Sabaton | Reaction to Christmas Truce | Bring Tissues
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- Well you guys recommended this video to me in the comments of my previous @Sabaton reaction videos, so I did it and I wasn't ready for the hurt y'all. It's so emotional and so wonderful all at the same time. You told me to bring tissues and you were right!
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The Christmas Truce, which this video is obviously based on, was part of a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War (WWI) around Christmas 1914. It remains one of the most storied and unexpected moments of the Great War.
When both sides came out of the trenches and met in no-man’s land there were handshakes and words of kindness. The soldiers traded songs, tobacco and wine, joining in a spontaneous holiday party in the cold night.
British soldier Ernie Williams said of the famous football match, “The ball appeared from somewhere, I don't know where... They made up some goals and one fellow went in goal and then it was just a general kick-about. I should think there were about a couple of hundred taking part.”
Diaries and letters describe the German soldiers using candles to light Christmas trees around their trenches. According to one solider’s diary one German infantryman described how a British soldier set up a makeshift barbershop, charging Germans a few cigarettes each for a haircut. Other accounts describe scenes of men helping enemy soldiers collect their dead.
However, not everyone was happy with the truce, the higher ups admonished soldiers but one ridiculously moustached git of a solider said of the event, “such a thing should not happen in wartime. Have you no German sense of honour left?” that asshat (don’t want to get banned) was a 25-year old Adolf Hitler.
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Yes, it is Floor Jansen singing in the end. She is married to Sabatons drummer, and I think she have done these things for them in the past too.
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Please ignore the fanatics who complain about pausing. this is a reaction channel, and we watch for the reaction you have to the music. If they want to listen to the music without a pause, they should just watch the freaking original video. Sorry, this has always been a peeve for me, why watch a reaction channel then endless complain about the reaction!! This song was a labor of love for Par and Joakim, who felt the story was so important that the music had to be perfect. As tamarisk said, Joakim has stated this is written as a waltz and the opening is Carol of the Bells with the chords reversed. The cross at the end represents a real cross outside Ypres commemorating the truce in that area. great reaction, stay safe.
The cross at Ypres is the actual cross that this video shows, where the Truce first happened.
@@isaiahwelch8066 If you delve into the video more, you will see the cross in the video was installed on the filming site. That is why Par inscribed 2021 on the cross, to mirror the inscription 1999 (the year it was installed) on the actual Ypres cross. And Ypres was one of multiple sites where British and German troops mingled at Christmas. There are also Christmas truce crosses at other sites, such as Comines-Warneton in Belgium and Frelinghien, France.
#pausegangunite
Also, thanks for a term to use to describe such scum. 'Fanatic' has a nice ring to it. ❤
@@alancarter41 : Actually, no -- the video was made in the Czech Republic, not Belgium.
I like to joke there must have been a scene like this at the breakfast table:
"Darling?"
"Yes, Hannes?"
"You know about our new video?"
"The one where you get hit by a grenade?"
"Um, yes, that one..."
"What about it?"
"You wanna sing over the credits?"
LOL would love to have been a fly on the wall for that chat.
They did the entire album in that style. Found it on my streaming app by accident.
Even if i get through the song without tears sometimes, her voice in the credits always breaks me. The epic tragedy it carry's is just to perfect ;)
It's so emotive!
I believe the 'Christmas-themed' melody running through the song is 'Carol of the Bells' played backwards, and the whole thing is actually played in waltz time (3/4).
Actually, the rhythm isn't backwards, the chord progression is, in addition to being in a minor key, rather than a major key.
Saw them live in Glasgow the other week at the Hydro, this song was absolutely amazing live, everyone had their phone flashlights on and waving for this song, it was just amazing to see
I was there too!!!!!! It was such a good show, when Bannockburn came on 🤣🤣🤣
It shows that regular men at the front have civility, unlike the ones in the back, how ever there were some parts in the line where when the Germans/Austrohungarians came out they got killed, thus there was not truce in those areas on the line. Here is a line from an old folk song about catholics and protestants killing one another forever more in the north of ireland:
"Those who give the orders are not the ones to die"
My personal belief is, if you're willing to send people to their death, you should have a riffle put in your hands and you should be on the front line shoulder to shoulder with them. Never ask someone else to do something you wouldn't do yourself.
Thank you for the best reaction sabaton is so awesome you learn more thanks to sabaton than in school and jes the voice at the end Was from floor jansen 🥰🥰
Sabaton are awesome for making history metal AF ;)
What you said about what it takes for someone to go over the top to try to make peace makes me wonder how many soldiers just couldn't take it anymore and stuck their heads up in the hopes a sniper would put them out of their misery...
