All the songs Sabaton sings are based on real historical events throughout the centuries. Then Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band. In 2024, Sabaton celebrates 25 years and has always sung about military stories. Then you didn't hear the whole song, because it continued with the aftertext and the singer is Floor Jeansen.
@@kenichiotaku3693there are a few more songs that are not based on history. You have for example Metal Crüe that features the name of other metal bands. But yeah, most of the songs(almost all) are about historical events
Rule No.1. NEVER stop a Sabaton video before it has completely finished. You may miss something. In this instance it was the wonderful Floor Jansen from Nightwish who is married to Hannes, the first soldier in the video. He is the drummer for Sabaton.
@thedisabledwelshman9266 The fact that it was included at all is not an accident. Artists choose what to add to official videos, both before and after, with a purpose. You only want the song than just watch the lyric video or just listen to the song without images. I bet you are either the type to leave/stop a movie half way through. Ending early or skipping parts is disrespectful to the artist and any fans that stumble upon a reaction. Shame on you.
Most predictable comment of 2023 - the battlecry of Nightwish fan girls everywhere: "Waaahhh! You cut out the ending with Floor singing!" Who cares? Nobody sits through the end credits after a movie, so just because Floor sings during this particular outro, it doesn't make it an expected behavior for a reactor to sit through. Getting so tired of the crybaby comments about Floor; her voice is kind of annoying at this point.
Merry Christmas, ladies. First, yes, this is a true story. The cross in the video still stands 109 years later outside of the town of Ypres, Belgium. What you don't know is that after Command on both sides found out about the Truce, they forbid another truce the following year. Despite this, a limited truce was still done in a few places across the lines. Additionally, after the Truce, a German commander had to move his men to another section of the line, as his men refused to fire on the men they had celebrated Christmas with. Lastly, a comment from a gentleman has always stuck with me: That if not for the Christmas Truce of 1914, he would not exist in 2023. Why? Because his grandfathers met each other that day in No-Man's-Land. After the war, they became good friends, and their families married into each other. As it is with the Gospel of Luke, "Peace on Earth and goodwill towards men," so, too, should we never forget that the light of hope can still shine through, if we only let it -- even in a place as dark and as hellish as a warzone, buffeted by the winds of conflict and warfare. For if these men could put aside their differences, so, too, can we all. Lest We Forget.
An important thing to note about the Christmas Truce is that it was 100% done by the troops in the trenches. The high command on both sides didnt authorize it and they were actually mad about the soldiers getting along so they made sure it wouldn't happen again which is why it only happened once in 1914 and no years after. **Also hope you read this part** In the description of Sabaton's videos there's text at the bottom of each description saying what each song is based on.
Commanders on both sides went to extreme lengths to ensure it would never happen again. They were terrified of their own men turning against them and realizing they were fighting one of the most pointless but bloodiest wars in our history. Some of the measures they took were decidedly brutal too.
Hi from France 🙂 And Merry Christmas 🎄 SABATON is a swedish band, it explains the accent 😉 This song comes from a true story. The day after Christmas both sides refused to start fighting again, the hierarchy of both sides changed all the soldiers. Many of the soldiers were punished, I have read some have been shot for treason because they refused to keep fighting. The same story is used in a french movie released in 2005, in french "Joyeux Noël" directed by Christian CARION with Diane KRUGER, Guillaume CANET, Daniel BRUHL, Dany BOON, .... All the best from France, Gilles
The most famous soccer game in history. It happened on December 24th,1914. eople forget that it wasnt just German and English soldiers that day. French soldiers were there too. The truce lasted for two days and when they were discovered playing soccer they were punished for fraternizing. Some ran away,not wanting to fight after so many years. Some were relocated and the rest were shot on the spot for refusing to fight against those they had shared Christmas with.
This event is in my opinion the single most important event in WW1 and it needs to be talked about more often. It highlights the realities of war and how both sides had no hate for the other side. They were just soldiers stuck in a dirty war no one wanted to be in. It just emphasizes how the only winners in war are the ones who aren't taking part in it.
Merry Christmas! 🎁🎄 Yes, based on true events in WW I. Glad you chose this video. It was made by people that usually make movies. Moviemaking also stopped when the world shut down, so they had time to do this. The piano melody at the beginning is a variation f "Carol of the Bells". Lead singer , Joakim Broden, has said this song is actually a waltz. Regarding his 'accent', he's from Sweden, and he will also roll his "R"s to help with pronouncing English. Bassist Par Sundstrom is the guy at the cross at the end. Drummer Hannes van Dahl is the first soldier out of the trenches. Guitarist Chris Rorland is the first one out on the other side. Guitarist Tommy Johansson had the battlefield solo. End credit vocals by Floor Jansen , wife of drummer Hannes. 🎶🎶 Please go back and listen to them, they are beautiful. She is lead singer in another band called Nightwish. Suggest checking out that band, try 'Ghost Love Score" live from Wacken festival 2013.
The lead singer, Joakim, and indeed the entire band are Swedish from the city (bit of a generous word perhaps - more of a town) of Falun in the southwest-ish part of Sweden. All of their military history/history related songs - which are very nearly all of them - are based on true events that actually happened. This is really their thing - they tell stories of bravery of individuals, countries, armed forces etc in order to spread the knowledge of them "lest we forget" so to speak. Great reaction as always and Merry Christ & a Happy New Year ladies :) Seasonal Greetings from the Northeastern coast of Sweden! Edit: Oh, by the way, if you ever wish to know more about the events told about in a certain song you should visit their "Sabaton History"-channel where they go more in-depth about the background of each individual song.
Just to nitpick, Falun is not in the southwest of Sweden, it's much closer to the middle. (Granted us from the more southern part, north-eastern side of Småland, consider anything above Stockholm as northern Sweden) Love everything else though.
WW1. Christmas truce. The only reason the fire on opposing lines began again, was because of artillery fire, ordered by the Leaders. They did not like the peace. They wanted the war to continue. The female voice at the end is the singer of Nightwish, Floor Jensen. Wife to Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer for Sabaton. I would love to see you react to Nightwish as well, especially Ghost, Love Score.
If you want some more details on the history behind each song, Sabaton has their own dedicated history channel dedicated to covering the history and inspiration behind each song.
