", bring a lot of tissue.
You do really great reactions on a whole.
Greetings from Sweden.
Thank you!! Next Steel commander by Sabaton . Greetings from nwAse Sweden
I can highly suggest the movie "Joyeux Noel" which is about these events
when the music hits the soul is so satisfying
You will need strength to continue. But you are strong and you will manage. Be prepared when you do Attack of the Dead Men, No Bullets Fly, Nightwitches and others...
This moment is also addressed in the series Warenhaus 13, where a gift became a cursed item. sorry for my english
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms.
Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits “Brothers in Arms”
Beautiful reaction to a beautiful, if heartbreaking, song. I love that you noticed the change from "we are all friends" to "we were all friends". It's such a small detail, but so powerful.
Millions of horses, mules, and donkeys served in the First World War. Keenan in his book The First World War estimated for every 3 men, 1 horse served. Other historians estimated 8 million horses alone served in the Western Front.
The War Horse Memorial at Brook Gate, London commemorates the horses-donkeys-mules who served with the UK, Commonwealth, and Allied forces. "It pays tribute to the nobility, courage, unyielding loyalty and immeasurable contribution these animals played..."
The Horse Memorial in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is in memory of the horses that served in the Boer War.
Both monuments are beautiful. Big cry.
A girl after my own heart...a lover of history. My degree is in History. Used to visit many historical sites and battlefields across ths US growing up. Favorites were the old Civil War coastal forts, like Fort Pickens at the western tip of the Pensacola Beach barrier island. Went there twice as a kid. And the Castillo de San Marcos in Saint Augustine. Even the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Went to a few Civil War battlefields too, like Gettysburg, Antietam, and Harper's Ferry.
The Christmas Truce on the Western Front was close to ending the war at all. In some trenches the truce held up into early february 1915. Military Commanders had to change nearly every single soldier in those trenches to get the fighting going again. It was a symbol of humanity in all that madness.
I love seeing people discovering the beauty of Sabaton and what they do. It is like watching a child open a dream present on Christmas Day. The way the eyes light up on discovering something truly magical and you discover something you never knew you needed.
Du är en otroligt vacker kvinna😊, wonderful to see pure emotion about such a subject and an amazing song good choice miss Stacey😊
Hannes the Drummer from Sabaton is Floor Jansens husband and they have two Daughters 😊
This song has become one of my go-to songs to listen too around X-mas. Along with other songs like those darker, almost Grimms fairy tale, versions of traditional X-mas songs that Tarja is releasing and also, those from the Heavy Christmas concert in Finland. But then I'm the kind of guy who watches Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas during the holidays. And yes, those are all Christmas movies.
It was 1916 in the bettle fileds of the flanders, Ypres (Ieper). When want more to now of the hystory go there.
There are so many Easter eggs in this video. Carol of the Bells was originally a Ukraine folk song and on the cross was inscribed 2021 when Russia invaded. The band spent many years thinking how to tell this story,they wanted to do it the justice it deserved. On a side note the soldier knocked down by the grenade in the beginning was Hannas van Dahl,Floors husband and Sabatons drummer. I’ll always think about the part he went over top hands in the air, the courage and trust he most have felt is mind blowing.
Love how Joakim said in an interview that he can't act for shit so he just played the piano, and did a splendid job at that for sure.
There is a wonderful movie about how the UN-APPROVED Christmas Truce happened. It's called "Joyeux Noel", and you can look up some of the clips on CZcams if you search for Christmas Truce Joyeux Noel.
I realy respect Your respect for history, a nesseity for everone that has the ambition to understand and think!
It was during the early days of the war when people still thought it would be over soon. The sad truth is that many that participated were punished. Can't have your soldiers realize that they have much more in common with the soldiers on the other side than with the people giving them orders 😢
Sidney Lewis signed up for the British Army aged just 12 - and just a year later he fought in the Battle of Somme in the western front he was the youngest and received medals for it also.
the prince of belgium was also 13 years old and was fighting in the trenches
Floor's vocals at the end are so emotional
Well done for spotting the credit for Floor's vocals - as I'm sure others have told you she is married to Sabaton drummer Hannes Van Dahl 🤘
Sabaton always tells a great tale, they're not mere musicians but modern day bards. Here's the Sabaton History entry of Christmas Truce: czcams.com/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/video.html You have three must-listen songs left and it's "No bullets fly" - animated version, "1916" which is a Motörhead cover, and "En livstid i krig" - Swedish version from the Gothenburg concert.