I'd imagine quite a few. It was awful conditions and more horror than any human should ever be subjected to.
Saw and shot them as accredited photographer this week. They put on a great show live. At Christmas Truce they had a piano that was burning on the top while being played and Tommy was standing above it.
A song by Sabaton for which you'll need a complete tissue box is "No Bullets Fly", the animated story video. It's about a moment of bravery and mercy and how it brought two "enemies" together.
What show were you at? I went to Glasgow.
@@themetalmuse I was in Hannover / Germany. My hometown
Please, never apologize for pausing. This is a REACTION video after all. That is what happens when one pauses to react to what is being shown. #pausegangunite
Awe thank you! I got so much stick for being emotional and for pausing.... and I was like "emmm isn't that the point of a reaction.....I react authentically..." anyways I really appreciate the feedback!
When I learned in history class of Christmas Truce, I could barely believe it at first.
How could anyone meet up with the enemy in the middle of a really brutal war and hang out?
But when you fight out of duty and not out of hatred, it is clearly possible. The story was just too beautiful
Too true
The animated music video is a tearjerker too but is one of the most heartwarming stories in a war. It will restore your faith in humanity if you feel it slipping
Then I’ll have to give it a watch!!
Sweet emotional reaction but holy sh!t...what are you going to do when you see NO BULLETS FLY the animated official video, a story from WWII that kept going till nowadays? My wife was devastated, couldn't believe her eyes! Greetings from Greece...and remain as calm as possible!
Yes, I'd be amazed if you don't cry again by the end of that one (I do)! But that's fine, it's cathartic - it shows you're still alive. As they say, joy shared is magnified, pain shared is diminished, and these videos give us a bit of both.
Oh god people keep recommending this, so I feel I have to do it, but maybe I do it without makeup and bring a waterproof bib?
There's no maybe about it..... I'll be a wreck.
@@themetalmuse You're so beautiful even without make-up, don't worry! But, yes, tears are expected and it will be ruined! Furthermore, there's a happy ending, so stay healthy to reach it! Greetings and all the best from Greece!
@@themetalmuse Saludos desde Argentina! "no bullet fly" is not a sad song.. but is an emotional one.. imposible not to cry. You really should see it.
Yes it is Floor. The waltz used is Carol of the Bells. The cross still stands in Flanders.
Had to be the voice was so other worldly.
ive listened to thsi song so many times and sung it at christmas and it always makes me cry
Makes me cry my eyes out.
“All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.”
― Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon
Beautiful!
5:25 - Yep, a lot of the soldiers at that time in the war were already reinforcements, the "first waves" were to a large part already gone - and a lot of them were _promised_ by their superiours that the war would be over pretty soon, that they would definitely be home on Christmas... and then it dragged on and on and on...
As for a war that never ends, this was harmless though... To quote another of my Sabaton favourites, "They've been to war a decade. Two more to come..." ("Lifetime of War", about the Thirty Year War obviously)... Just think about it, being 20-25 _and never having known peace..._ 😭
True!
A phrase that became popular in the public lexicon as hubris/irony is "They'll all be home by Christmas."
This came out not so long after the 100th anniversary of the armistice, when I learned that the UK had sent soldiers to fight abroad Every Single Year since. A war that never ends, indeed - I cry for the second time when Pär carves the date on the cross. And "Lest We Forget" - a quote from _Recessional,_ the least imperialist of the imperialist poems celebrating Victoria's Jubilee - could be Sabaton's mission statement. It's a song to be felt, so don't worry about showing that emotion. And keep on pausing as much as you want!
Thank you so much you made me smile from ear to ear. I've been getting so much stick for daring to pause to express how much I love the video. This video was the emotional gift that kept on giving.
Yes that was Floor, her name came up towards the end of the credit roll, and yes you missed it >.
Well i guess anyways so I should get points for recognising her angelic voice by ear.
@@themetalmuse Floor's husband is the drummer from Sabaton. I think that was him, the first man out of the trench.
Please watch all the video's till the the end they honor the people who did all the behind the scenes stuff to make the show or video happen,also u can missstuff like floor,s credits and kinda dishonors them ,and u don't want the Valkyery Queen returning to Odins right hand side in a bad mood!!!
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@@themetalmuse Oh yes
Grandgrandpa 72 (German). My Grandpa was in this Fight in Flandern ( Belgium). The Cross still stand.