Filming took place in the former military complex in Rožmitál pod Třemšín in the Czech Republic (Joakim Brodén has a Czech passport. his mother is CZECH) by a Czech team. Overall, the work on the clip took about three weeks. It was filmed over two days in actual trenches that were dug for filming purposes. Here is the Making of: th-cam.com/video/YtbaIf9tfNY/w-d-xo.html
.The Outro song is sung by Floor Jansen from Nightwish. She's the wife to Sabaton's drummer Hannes who got blew up. They just had their second baby girls Lucy in October. Their oldest is Freja who's 6 right now. The soldier playing the guitar can sing also and he has his own band Majestica. All of Sabaton's songs are about historical war and heroes. Sabaton also has their own history channel. The band is Swedish
7:35 You're right, Sabaton always makes songs about actual historical events. If you're interested in learning more about the historical backgrounds of the songs - Sabaton has a second You'tube channel called Sabaton History. On that channel they release documentary style videos about the historical backgrounds of the songs.
Just imagine the man who you considered an enemy, played football with you, gave you gifts, sang and danced together, talked with you about their families or other stuff they love. Image after all of that you have to look him in the eye and go back trying to kill that same man who you now maybe consider a friend or maybe even a brother. Killing the man who gave you a picture of his wife, who you promised he would get home safe to. I can’t even imagine what these men have felt during that moment.
To clarify a few things, every one of Sabatons songs is about history, from the 1500s like the Swedish Royal Guard or Knights to the creation of the tank during WW1, to the Battleship Bismarck all the way up to Operation Desert Storm in 1990. For future reactions I recommend 1916 (a motorhead cover), Steel Commanders, Bismarck, Dreadnought and The Royal Guard. If you're also interested in the history behind these songs definitely check out their Sabaton History channel were they go over the history of the song then how the band created the song. Merry Christmas :D
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 from the top of my head, the only album of theirs that had no songs based on historical events was Metalizer, which is technically their first demo - but they also have the Metal trilogy as tribute songs to all heavy metal
@@ThanesTito there are also a few others on later albums. The song Metal Ripper for instance. Not many though. Also one might argue Swedish Pagans to be about mythology, rather than history, considering the lyrics.
Hannes van Dalh, the guy that the grenade almost got is Sabaton's drummer and is also married to Floor Jansen of Nightwish. It is Floors beautiful voice at the end. It was a pity you cut that bit out 😔 Always play a Sabaton video until the very end Yes it is a true story. Only ever happened in 1914. Everyone in the band is from Sweden
Merry Christmas ladies! Thank you for a wonderful reaction to this amazing song and video by Sabaton. They really are a great band and there is so much more for you to explore if you want to. You should definitely check out “Bismarck” (the official video and “Night Witches” (the animated story version) - if you loved “No Bullets Fly” you’ll love “Night Witches” too. Many more as well… but these are a couple of more good ones to begin with.
Sabaton who are Swedish, love history and war stories. Their songs are about real events. They have a history youtube channel. They even have a fundraiser / promotion to help museums all over the world to keep history alive. You missed Floor Jansen singing the end credits. Glorious. :)
In 1915 (the year after) both high commands ordered a full day’s worth of Artillery shelling to prevent this from happening again. A bonus fact, a certain future German chancellor and his unit was there also, he did not participate in it because he thought it was an insult to Germany, he even ordered his men to not participate but they all refused and went out anyway.
The year is 1914. It's Christmas Eve, World War One is at a stalemate. Everyone thought it would have all been over by now. Across the gulf of No Mans Land, comes the sound of the German Army signing Silent Night in their native language. The British Troops on the other side hear them and sing along, but in English. At one point a German soldier, climbs out of the trench with his arms raised and walks towards the British Trench. The gesture is seen and the British respond. The two sides met in no mans land, greeted each other and exchanged gifts. The football match (soccer) you saw being played did actually take place. It was a 2-1 Win for Germany. All of Sabaton's songs are about real military events. They take no side and portray the story of these events through their music. They are a Swedish Power metal band. Joakim Broden is the lead singer, and most definitely not Scottish. :-) You should always let the videos from Sabaton play out, you missed a beautiful end segment. And if you want to do another Sabaton song, then i highly recommend 1916, a cover of the original by Motorhead. Or perhaps Bismarck. And Yes, I am a huge Sabaton fan.
The band is Swedish, so guess that's where the "accent" comes from :) And yes, all their songs are based on real historical events as told by witnesses or texts left behind, they have another channel called Sabaton History, where they go over the events of the songs if you guys find a song and are curious of where it came from. And as for future Sabaton reactioons, just do all of them tbh xD most of their songs are really great.
Great reaction from your guys! A tips Sabaton do have a history channel is the backstorys of the song how the came to be and a minor history lesson by Indy Neidell. I wish you a Merry Christmas!
@@KathyLuluandDonnasabaton also have a history channel where they go in depth about the history and a little about the song itself and gallipoli has a similar story it is about the battle of gallipoli ww1 between the british ANZAC (Australia new Zealand army corps) and french vs the ottoman empire also during this Christmas truce many soldiers had to be transferred to other fronts because they refused to fight and the high commanders feared they'd have a full mutiny
This is a fantastic song to experience live, particularly the moment when all the instruments drop out except the drums and you get a whole arena of people singing the chorus at the top of their lungs. They even dropped paper snow on us! If you get the chance to see them, do - it's a theatrical experience as well as a concert (they had actors performing during some of the songs), and they pause for little spoken word "chats" with the audience, so it manages to be both epic and intimate. Happy Christmas! (Do remember to watch to the end of their videos though.)
Next, I hope, will be the tear-dropping "En Livstid i Krig" - in Swedish, with English subtitles ON! 🔥That one is perfect! 🔥 EDIT: I'm sorry, but there's no link to *_be a Member..._*
Yes. The story is based on reality. It happened in 1914 during the first year of World War I. I also recommend the movie Joyeux Noël from 2005. And if I can recommend another song, it's SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg).
Joachim is from sweden....the whole band by the way....and one special thing is that the Drummer....(hannes)is married to Floor Jansen...the lead singer of Nightwish
A personal suggestion for a sabaton song is Bismarck its about a Ww2 German battleship named bismarck who was made to cause havoc on the Atlantic supply lines and was sunk after getting hit with torpedoes and other British battleships.
True story. There were informal truces all along the front that Christmas. There was also an informal Christmas Truce during the American Civil War. Both sides, the North and South, put down their arms, played baseball, and exchanged gifts. When Lulu goes back to school, she is going to have a new smile on her face & sparkle in her eye. Sweedish Metal has that effect. Next should be Finnish Symphonic Metal. 😊
They also have a history channel where they go into the story and subject of that perticular song. its really fun to learn this way, at least i think so. Merry Christmas and good whishes.
