Sunday, December 25, 2011

CHRISTMAS DAY TRUCE 1914

I'm sure most of you know the story, but it's worth being reminded of it again this day. Click here (and read the comments for some further light on the subject).

5 comments:

Robert G. Zuckerman said...

This is amazing and powerful. It's a lesson and message to be emblazoned on the walkways of our lives and in all our conversations.

tom said...

I first heard this story on Folks Like Us on public radio in Detroit - John McCutcheon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9coPzDx6tA

JIm said...

Liberals and conservatives can agree on some things, much as the English and the German soldiers agreed on that magical Christmas Eve almost a century ago.

tpw said...

The John McCutcheon song "Christmas in the Trenches" is a really well-done musical telling on this event.

Lally said...

As always Terence you school us all with your deep knowledge of Celtic musical history.