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hoolstoptheheels

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Nice. Embedded in that story was another Christmas tale about WWI.


A spontaneous cease fire on the first Christmas of the war, where Germans and Brits climbed out of their trenches and celebrated Christmas for a day instead of killing each other. Wonder how many of the celebrants survived the war. I wonder if any actually found each other after the war, as some apparently pledged to do.

I recall a similar story about Vietnam, where American lines broke out in spontaneous Christmas songs on Christmas Eve.

(In response to this post by Chuck Taylor)

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/12/24/the-christmas-truce-miracle-soldiers-put-down-their-guns-to-sing-carols-and-drink-wine/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.dbcbd8f4c62b


Posted: 12/25/2017 at 09:55AM



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