Christmas truce of 1914. In the week leading up to 25 December, French, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In some areas, men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in caroling. Men played games of football (Soccer) with one another, creating one of the most memorable images of the truce. Hostilities continued in some sectors, while in others the sides settled on little more than arrangements to recover bodies.
Sabaton also has a History Channel on TH-cam called Sabaton History. The channel will give you more in depth information about the events surrounding each song that they do.
Lead singer Joakim Broden is a half czech half swedish man, that explains his accent but it is still beautiful to listen to. More sabaton, i need more❤❤
Sabaton is a Swedish metal/Powermetal band that writes songs about historical events and individuals. The focus is bravery and sacrifice. All stuff is based in truth and there is a second channel called Sabaton history where you can learn more. The only things that is not full based in history are a few older tracks like Metal machine but that track is about the love of rock and metal.
This realy happend here in belgium.....the cross stands here in belgium in ypres as a monument for fallen soldiers during WW1.....ther is a monument in england where the alied and axis shaking hands....thanks for reacting
Sadly, we don't hear of The Christmas Truce very often in the United States, as the event, itself, took place before the United States had even entered World War 1. To this day, I cannot IMAGINE either the vacuum of silence, how quiet it would have been, that happened when the guns and artillery stopped firing for a day, or the sheer COURAGE it would have taken to be the first person to step out into no-mans-land holding their hat to negotiate a temporary ceasefire. Your reactions are wonderful to see, ladies; keep it up! For additional context, as others have suggested, Sabaton also has a history channel on TH-cam (appropriately named Sabaton History) that speaks in detail of the history of an event, and what went into the creation of the song it inspired. Personally, I would recommend you watch the History channel AFTER you see the music video, and not before.
Hello ladies and a Merry Christmas to you all!🎄This song is imho their Masterpiece. Sabaton does a lot of research for their songs and they have their own phenomenal History Channel on YT with tons of background info of theirs songs and also info in general. A lot can be learned of the history of wars and batlles but also of persons who played a role in them. I wish I had a band like Sabaton in my schooldays! What I missed then I now learn! Btw. a sabaton is an iron shoe worn by medieval knights as part of their armor! In the comments the name of Floor Jansen (Yahnsen) is mentioned a lot as the wife of Hannes van Dahl, Sabatons drummer. Floor is the lead singer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and she has a phenomenal voice and I think the best of all! I scrolled through your video's but you have never reacted to them. So I highly recommend "Ghost Love Score" Live at Wacken 2013. I think you'll like it! Have a great Christmas time and greetings from The Netherlands!✨
Yes ,Sabaton tells true military history events in their songs. Defence of Moscow is great one. And they have songs about Finnish winter war(Talvisota) and everything between. They take no sides on who's the hero and who isn't. Unkilleable soldier has very good music video too.
Y'all need to do Bismark. The drummer's wife is Floor Jensen of Nightwish. She did the vocals for the end credits. Floor was the singer from your reaction to Nightwish Ghost Love Score.
Just a fun fact, Floor Jansen from Nightwish is the person singing the vocals at the end credits. She is married to Hannes who is the drummer in Sabaton. But yeah everything Sabaton sings is as historical correct as we can get it. And they also sing about all sides of all wars. All were heroes in their own way and should be remembered as such instead of the bad politics but im off topic. Sabaton is great, you should realy try some Five finger death punch, wrong side of heaven is a very emotional start
Hello ladies ! I just discovered your channel. a little background : Sabaton is a Swedish Powermetal band. Almost al their songs are about history going from Swedish history to the 2 world wars and even a song about the demise of the Samurai in japan (Shiroyama). Personally i recommend to check out "Lady of the dark' which is about a Serbian girl taking her brother's place in the Serbian army in WW2. Also i would like to recommend you check out Jinjer. They are a ukrainian band, and their sond Pisces will blow you away. Merry Christmas !
Great reaction, I left a comment on the last Sabaton you reacted to (No bullets fly) with a short list, also their History channel is interesting with over 120 videos giving historical background to the songs as well as how and why they made it .
They are Swedish if I remember correctly This is a true story from the great war or ww1 and it was the Germans who stopped the fighting to sing and celebrate Christmas and it was mutually understood that a cease fire would be held
Its' kind of a fascinating to see different reaction based on the generation:)I was really amazed by face reactions:) Maybe they are just a great actress but i love this song and i want to believe that reactions were authentic:) And what makes this specific song really great is that it can touch anyone:) no matter what personal experiences you had it can touch you:)
I'm honestly surprised there are people who aren't aware of the Christmas truces along the entire German/English line.(the French and Belgians were a bit less eager, they were kind of occupying their country)
Sweden 🇸🇪, same as ABBA, IKEA! The band members are the ones with long hair, except for the singer Joakim. Ohhhhhh! You stopped before the end! The best bit, where the drummers wife sings vocalise. (I did mention it in last video).
This is the most famous true event that happened between Christmas eve and Boxing day ( 24th and 26th of December) 1914 between British Troops and the German Troops. The county that I come from here in England had two Regiment's in the British Army during WW1, The Hertfordshire Regiment and The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiment ( Hertfordshire is pronounced Hartfordshire) The 2nd Battalion of the Hertfordshire Regiment was involved with the Christmas Truce in No Man's Land with the German Troops. The Actual Football came from The London Irish Regiment, the Football still exists and it is on Display in the Regiment's Museum at there Barracks in London. All Sabaton songs are from True Events in History and also Actual people that lived throughout history. BRITISH SABATON FAN 💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🤝🤝🇸🇪🇸🇪💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦
So glad that you choose to react to Sabaton and even though i as many other loves Sabaton and have our opinion and thoughts i understand that you're new to this group and this genre 🙏❤️ Merry Christmas 🌲💯 Here in Sweden we celebrate on the 24th 😄🥳
Henry Williamson, a nineteen-year-old private in the London Rifle Brigade, wrote to his mother on Boxing Day: Dear Mother, I am writing from the trenches. It is 11 o'clock in the morning. Beside me is a coke fire, opposite me a 'dug-out' (wet) with straw in it. The ground is sloppy in the actual trench, but frozen elsewhere. In my mouth is a pipe presented by the Princess Mary. In the pipe is tobacco. Of course, you say. But wait. In the pipe is German tobacco. Haha, you say, from a prisoner or found in a captured trench. Oh dear, no! From a German soldier. Yes a live German soldier from his own trench. Yesterday the British & Germans met & shook hands in the Ground between the trenches, & exchanged souvenirs, & shook hands. Yes, all day Xmas day, & as I write. Marvellous, isn't it?
