There should be one damn day and night a year when everyone can get along! One perfect period when everyone can just lay their hatred and arrogance and self-rightousness to rest! That has been what that day has meant to me for a long time now, ever since I was old enough to consider it. I’m not christian, but I still believe that day and night is very special.
This is a good song.
This is an excellent song, such a purpose. It’s too bad the majority of today’s youth listen to a stile of music that is as loud as it is meaningless. This is the kind of music that touches the soul.
Im 16 yrs old, in my World History class my teacher played this for us, and i immidiately got what it said, i even started to tear up in class. I know what you mean with my generation.
We did Christmas assemblies, last christmas for our school, and me and my friend sang a duet of “When a Child Was Born” and our teacher giving this assembly played this. We did the assembly four times, but I never got tired of “When A Child Is Born” I didnt really understand most of this at the time, as I was behind the speakers and the quality was poor. However, I played it back when I got home, and it made me cry!! So pretty and sad!! xxxxxx
This song, I can’t ever hear without tearing up. The first time I heard it was on my car radio…I had to pull over since I could not see through the tears.
All who make the decisions for war should listen to this before being allowed that ability to decide that others must kill and die.
Good song, except there were no gas clouds in 1914…. That was a nice little gift from the war industry for April 1915, an industry that still grinds on and on together with the hate machines that ensure that human beings NEVER get together.
Good song. If that isn’t a wake up call, when in the midst of war the two opposing sides fighting against each other come over to each other and chat , laugh, and enjoy each other’s company.
i cry every single time i hear this song. thank you so much for posting it. my family has made it a tradition to watch “joyeux noel” and i cry every time i see that movie!
Two sides stopped fighting, shake hands and started to talk, play a game of soccer on Christmas Day, and the next day began to shoot and kill each other again.
Tear gas and a few little tries with other chemicals, but nothing like the use at Ypres (or in Russia about 4 months earlier), but technically, you are right. there were attempts previously.
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any1 know which film that is at 4:15?
Thank you.
that is from the Paul McCartney video “Pipes of Peace”. It is on youtube. It shows the Christmas 1914 truce.
There should be one damn day and night a year when everyone can get along! One perfect period when everyone can just lay their hatred and arrogance and self-rightousness to rest! That has been what that day has meant to me for a long time now, ever since I was old enough to consider it. I’m not christian, but I still believe that day and night is very special.
This is a good song.
thank you my friend. I agree 100% Can’t we all just get along???
This is an excellent song, such a purpose. It’s too bad the majority of today’s youth listen to a stile of music that is as loud as it is meaningless. This is the kind of music that touches the soul.
Im 16 yrs old, in my World History class my teacher played this for us, and i immidiately got what it said, i even started to tear up in class. I know what you mean with my generation.
This song makes me cry every year at Winfield!
T-T
We did Christmas assemblies, last christmas for our school, and me and my friend sang a duet of “When a Child Was Born” and our teacher giving this assembly played this. We did the assembly four times, but I never got tired of “When A Child Is Born” I didnt really understand most of this at the time, as I was behind the speakers and the quality was poor. However, I played it back when I got home, and it made me cry!! So pretty and sad!! xxxxxx
Noooooooooooo
shut up
“Whose family have I fixed within my sights”
Amazing song, thank you.
This song, I can’t ever hear without tearing up. The first time I heard it was on my car radio…I had to pull over since I could not see through the tears.
All who make the decisions for war should listen to this before being allowed that ability to decide that others must kill and die.
“All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers.”
That’s a Call of Duty quote, and I say, ’tis true.
Made me cry… the light and shade is perfect.
Music with a message, what a refreshing and wonderful performance. Thank you for writing and performing this meaningful piece.
Good song, except there were no gas clouds in 1914…. That was a nice little gift from the war industry for April 1915, an industry that still grinds on and on together with the hate machines that ensure that human beings NEVER get together.
the guys from call of duty dident make it
All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.
-Francois Fenelon
Good song. If that isn’t a wake up call, when in the midst of war the two opposing sides fighting against each other come over to each other and chat , laugh, and enjoy each other’s company.
i cry every single time i hear this song. thank you so much for posting it. my family has made it a tradition to watch “joyeux noel” and i cry every time i see that movie!
Wow. Just imagine that.
Two sides stopped fighting, shake hands and started to talk, play a game of soccer on Christmas Day, and the next day began to shoot and kill each other again.
Us men are interesting creatures aren’t we?
Great job John! You are quite a songwriter. Let’s write one together sometime.
really nice song makes you think how hard it must have been being a tommy during xmas
actually Poison gas was 1st used in August of 1914
Tear gas and a few little tries with other chemicals, but nothing like the use at Ypres (or in Russia about 4 months earlier), but technically, you are right. there were attempts previously.