I'd love to visit one day!
It was surely hard, but you also have to remember that you both knew that you were not the aggressors. You were following your orders with fear of punishment. You took a break and it just reinforced the idea that you were all humans and you likely had friends or family fighting you. If anything it was harder to fight after than it was to make the peace
Thank you for sharing your perspective, I'd never thought of it that way.
the outro singing is Floor Jansen of Nightwish who is married to the drummer of Sabaton
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Oh yeah, that Christmas thing really happened. Some soldiers refused to continue fighting, as far as I know it was the case on both sides. Those who were not shot for disobeying orders went to another sector of the front.
Most of them died, but those who survived this war told about it.
Some who died had written to their families about it, so we have their letters as well as survivor testimony.
this and 1916 tore my heart out very moving
Me too dude, my reaction to 1916 th-cam.com/video/9N23Cefb_NQ/w-d-xo.html
One of the most genuine reactions to Christmas Truce ever 👏👏👏
Thank you! ❤️
The soldiers on both sides had to be replaced as they either didn't shoot or just shot up in the air. A lot of trenches on both sides were only 50ft apart. They would tell jokes to each other and the policy was you don't shoot and we don't shoot. Apparently some soldiers had the right idea about war.
Thank you for sharing!
5:30 in fact a lot of them were promised it would be over before Christmas and they'll be able to go home to their families
Yeah I remember that, everyone thought it was be a quick tussle but nah it really wasn't.
6:08 A German who was at one of the truces (there were multiple small ones rather than one large one), Manfred von Schreiber I think, wrote home about how he met a Scottish piper that day. Manfred had been stuck and hiding in no man's land overnight and the Scot pulled him out of a shell hole. The Scottish representation is historically accurate!
I feelnyou, friend! Literally.all Sabaton songs make me cry...even the animated videos...bc the stories are real, and powerful!
I believe Tommy actually brushes his teeth in The Fountain Of Youth! Did you know he has a successful solo career also? He has his band, Majestica and a YT channel where he posts a new power metal cover of already great songs...every Fri! Not only does he play all the music, I just can't tell you how insane his singing voice is! He's often referred to as "the male Floor"! I suggest starting w his cover of Steelheart's She's Gone... I can't WAIT to see you freak out!!!
I concur, Tommy is awesome and multitalented.
Majestic is Tommys own band with other band members, when he started it was called ReinXeed and in the begining he did all the instrumental parts.
So I have done a reaction to his phantom but OBS did me dirty..........it corrupted the intro ........so I am tempted to hop on in my PJS do a brief intro and then share the reaction, which did record. I LOVED IT! He's the perfect Phantom and Christine in one.
@The Metal Muse Lol...I am an YT mentor...but I don't understand anything techy...I think you said you did check out one Tommy's video and there were problems uploading, so you'll try it another way... to that, I say, YAY! And please check out more of that talented artist!!
Thanks for your honest reaction! It would be understable to rewind a bit to check out Floor Jansen's name in credits when you've missed it. I wish you commented on that you were right :-) Yes, it was almost at the end after Sabaton crew.
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Well now that you've done 1916 and Christmas Truce you've got one of the "worst" ones left and that's "No Bullets Fly - Animated story". That, and especially the ending, will require more than just one box of tissues, I can promise you that but it's happy tears for this one because it's a really heart warming story. But remember to watch the video, as with all Sabaton videos, all the way to the end so you don't miss anything.
Why you trying to break my heart?
@@themetalmuse Au contraire Chérie, this is a heartwarming tale showing that even in the harshest of times there's still humanity left in us❤
Or maybe also add 'The Price of A Mile' here with Apocalyptica: th-cam.com/video/XMANXJX_nh4/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Sabaton
@@themetalmuse There are tears, but they're good (cathartic) ones.
Is anybody recommending Sabaton - Night Witches , the animated STORY version? Beside me, ofcourse :)
Quite a few people have and trust me I am gonna do it. I have heard the song, never seen the video but have watched a few documentaries on these ladies.
I honestly feel that if you don't pause and you don't react when you feel the need to then its not a genuine reaction
Pause as you need and I subscribed to the channel
Yes it was Floor 😊
Awe thank you! I was starting to second guess myself because I got so much stick for pausing, but honestly this was just my real gut reaction to such a poignant video and song.