If you're interested in learning more, there's a beautiful film from 2005 called Joyeux Noel, about the Scottish, French and German soldiers during the truce
For Joakims origin, just listen to Masters of rock 2014 Far from the fame. Long story short, his mother is form Czech republic and hist father from sweden.
True,they had a short time to get together and kind'a forget all the Shaiiit with the war...have to agree with bushman9222,1 Never stops Sabaton,thats a war declaration in it self......😂😂😅😊 Looooove it..
Thank you for watching and reacting to Sabaton’s Christmas Truce. Merry Christmas to you and all. The one music video that introduced me to Sabaton was the official music video of Sabaton called, “Bismarck.” I am a big history buff and I like learning about naval warfare, and learning about different ships that were used in WWII. Sabaton has a video about the history of Battleship Bismarck and how he was defeated. One is Battleship Bismarck, the largest battleship in the world and in WWII. But did you know that there were 4 largest battleships in WWII history. Two were from Germany, Battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. The Japanese of the IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy) had Musashi and Yamato. But guess what the Japanese Musashi and Yamato Battleships were larger than Germany’s Battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. If you look it up Bismarck and Tirpitz were over 50,000 tons when fully loaded, but the Japanese Musashi and Yamato, when fully loaded they were over 72,000 tons, the 2 largest Battleships in the pacific, also with the largest 18.1 inch Naval Guns in WWII. The US was about to create their own battleships that can withstand and over power Battleship Yamato. But the war ended and the US Montana Class Battleships (USS Montana) weren’t not built. I’m sorry I was off topic but people think that Battleship Bismarck was the only Large Battleship that was ever built, but that is wrong so I just like to give a little history about these Battleships. Sabaton’s Bismarck is a fantastic piece about the Germany’s Battleship Bismarck and how the British was able to sink the mighty Battleship. Please watch and react. Merry Christmas again and thank you.
It was the Christmas truce in 1914 when soldiers were missing home and so they had a truce on Christmas Eve. There is a Movie called the Christmas truce. Sabaton is Swedish not Scottish.
SABATON metal band from sweden, all there songs are true war storys/ events. They hava a history channel called Sabaton history. There you get the backstory behind all of there songs
The Story itself is a good example for why it is necessary in war to not know the enemy. If you would know the other Soldiers on the enemy side you wouldn't want to shoot them. The reason why countries at war need propaganda to keep it running. This is why I always say...get to know as many people from other countries as you can :)
Happy holidays and always play a Sabaton video till the end so you don't miss anything, in this case the drummer's wife Floor Jansen (lead vocalist for Nightwish) singing the credit part which is just stunningly amazing. You can make up for that by doing Floor Jansen singing Holy Night in Finnish while 6 months pregnant at a Christmas Metal show, th-cam.com/video/ym1Wc5dmUYc/w-d-xo.html. Next you can also do 1916 for another truly heart breaking song from this great group of history teachers. BTW great reaction and YES all of their songs are based on historical events which you can learn on their history channel where they tell how the song was done and the event in depth.
I suggest a few awesome songs from them; these: _Ballad of Bull, Dreadnought, Bismarck, To Hell and Back, 82nd All the Way, Soldier of Heaven,_ And for a very somber but important subject "Final Solution". Also _First Soldier_ for sure! That will get your heart soaring. :)
I would recommend 2 other songs, 1 being "Sabaton Bismarck" showing how the Allies Britain managed to catch and sink Germanys biggest WW2 Battleship. But especially 1 called Nightwitches and make sure its the SABATON - Night Witches (Animated Story Video) its structured the same way as the No bullets fly video with alot of important context information before and after the song.
Also wild fact: There as a number of truces during that Christmas, along the line there was even a truce that lasted til the next year! Sadly...Peace was not permanent as history shows, bloodshed was only beginning. Coincidentally, the Pope at the time wanted nations to ceasefire for Christmas, but with the war so ugly and just starting out, they refused, so this truce was not planned at all and discouraged by the war hungry superiors and government officials; at least in some form the Pope got his wish, in vain as it was.
EVERYTHING Sabaton sings about are true stories. The only song I know of that is not is "Metal Machine" which is an homage to other bands that have influenced them. Every song is a history lesson which is what makes them so unique.
Never forget that they stopped fighting to celebrate Christmas. 109 years later and we haven’t learned a damn thing.
Repeating history is the biggest flaw of the huma race. Until we learn, nothing will change...
All the songs Sabaton sings are based on real historical events throughout the centuries. Then Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band. In 2024, Sabaton celebrates 25 years and has always sung about military stories.
Then you didn't hear the whole song, because it continued with the aftertext and the singer is Floor Jeansen.
Missing a really fantastic song by Floor Jansen ending it all. (All Sabaton music must be watched to the End.) 😉
@@dlind1985 The person who had said they would watch the video, forgot to say that they have to watch the entire video to the end with the credits.
Except Swedish Pagans which is based on Norse mythology, but still, it's the mythology from real life so in a way, it still counts.
@@kenichiotaku3693there are a few more songs that are not based on history.
You have for example Metal Crüe that features the name of other metal bands.
But yeah, most of the songs(almost all) are about historical events
@@RexRegisPeter yea Crue is names of bands metal machine is the song titles and metal ripper is the lyrics.
Rule No.1. NEVER stop a Sabaton video before it has completely finished. You may miss something. In this instance it was the wonderful Floor Jansen from Nightwish who is married to Hannes, the first soldier in the video. He is the drummer for Sabaton.
well the fact that floor jansen voice was at the end of the video is not really important is it?
@@thedisabledwelshman9266 ending any Sabaton video early is a no no
@thedisabledwelshman9266 The fact that it was included at all is not an accident. Artists choose what to add to official videos, both before and after, with a purpose. You only want the song than just watch the lyric video or just listen to the song without images. I bet you are either the type to leave/stop a movie half way through. Ending early or skipping parts is disrespectful to the artist and any fans that stumble upon a reaction. Shame on you.
@@thedisabledwelshman9266 not to you perhaps.... but to Sabaton and the message they are sending with this video it is very important
Most predictable comment of 2023 - the battlecry of Nightwish fan girls everywhere: "Waaahhh! You cut out the ending with Floor singing!"
Who cares? Nobody sits through the end credits after a movie, so just because Floor sings during this particular outro, it doesn't make it an expected behavior for a reactor to sit through.
Getting so tired of the crybaby comments about Floor; her voice is kind of annoying at this point.
Merry Christmas, ladies.
First, yes, this is a true story. The cross in the video still stands 109 years later outside of the town of Ypres, Belgium.
What you don't know is that after Command on both sides found out about the Truce, they forbid another truce the following year. Despite this, a limited truce was still done in a few places across the lines.
