Christmas Truce 1914

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Five score and seven years ago in the war that was to end all wars a miracle occurred on the battlefield German helmets may have looked very much like a protein spike but they had hearts and mothers and hymns learned at their knee and many of the hymns the same as the ones taught to you and me So covid covid if only you could care and please stop killing for just one day there are some hymns we’d like to share

During the 1914 Christmas Truce the Austrian Hymn Stille Nacht was sung by German speaking troops and joined in by the English speaking troops with the Silent Night words, creating an ascending chorus.

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