It was actually customary at the time after a battle that the doctors and their helpers were allowed to get injured people off the field, so they weren't allowed to shoot. It wasn't like that everywhere but on some fronts
Fun fact: Did you mention the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment? The folks wearing kilts and Glengarries^^ Since all the other Soldiers are "generic", this Regiment is clearly shown
I failed to clock the particular kilts. What's your tartan? Mine is the Cameron tartan.
"Both sides advanced more in one Christmas piss up than they did in three years of fighting" Captain Blackadder
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Never apologize for pausing to provide commentary. That's what you're supposed to do under fair use laws. Also, you made me cry, so damn you. 😉
Thank you!
one moment of humanity
Your reaction comes from the heart! I don't know how many times I watched this, but I know that I cried every time.🙏♥️
Thank you so much!
Great reaction i love this song. Lucky they new a soprano like Floor for the end
10:37 "Ending credit vocals by Floor Jansen"
I know that now her husband is in the band.
It was indeed Floor Jansen at the end.
Had to be, the voice was so angelic and other worldly.
Christmas Truce is a beautiful part of history.
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The sad thing is, in the years after this was discouraged by officers. And probably was only possible as it was only 5 months after initial hostilities in 1914. In 1915 the "Christmas truces" were not as wide spread due to growing hostilities between sides with the growing human losses.
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Have you see they (No Bullets Fly (Animated Story Video) and (Night Witches ( Animated Story Video) Am a little afraid for you health if you see those alone.🤗
LOL me too! People keep saying "you're gonna need more tissues" should I have a friend come sit next door for hug breaks?
@@themetalmuse Yes think that might be a good plan hehe:)
That was so sad, but totally brilliant !😢
I know right?
The person that first tried wether they could connect is a hero
True!!!
I’m sure you’ve seen Floor’s credit after editing? If not it’s @10:37 This is such a tear jerker and nice touch on an inverted version of Carol of the bells theme.
Another teary song that got me is their animated version of Night Witches.
I didn't see but plenty of commentators confirmed and I knew the second I hear that ethereal voice it had to be her.
@@themetalmuse It just makes sense that it was Floor, since she's married to Hannes, the drummer of Sabaton. :)
a really beautiful trilogy that's also very emotional would be lorna shore pain remains
I really want to see them live. ❤️
its not known who first stepped out of the trenches but whoever did either had a lot of faith in the enemy or (more disturbingly) was just fed up and had enough
True
I can´t even emagine how hard that must been to start fight again after 1 day of peace and enjoyment together with their enemie. In the end on the day we are all the same, the world would be better if we can share love insteed of hate :/
Agreed
My understanding is many that took part where transfered out to other parts of the front. I am thinking they may have done this because it was easier then executing the people that took part and cause a even bigger loss of the troop metal stability.
This story is one of the most beautiful things that came out of the terrible war but there are others there was a part of the line on the trenches of live in that live where both sides didn't really want to kill each other and with brew notes and blue whistles to let the other side know there's there's a bomb or something coming over to take cover they didn't wanna do it they ordered but they give them a warning in this is backing forward this live in let live mentality it was dissolved overtime but that's where humanities shines warmongers and I know it The news today is the end is going to be another fight war but deep down humanity does not want that what humidity want is peace and love
LOVE your reaction.. so natural .so real....LOVE it
Thank you 🙏
End is floor yes, Sabaton drummer is married to floor, so guess " he knew a girl" haha
LOL
@The Metal Muse: Ms. Muse....Dom. Please...do not be ashamed of your tears. They show you to have a conscience. You empathize. That you have compassion.
What this really shows is how, even in the darkest hours, the darkest days, that men will not lose their humanity, as long as the light of hope stays lit.
There are some interesting things from this that you should know. First, after the Truce in 1914, a German commander ended up shifting his unit to another section of the line, when his men refused to fire upon the men they had celebrated Christmas with the day before. Second, I once read a comment that has always stayed with me: A commenter on another reaction said that had it not been for the Christmas Truce, he would not exist, as his great-grandfathers met each other on that field that day, near Ypres, Belgium.
Lastly, the cross at Ypres, which still commemorates the event, still stands as a solemn reminder and monument to the courage of the men who put down their guns that day.
And yes, that was Floor singing the ending operatic vocals, as her hubby Hannes, the long-haired blonde guy you see in the beginning almost get blown up, is Sabaton's drummer. So when Joakim wanted operatic vocals, Hannes asked, and Floor delivered. As I've said elsewhere, Floor has a hauntingly beautiful vocal quality, especially when she sings opera.