Additionally, after the Truce, a German commander had to move his men to another section of the line, as his men refused to fire on the men they had celebrated Christmas with.
Lastly, a comment from a gentleman has always stuck with me: That if not for the Christmas Truce of 1914, he would not exist in 2023. Why? Because his grandfathers met each other that day in No-Man's-Land. After the war, they became good friends, and their families married into each other.
As it is with the Gospel of Luke, "Peace on Earth and goodwill towards men," so, too, should we never forget that the light of hope can still shine through, if we only let it -- even in a place as dark and as hellish as a warzone, buffeted by the winds of conflict and warfare. For if these men could put aside their differences, so, too, can we all.
Lest We Forget.
Hannes..the blonde guy who.got hurt at first, is the drummer and Floor Jansen of Nightwish..her husband..love this song so much
An important thing to note about the Christmas Truce is that it was 100% done by the troops in the trenches. The high command on both sides didnt authorize it and they were actually mad about the soldiers getting along so they made sure it wouldn't happen again which is why it only happened once in 1914 and no years after.
**Also hope you read this part**
In the description of Sabaton's videos there's text at the bottom of each description saying what each song is based on.
Commanders on both sides went to extreme lengths to ensure it would never happen again. They were terrified of their own men turning against them and realizing they were fighting one of the most pointless but bloodiest wars in our history. Some of the measures they took were decidedly brutal too.
A good rule of thumb with Sabaton: ALL of their songs are based on true stories!
Well....allmost every song. Fist for Fight album *cough*=)
Hi from France 🙂 And Merry Christmas 🎄
SABATON is a swedish band, it explains the accent 😉
This song comes from a true story. The day after Christmas both sides refused to start fighting again, the hierarchy of both sides changed all the soldiers. Many of the soldiers were punished, I have read some have been shot for treason because they refused to keep fighting.
The same story is used in a french movie released in 2005, in french "Joyeux Noël" directed by Christian CARION with Diane KRUGER, Guillaume CANET, Daniel BRUHL, Dany BOON, ....
All the best from France,
Gilles
that’s exactly right which is why the war continued for another 4 years.
Love that movie
I'm sure Joakim would be happy someone thinks he's Scottish based on his accent.
Happy Holidays
Just noticed when they realized the first guy had no bad intentions and held fire. F'N beautiful
Every Sabaton song is a true story....... they are the best history teachers.
The most famous soccer game in history.
It happened on December 24th,1914. eople forget that it wasnt just German and English soldiers that day. French soldiers were there too. The truce lasted for two days and when they were discovered playing soccer they were punished for fraternizing. Some ran away,not wanting to fight after so many years. Some were relocated and the rest were shot on the spot for refusing to fight against those they had shared Christmas with.
This event is in my opinion the single most important event in WW1 and it needs to be talked about more often. It highlights the realities of war and how both sides had no hate for the other side. They were just soldiers stuck in a dirty war no one wanted to be in. It just emphasizes how the only winners in war are the ones who aren't taking part in it.
Merry Christmas! 🎁🎄
Yes, based on true events in WW I. Glad you chose this video. It was made by people that usually make movies. Moviemaking also stopped when the world shut down, so they had time to do this. The piano melody at the beginning is a variation f "Carol of the Bells". Lead singer , Joakim Broden, has said this song is actually a waltz. Regarding his 'accent', he's from Sweden, and he will also roll his "R"s to help with pronouncing English. Bassist Par Sundstrom is the guy at the cross at the end. Drummer Hannes van Dahl is the first soldier out of the trenches. Guitarist Chris Rorland is the first one out on the other side. Guitarist Tommy Johansson had the battlefield solo.
End credit vocals by Floor Jansen , wife of drummer Hannes. 🎶🎶 Please go back and listen to them, they are beautiful. She is lead singer in another band called Nightwish. Suggest checking out that band, try 'Ghost Love Score" live from Wacken festival 2013.
Happy Holidays
The lead singer, Joakim, and indeed the entire band are Swedish from the city (bit of a generous word perhaps - more of a town) of Falun in the southwest-ish part of Sweden.
All of their military history/history related songs - which are very nearly all of them - are based on true events that actually happened.
This is really their thing - they tell stories of bravery of individuals, countries, armed forces etc in order to spread the knowledge of them "lest we forget" so to speak.
Great reaction as always and Merry Christ & a Happy New Year ladies :)
Seasonal Greetings from the Northeastern coast of Sweden!
Edit: Oh, by the way, if you ever wish to know more about the events told about in a certain song you should visit their "Sabaton History"-channel where they go more in-depth about the background of each individual song.
Just to nitpick, Falun is not in the southwest of Sweden, it's much closer to the middle. (Granted us from the more southern part, north-eastern side of Småland, consider anything above Stockholm as northern Sweden) Love everything else though.
Its a Swedish band 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪… and NEVER EVER stop a Sabaton video until its totally out of seconds 🙏🤘🤘🤘
They can stop anytime , it has nothing to do with you !
@@JimKerr-xl2jt While true, they missed the best part of the song.
@@wcgdenmasterken3431No they never ! Floor is SO overrated and the dull credits just went on & on & on .
You missed the end credits ☹️.....do Sabaton 1916
@@JimKerr-xl2jtWho said it had something to do with me????
WW1. Christmas truce. The only reason the fire on opposing lines began again, was because of artillery fire, ordered by the Leaders. They did not like the peace. They wanted the war to continue. The female voice at the end is the singer of Nightwish, Floor Jensen. Wife to Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer for Sabaton. I would love to see you react to Nightwish as well, especially Ghost, Love Score.
If you want some more details on the history behind each song, Sabaton has their own dedicated history channel dedicated to covering the history and inspiration behind each song.
Filming took place in the former military complex in Rožmitál pod Třemšín in the Czech Republic (Joakim Brodén has a Czech passport. his mother is CZECH) by a Czech team. Overall, the work on the clip took about three weeks. It was filmed over two days in actual trenches that were dug for filming purposes. Here is the Making of: th-cam.com/video/YtbaIf9tfNY/w-d-xo.html
.The Outro song is sung by Floor Jansen from Nightwish. She's the wife to Sabaton's drummer Hannes who got blew up. They just had their second baby girls Lucy in October. Their oldest is Freja who's 6 right now. The soldier playing the guitar can sing also and he has his own band Majestica. All of Sabaton's songs are about historical war and heroes. Sabaton also has their own history channel. The band is Swedish
7:35 You're right, Sabaton always makes songs about actual historical events.