Also it's not strange that Floor is in there, she's married to Hannes van Dahl - they blond guy from the beginning of the video who's also the drummer of Sabaton.
If you want to dive a bit deeper the drummer, Tommy Johansson, has his own band Majestica and his own CZcams channel where he makes his own renditions of songs and release one every week. I recommend "You raise me up" as the first one to listen to.
Great song. This one put a lump in my throat. Especially since it was a real story.
You should definitely react to Metallica One
Hi Stacey, the cinematography of their videos is always amazing. Please can you react to Iron Maiden "Hallowed Be Thy Name" Live at Beast over Hammersmith 1982 . Iron Maiden also has a couple songs of songs based on historical events.
Great reaction from you! You truly felt it.
You should definitely check out Sabaton's cover of '1916' if you want something heartwrenching.
Yes please react to 1916...it's a cover as tribute for The Band Mötorhead who created the original version of the song but Sabatons version won't disappoint you
That first man out of the trenches was Hannes, Floor's husband (Sabaton's drummer.)
5:04 In case you didn't know, this is Hannes Van Dahl, Sabaton's drummer and Floor Jansen's husband.
Great reaction Stacey! you are in for a emotional ride with Sabaton :)
I totally recommend you "No bullets Fly", it's an amazing and touching history about two pilots during the WWII (one German combat plane and a British B17 bomber).
Worth reacting!
I don’t know why, but the line in this song that always hits me the hardest is ”we were soldiers, carried the war on our shoulders”
Especially now when I just started reading all quiet on the western front again, since 8th grade was the last time I touched that book and I don’t feel like I really took in the message of the story back then
Hello Stacey, very nice reaction.
If you are interest in knowing more about this christmas truce. There is a French movie called 'Merry Christmas' from 2005, that tells this story. A vert good movie.
It's great. Original title is Joyeux Noel
It's a European collaboration... Also Germany, UK, Belgium, Norway and Romania involved..🤓
No matter how many times I watch this video I will always cry. And Floors vocals are so powerful that I can feel the sadness on a whole other level.
A beautiful detail in the ending credits is that you see the silhouette of Floors husband, who many has pointed out is the drummer of Sabaton. He is the guy with the long blond hair that climbs into no mans land with his hands up and “starts” the truce. This is not historically accurate, at least not according to what Ive read. But it’s beautiful nonetheless.
The song itself is a true masterpiece and it has become one of my favorite Christmas songs. Becuase it lets me really appreciate what I have and that I can never take it for granted.
No bullets fly, Wolfpack, primo Victoria, red Barron, and shiroyama are some of my favorites!
If you do like the history bit then you could (ether as a reaction or on your own time) check on the Sabaton history channel where they talk more in depth of the events in every song. I can highly recommend it
You should listen to no bullets fly it is about two pilots of opposing sides who put aside their differences aside and get each other out of danger
Hello Stacey, this was an great Music Video from Sabaton. I am also interested by The History of the 20th Century and the Wars in this Time Periode.
There are so many Stories to tell from WW1. You should look at all of them. Greetings from Austria.✌
This happened because the rulers and higher ups on each side didn’t know. After this they changed the rules and I think even made it a punishable offense. Their cover of Motorheads 1916 is great and the pay respects to Lemmy. Floor’s husband is in Sabaton. The blonde guy the first climbed out of the trench, I think.
""The youngest authenticated British soldier in World War I was twelve-year-old Sidney Lewis, who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.""
This is on my Christmas playlist
p.s. some other bands who sing about history, iced earth- their Glorious Burden cd was all historical, and a band called Running Wild, have numerous songs about history....one tune called 'the war" actually explains it (WWI) through lyrics that had to be very masked but if you know your history you can unravel what the singer is saying quite easily.
Stacey, you are such a beautiful, warm person.❤
There was a European collaboration movie from 2005 about these events called Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël) - with Diane Kruger and othe international stars.🤓
Love that you started to enjoy and appreciate Sabaton and there songs.
If this song brought tears to your eyes. Then you should watch there song. "No Bullets Fly"
Its just a heart warming song.