And Dom, I have two songs for you to react to next, both "Animated Story videos, featuring YarnHub:"
1) No Bullets Fly
2) Night Witches
Trust me when I say, better it is to cry, learning history, and the tragedy that has happened, than it is to not cry, and forget about history, and what it can yet teach us -- because those who do not remember history, are condemned to repeat it.
I mean how anyone could watch this, know this history without feeling something is beyond me. Both those songs are on the "soon to come list" I have heard Night Witches and I have watched a few documentaries about them but I am going in fully blind on No Bullets Fly.
Don't you worry, Floor it was! ❤❤❤
I love this song and video, and yes, emotional would be right. Just when you think it's done they pile on more with Par at the cross and the closing credits music.
For another Sabaton video I would very much recommend their live performance of En Livstid I Krig, the Swedish language version of A Lifetime of War (put the captions on!). It is an utterly majestic performance in front of an incredible crowd. It's filmed from one camera which is on the stage behind most of the band and gives you a great view on what it would have looked like to the band themselves. Link is: th-cam.com/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing the link, good recommendations!
Fraternizing was very common in 1st year of "the great war". Depends on where you were but as men for adventure it wasn't like it was written in books. So after couple months enemy isn't enemy anymore. In some parts they warned other side that they're gonna bomb that section of trench. So Xmas truce wasn't just one place nor it was whole western front. But summary was, not like most of say that they went to war afterwards. No. Officers had to keep them in "row" and those who didn't want to shoot enemy were transfered to other places. Again this was early in the war. Later it became very dirty but a soldier suffered and died highly likely to illnesses. Ok, i tried lol
Hi, very very beautiful reaction🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you!
Thanks
Made a comment on youre reaction to 1916. But i make a request here as well. Sabaton with "NO bullets fly". Bring tissues and thank you for a wounderful reaction.
I saw you did, ok so I will do that one for sure!
sabaton epica nightwish my top 3 bands
I need to check Epica
God song 😊 and love your outfit 😍❤️
Thank you 🙏
sabaton lady of the dark animated story video
Great commentary!
Thank you 🤘
night witches,no bullets fly,solider of heaven you should check out
Just did a reaction to Nightwitches so blooming amazing. I’ll share soon so stay tuned 😁
Next song must be Uprising, The final solution or no bullets fly animated video.
No Bullets Fly seems to be the fan pick so I have to do it........no matter how much I cry.
just found your channel .Sabaton have their own history channel Sabaton history channel on You Tube were they go into the history of the song they performe
Yeah I have subbed to it. It's amazing.
Wow from Poland
Hi 🤘
The men who fought in that war had to fight through bullets shrapnel and gas all while dealing with lice and rats
Yeah it was horrific
I recommend Cliffs of Gallipoli by Sabaton for another set of tears.
LOL you trying to permanently ruin my tear ducts :)
@@themetalmuse - It's just my go-to cry music ;)
that outfit is sexy and looks waterproof let the water works begin
oh yes Floor
the sad story behind this is that the countries superiors of BOTH sides caught wind of this happening and if this would happen again every soldier would be charged for treason. the people in the chairs doing what they want while the puppets have to move.
It's so tragic and cold hearted! (sorry for the delayed response work has been bonkers)
Perfeito. Gostei da moça.
No estoy llorando. tú estás llorando
Purtroppo da allora, invece, continuiamo a dimenticare e ricadiamo sempre nello stesso errore...la guerra
Sorry I don't understand but thank you for watching and for commenting ❤️
@@themetalmuse Unfortunately since then, however, we continue to forget and always fall back into the same mistake ... the war
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Sei molto Bella 🌹
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It was floor
Du bist ne ganz Süsse
"I got told off in the comments". Whut? Your channel, your rules. People have issues with pausing then they can watch the original video.
Hahaha love that! Thanks for the feedback and encouragement.
Metal isn't a latex suit; leather, sure. Latex, nope.
LOL who are you, the metal fashion police? Last I checked metal was whatever you wanted to wear.
you might like sabaton blood of bannockburn th-cam.com/video/Xp-RkMoUYg4/w-d-xo.html
Saw them perform it live the other week in Glasgow, the Scottish audience went mad!
@@themetalmuse nice
You can have reactions. That’s great. But, stop pausing so frequently. You can easily go to the end of the entire video and react.
Nahhh I have ADHD and need to say my thoughts as they happen. But thanks for the suggestion. I’ll just do it my way.
Rubber Muse..😏
LOL