If you're interested in learning more about the historical backgrounds of the songs - Sabaton has a second You'tube channel called Sabaton History. On that channel they release documentary style videos about the historical backgrounds of the songs.
Just imagine the man who you considered an enemy, played football with you, gave you gifts, sang and danced together, talked with you about their families or other stuff they love. Image after all of that you have to look him in the eye and go back trying to kill that same man who you now maybe consider a friend or maybe even a brother. Killing the man who gave you a picture of his wife, who you promised he would get home safe to. I can’t even imagine what these men have felt during that moment.
To clarify a few things, every one of Sabatons songs is about history, from the 1500s like the Swedish Royal Guard or Knights to the creation of the tank during WW1, to the Battleship Bismarck all the way up to Operation Desert Storm in 1990. For future reactions I recommend 1916 (a motorhead cover), Steel Commanders, Bismarck, Dreadnought and The Royal Guard. If you're also interested in the history behind these songs definitely check out their Sabaton History channel were they go over the history of the song then how the band created the song.
Merry Christmas :D
Not every song of theirs is. The older stuff for instance is not. nor are a few things sprinkled into their newer stuff. But the vast majority is.
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 what I meant
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 from the top of my head, the only album of theirs that had no songs based on historical events was Metalizer, which is technically their first demo - but they also have the Metal trilogy as tribute songs to all heavy metal
@@ThanesTito there are also a few others on later albums. The song Metal Ripper for instance.
Not many though.
Also one might argue Swedish Pagans to be about mythology, rather than history, considering the lyrics.
You have kept going the outro with Floor Jansen is magnificant
Hannes van Dalh, the guy that the grenade almost got is Sabaton's drummer and is also married to Floor Jansen of Nightwish. It is Floors beautiful voice at the end. It was a pity you cut that bit out 😔 Always play a Sabaton video until the very end
Yes it is a true story. Only ever happened in 1914.
Everyone in the band is from Sweden
Merry Christmas ladies! Thank you for a wonderful reaction to this amazing song and video by Sabaton. They really are a great band and there is so much more for you to explore if you want to. You should definitely check out “Bismarck” (the official video and “Night Witches” (the animated story version) - if you loved “No Bullets Fly” you’ll love “Night Witches” too. Many more as well… but these are a couple of more good ones to begin with.
Happy Holidays
Sabaton who are Swedish, love history and war stories. Their songs are about real events. They have a history youtube channel. They even have a fundraiser / promotion to help museums all over the world to keep history alive.
You missed Floor Jansen singing the end credits. Glorious. :)
In 1915 (the year after) both high commands ordered a full day’s worth of Artillery shelling to prevent this from happening again. A bonus fact, a certain future German chancellor and his unit was there also, he did not participate in it because he thought it was an insult to Germany, he even ordered his men to not participate but they all refused and went out anyway.
Shows what even enemies can do even in battle and the compassion and in my opinion no mother should loose her son especially on Christmas
you guys are so adorable nice to see the whole family enjoying different music
Thank you 🤗
SABATON is a Swedish band, same as Tommy Johansson.
Sabaton sings about true happenings during wars.
The year is 1914. It's Christmas Eve, World War One is at a stalemate. Everyone thought it would have all been over by now. Across the gulf of No Mans Land, comes the sound of the German Army signing Silent Night in their native language. The British Troops on the other side hear them and sing along, but in English. At one point a German soldier, climbs out of the trench with his arms raised and walks towards the British Trench. The gesture is seen and the British respond. The two sides met in no mans land, greeted each other and exchanged gifts. The football match (soccer) you saw being played did actually take place. It was a 2-1 Win for Germany. All of Sabaton's songs are about real military events. They take no side and portray the story of these events through their music. They are a Swedish Power metal band. Joakim Broden is the lead singer, and most definitely not Scottish. :-) You should always let the videos from Sabaton play out, you missed a beautiful end segment. And if you want to do another Sabaton song, then i highly recommend 1916, a cover of the original by Motorhead. Or perhaps Bismarck. And Yes, I am a huge Sabaton fan.
The band is Swedish, so guess that's where the "accent" comes from :) And yes, all their songs are based on real historical events as told by witnesses or texts left behind, they have another channel called Sabaton History, where they go over the events of the songs if you guys find a song and are curious of where it came from.
And as for future Sabaton reactioons, just do all of them tbh xD most of their songs are really great.
Great reaction from your guys! A tips Sabaton do have a history channel is the backstorys of the song how the came to be and a minor history lesson by Indy Neidell. I wish you a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas 🤶
Indy is fantastic!
@@KathyLuluandDonnasabaton also have a history channel where they go in depth about the history and a little about the song itself and gallipoli has a similar story it is about the battle of gallipoli ww1 between the british ANZAC (Australia new Zealand army corps) and french vs the ottoman empire also during this Christmas truce many soldiers had to be transferred to other fronts because they refused to fight and the high commanders feared they'd have a full mutiny
This is a fantastic song to experience live, particularly the moment when all the instruments drop out except the drums and you get a whole arena of people singing the chorus at the top of their lungs. They even dropped paper snow on us! If you get the chance to see them, do - it's a theatrical experience as well as a concert (they had actors performing during some of the songs), and they pause for little spoken word "chats" with the audience, so it manages to be both epic and intimate. Happy Christmas! (Do remember to watch to the end of their videos though.)
Merry Christmas
Next, I hope, will be the tear-dropping "En Livstid i Krig" - in Swedish, with English subtitles ON! 🔥That one is perfect! 🔥
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Yes. The story is based on reality. It happened in 1914 during the first year of World War I. I also recommend the movie Joyeux Noël from 2005. And if I can recommend another song, it's SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg).
Joachim is from sweden....the whole band by the way....and one special thing is that the Drummer....(hannes)is married to Floor Jansen...the lead singer of Nightwish
in case nobody said that yet, drummer is Floor Jansen's husband. and I like how they played with the theme ;Christmas is here' on the piano
A personal suggestion for a sabaton song is Bismarck its about a Ww2 German battleship named bismarck who was made to cause havoc on the Atlantic supply lines and was sunk after getting hit with torpedoes and other British battleships.
True story. There were informal truces all along the front that Christmas. There was also an informal Christmas Truce during the American Civil War. Both sides, the North and South, put down their arms, played baseball, and exchanged gifts.
When Lulu goes back to school, she is going to have a new smile on her face & sparkle in her eye. Sweedish Metal has that effect.
Next should be Finnish Symphonic Metal. 😊
He's Swedish and their songs are true. I've really gotten into them!