I cried the first couple of times I watched it.
Off topic but nice to hear that she says "they are playing football"! Football instead of soccer! 😊
The thing about the Great War was that it was actually a "traditional" 19th century conflict. Which is to say, it was caused not by actual ideology or loyalty to a cause or leader, as was the case in World War II, but simply the result of terrible diplomacy. Thus, the soldiers didn't have any particular absolute hatred for each other, or truly believe that their cause was "right" in any sense. Most signed up either for money or simply adventure, but none truly wanted necessarily to murder the guys on the opposing side.
I love Sabaton for the way they go with the story through the music and almost think you should try listening to Soldier Of Heaven with Sabaton if you love this one.
🤩👍💥💯🎼
Gladly she went through the whole video, if nothing else but just to be delighted to find out it's "Floor". 😋 🙃
🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙
RIP Lemmy rock on my bro! "Salute"
Yes, Floor did such a great job with the out-take. As someone has already said, she is married to Hanas the drummer with Sabaton. They just had their second child!
Hannes is his name.
Wow u are a wonderful human u are and a history lover to. im a fan of sabaton and now of you 🤗🤗🤗
All quiet at the western front (Im Westen nichts Neues) was a book by Erich Maria Remarque written in 1928..🤓
"Both sides advanced further during one Christmas piss-up than they managed in the next two and a half years of war" Capt. Edmund Blackadder
That "Hi, Floor" was amazing lol
Okay Stacey you are correct that the opening rift is from the Carroll of the Bells, but it is in reverse, in Carroll it is descending whereas in the Truce it is ascending. Sabaton did a great production and visually impactful to go along with the powerful song created by Sabaton.
I keep watching random videos and seeing you. Bless you dear for showing your emotions for those of us who can’t. Not that I have any authority to bless anyone but it’s from the heart. I’m not religious but if anything I like to believe what Aurora said in her comments before Heathens at Rough Trade East, London. She dedicated the song to “the Mother who takes care of the people who aren’t welcome in heaven.” Like me.😊
Floor is married to the drummer 🥁. Nice reaction. Love Sabaton, would love to have seen them with Baby Metal.
For a PG13 version: check out the channel of Extra History. They have a couple videos of the 'christmas truce', and they also have a great series on the weeks before WW1 happened.
It sounds like you know a bit about history. That's fantastic.
Keep learning, keep reading. Keep up your enthusiasm of learning and sending out your views to the wider world.
@StacyRPGReacts: Stacy, what is interesting is that the beginning lyrics, according to Joakim, Sabaton's vocalist, are actually based off of a conversation they once had with a veteran who was actually there, before he passed away.
The last World War I veteran, of any nation, died when I was a teenager. I turned 40 last year.
That said, you mentioned something about how the men didn't want to fight. That was more the people the soldiers left behind, and during the subsequent years of the war, a saying emerged that said it all: "Oh, they'll be home by Christmas." This was sarcasm aimed at the politicians of the day, as they had promised that the fighting forces of the war would be done by Christmas. This was particularly true in Britain, and the saying was borne out of essentially the war lasting beyond the original 1914 Christmas season.
Next, the cross Joakim carries in the video, that Pär carves into, actually exists to this day near the town of Ypres, Belgium.
One comment that has stuck with me is that one fellow, on another reaction, said that he would not exist without the events of the Truce. The reason why is that his great-grandfathers met each other that day, in No-Man's-Land. They each survived the war, and later, their families married into each other's.
Lastly, Joakim has gone on record and said that this song is one Sabaton had waited over ten years to do a proper video for, as the band had always wanted to give these events, and the men who were there, the proper respect they were due. Like you, I think they did a hell of a job. As such, this is one song that I never mind hearing not just at Christmas, but all year-round.
Next up, I highly recommend "No Bullets Fly (Animated Story Video)." That one, or the cover of Motörhead's song "1916," will tear you up, so keep tissues handy. I also will suggest the song "Verdun," as it is about the Battle of Verdun, the longest battle in any war, in human history.
I appreciate your candor in reacting to this video.
"Lest we forget."
Floor Jansen is married to the Sabaton drummer Hannes Van Dahl. They have a daughter named Freja.
John McCutcheon did a song about this called Christmas in the Trenches. It is an entirely different style of music, but I think you would like it.