They also have a history channel where they go into the story and subject of that perticular song. its really fun to learn this way, at least i think so. Merry Christmas and good whishes.
Merry Christmas
Christmas truce of 1914. In the week leading up to 25 December, French, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In some areas, men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in caroling. Men played games of football (Soccer) with one another, creating one of the most memorable images of the truce. Hostilities continued in some sectors, while in others the sides settled on little more than arrangements to recover bodies.
Sabaton also has a History Channel on TH-cam called Sabaton History. The channel will give you more in depth information about the events surrounding each song that they do.
I saw this video last night and was going to suggest it to you. I'm glad to see you are on the case!
Lead singer Joakim Broden is a half czech half swedish man, that explains his accent but it is still beautiful to listen to.
More sabaton, i need more❤❤
Sabaton is a Swedish metal/Powermetal band that writes songs about historical events and individuals. The focus is bravery and sacrifice. All stuff is based in truth and there is a second channel called Sabaton history where you can learn more. The only things that is not full based in history are a few older tracks like Metal machine but that track is about the love of rock and metal.
Little known tidbit; the Drummer from Sabaton is married to Floor Jansen from Nightwish.
All of their songs are TRUE STORIES! Sabaton comes from the city of Falun in Sweden
Falun wow what a claim to fame (not) ! .
@Kathy&Lulu They are all from Sweden and YES ALL of their music is true storys.
This realy happend here in belgium.....the cross stands here in belgium in ypres as a monument for fallen soldiers during WW1.....ther is a monument in england where the alied and axis shaking hands....thanks for reacting
Sadly, we don't hear of The Christmas Truce very often in the United States, as the event, itself, took place before the United States had even entered World War 1. To this day, I cannot IMAGINE either the vacuum of silence, how quiet it would have been, that happened when the guns and artillery stopped firing for a day, or the sheer COURAGE it would have taken to be the first person to step out into no-mans-land holding their hat to negotiate a temporary ceasefire.
Your reactions are wonderful to see, ladies; keep it up! For additional context, as others have suggested, Sabaton also has a history channel on TH-cam (appropriately named Sabaton History) that speaks in detail of the history of an event, and what went into the creation of the song it inspired. Personally, I would recommend you watch the History channel AFTER you see the music video, and not before.
The song is about the 1914 christmas truce during ww1
Hello ladies and a Merry Christmas to you all!🎄This song is imho their Masterpiece. Sabaton does a lot of research for their songs and they have their own phenomenal History Channel on YT with tons of background info of theirs songs and also info in general. A lot can be learned of the history of wars and batlles but also of persons who played a role in them. I wish I had a band like Sabaton in my schooldays! What I missed then I now learn! Btw. a sabaton is an iron shoe worn by medieval knights as part of their armor!
In the comments the name of Floor Jansen (Yahnsen) is mentioned a lot as the wife of Hannes van Dahl, Sabatons drummer. Floor is the lead singer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and she has a phenomenal voice and I think the best of all! I scrolled through your video's but you have never reacted to them. So I highly recommend "Ghost Love Score" Live at Wacken 2013. I think you'll like it! Have a great Christmas time and greetings from The Netherlands!✨
Happy Holidays
Yes ,Sabaton tells true military history events in their songs. Defence of Moscow is great one. And they have songs about Finnish winter war(Talvisota) and everything between. They take no sides on who's the hero and who isn't. Unkilleable soldier has very good music video too.
Y'all need to do Bismark. The drummer's wife is Floor Jensen of Nightwish. She did the vocals for the end credits. Floor was the singer from your reaction to Nightwish Ghost Love Score.
i love this song.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Happy holidays!
Sabaton - en livstid i krig live is one you should check out.
Yes, the live recording in Sweden is amazing.
I CRY EVERYTIME I SEE THIS TY!!!
You ought to seek psychiatric help then !
Great reaction & happy 2024 !!
Cheers from the Netherlands !
Happy new year!
it happen in 1914 --- and the from Sweden !
Merry Christmas, Ladies!!!
Happy holidays!
Just a fun fact, Floor Jansen from Nightwish is the person singing the vocals at the end credits. She is married to Hannes who is the drummer in Sabaton. But yeah everything Sabaton sings is as historical correct as we can get it. And they also sing about all sides of all wars. All were heroes in their own way and should be remembered as such instead of the bad politics but im off topic. Sabaton is great, you should realy try some Five finger death punch, wrong side of heaven is a very emotional start
Hello ladies ! I just discovered your channel. a little background : Sabaton is a Swedish Powermetal band. Almost al their songs are about history going from Swedish history to the 2 world wars and even a song about the demise of the Samurai in japan (Shiroyama). Personally i recommend to check out "Lady of the dark' which is about a Serbian girl taking her brother's place in the Serbian army in WW2.
Also i would like to recommend you check out Jinjer. They are a ukrainian band, and their sond Pisces will blow you away.
Merry Christmas !
Merry Christmas ladies, give Sabaton 1916 a try you won't be disappointed.
Great reaction, I left a comment on the last Sabaton you reacted to (No bullets fly) with a short list, also their History channel is interesting with over 120 videos giving historical background to the songs as well as how and why they made it .
By the way that was Floor Johansen the drummers wife from nigtwish doing the opera singing in the background at the end when you cut it off
Next Sabaton for you should be En livstid i krig, live Gothenburg. English subtitles will help you!
They are Swedish if I remember correctly
This is a true story from the great war or ww1 and it was the Germans who stopped the fighting to sing and celebrate Christmas and it was mutually understood that a cease fire would be held
Its' kind of a fascinating to see different reaction based on the generation:)I was really amazed by face reactions:) Maybe they are just a great actress but i love this song and i want to believe that reactions were authentic:) And what makes this specific song really great is that it can touch anyone:) no matter what personal experiences you had it can touch you:)
TOMMY JOHANSON , IS OR WAS THE LEAD GUITAR FOR THE BAND
I'm honestly surprised there are people who aren't aware of the Christmas truces along the entire German/English line.(the French and Belgians were a bit less eager, they were kind of occupying their country)
Sweden 🇸🇪, same as ABBA, IKEA!
The band members are the ones with long hair, except for the singer Joakim.
Ohhhhhh! You stopped before the end!
The best bit, where the drummers wife sings vocalise. (I did mention it in last video).
This is the first Sabaton song I listened to
This is the most famous true event that happened between Christmas eve and Boxing day ( 24th and 26th of December) 1914 between British Troops and the German Troops. The county that I come from here in England had two Regiment's in the British Army during WW1, The Hertfordshire Regiment and The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiment ( Hertfordshire is pronounced Hartfordshire) The 2nd Battalion of the Hertfordshire Regiment was involved with the Christmas Truce in No Man's Land with the German Troops. The Actual Football came from The London Irish Regiment, the Football still exists and it is on Display in the Regiment's Museum at there Barracks in London. All Sabaton songs are from True Events in History and also Actual people that lived throughout history. BRITISH SABATON FAN 💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🤝🤝🇸🇪🇸🇪💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦
So glad that you choose to react to Sabaton and even though i as many other loves Sabaton and have our opinion and thoughts i understand that you're new to this group and this genre 🙏❤️ Merry Christmas 🌲💯 Here in Sweden we celebrate on the 24th 😄🥳
Happy Holidays
Henry Williamson, a nineteen-year-old private in the London Rifle Brigade, wrote to his mother on Boxing Day:
Dear Mother, I am writing from the trenches. It is 11 o'clock in the morning. Beside me is a coke fire, opposite me a 'dug-out' (wet) with straw in it. The ground is sloppy in the actual trench, but frozen elsewhere. In my mouth is a pipe presented by the Princess Mary. In the pipe is tobacco. Of course, you say. But wait. In the pipe is German tobacco. Haha, you say, from a prisoner or found in a captured trench. Oh dear, no! From a German soldier. Yes a live German soldier from his own trench. Yesterday the British & Germans met & shook hands in the Ground between the trenches, & exchanged souvenirs, & shook hands. Yes, all day Xmas day, & as I write. Marvellous, isn't it?
Yes all Sabaton songs have a true history bases.
Great video and all a true story , the cross is still in a field in Ypres in France thanks for the reaction
Tommy J is there... Hell of an artist
If you're interested in learning more, there's a beautiful film from 2005 called Joyeux Noel, about the Scottish, French and German soldiers during the truce
For Joakims origin, just listen to Masters of rock 2014 Far from the fame.
Long story short, his mother is form Czech republic and hist father from sweden.
Late Merry Christmas to all. Glad you liked it. Try more ("1916" with some Homework before). Greetings from NW-Army-Germany and SabatonFan
Happy New Year
Another good one is their cover of Motorheads 1916
Everything Sabaton does is based on real historical facts!.. And Sabaton is from sweden
Suggestions:
Bismarck
1916
En livstid i krig, live in Gothenburg (don’t forget the translation)👍
Merry Christmas 🎄
Happy Holidays
True,they had a short time to get together and kind'a forget all the Shaiiit with the war...have to agree with bushman9222,1 Never stops Sabaton,thats a war declaration in it self......😂😂😅😊 Looooove it..
Thank you for watching and reacting to Sabaton’s Christmas Truce. Merry Christmas to you and all. The one music video that introduced me to Sabaton was the official music video of Sabaton called, “Bismarck.” I am a big history buff and I like learning about naval warfare, and learning about different ships that were used in WWII. Sabaton has a video about the history of Battleship Bismarck and how he was defeated. One is Battleship Bismarck, the largest battleship in the world and in WWII. But did you know that there were 4 largest battleships in WWII history. Two were from Germany, Battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. The Japanese of the IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy) had Musashi and Yamato. But guess what the Japanese Musashi and Yamato Battleships were larger than Germany’s Battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. If you look it up Bismarck and Tirpitz were over 50,000 tons when fully loaded, but the Japanese Musashi and Yamato, when fully loaded they were over 72,000 tons, the 2 largest Battleships in the pacific, also with the largest 18.1 inch Naval Guns in WWII. The US was about to create their own battleships that can withstand and over power Battleship Yamato. But the war ended and the US Montana Class Battleships (USS Montana) weren’t not built. I’m sorry I was off topic but people think that Battleship Bismarck was the only Large Battleship that was ever built, but that is wrong so I just like to give a little history about these Battleships. Sabaton’s Bismarck is a fantastic piece about the Germany’s Battleship Bismarck and how the British was able to sink the mighty Battleship. Please watch and react. Merry Christmas again and thank you.
Happy Holidays
It was the Christmas truce in 1914 when soldiers were missing home and so they had a truce on Christmas Eve.
There is a Movie called the Christmas truce.
Sabaton is Swedish not Scottish.
I recommend 1916 by Sabaton
SABATON metal band from sweden, all there songs are true war storys/ events. They hava a history channel called Sabaton history. There you get the backstory behind all of there songs
The Story itself is a good example for why it is necessary in war to not know the enemy. If you would know the other Soldiers on the enemy side you wouldn't want to shoot them. The reason why countries at war need propaganda to keep it running. This is why I always say...get to know as many people from other countries as you can :)
Happy holidays and always play a Sabaton video till the end so you don't miss anything, in this case the drummer's wife Floor Jansen (lead vocalist for Nightwish) singing the credit part which is just stunningly amazing. You can make up for that by doing Floor Jansen singing Holy Night in Finnish while 6 months pregnant at a Christmas Metal show, th-cam.com/video/ym1Wc5dmUYc/w-d-xo.html. Next you can also do 1916 for another truly heart breaking song from this great group of history teachers. BTW great reaction and YES all of their songs are based on historical events which you can learn on their history channel where they tell how the song was done and the event in depth.
Merry Christmas 🎅
I suggest a few awesome songs from them; these: _Ballad of Bull, Dreadnought, Bismarck, To Hell and Back, 82nd All the Way, Soldier of Heaven,_ And for a very somber but important subject "Final Solution".
Also _First Soldier_ for sure! That will get your heart soaring. :)
I would recommend 2 other songs, 1 being "Sabaton Bismarck" showing how the Allies Britain managed to catch and sink Germanys biggest WW2 Battleship. But especially 1 called Nightwitches and make sure its the SABATON - Night Witches (Animated Story Video) its structured the same way as the No bullets fly video with alot of important context information before and after the song.
Also wild fact: There as a number of truces during that Christmas, along the line there was even a truce that lasted til the next year! Sadly...Peace was not permanent as history shows, bloodshed was only beginning.
Coincidentally, the Pope at the time wanted nations to ceasefire for Christmas, but with the war so ugly and just starting out, they refused, so this truce was not planned at all and discouraged by the war hungry superiors and government officials; at least in some form the Pope got his wish, in vain as it was.
EVERYTHING Sabaton sings about are true stories. The only song I know of that is not is "Metal Machine" which is an homage to other bands that have influenced them. Every song is a history lesson which is what makes them so unique.
Suggestions for next Sabaton songs: "Soldier of Heaven", "Bismarck", "1916"
Please, listen to the end 🤔😅 when nightwish singer hit those big notes