Im sorry that i didnt catch that it was Floor in the end credits. That was a very emotional song and i was caught up in my feelings. I hope yall understand. Like and subscribe if you'd like to see more of me ❤😊 Check out my Sabaton playlist if you want to see more of my Sabaton reactions!! 😊❤
@@RandomerFellow Most of the Nightwish songs after 2012 are with Floor. Check out Song of Myself for example (Live at Waken 2013) or Storytime from the same show. There is a whole rabbit hole to go down...
The cross actually exists. It stands in a field near Ypres, Belgium. The transept is engraved "The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce" and the lower part of the nave bears the words "Lest We Forget". The cross that's there now was erected in 1999, marking 85 years since the truce was observed. The "official" Christmas Truce memorial is in Messines, Belgium, and includes a bronze sculpture of a British and a German soldier shaking hands over a football.
Don't worry about pausing and making comments, this is after all a reaction channel. I never understood people who watch reactors then complain about them reacting. Ignore them and carry on.
@@gryphonosiris2577 it was officially "given" to Sabaton by Motorhead due to how well they did it. they literally said that Sabaton had made it their own. it was the same with Disturbeds cover of Sound of Silence.
@@anime4life209 Officially "given"? What's with the quotation marks dickweed? Lemmy never "gave" 1916 to anyone. Nore did any surviving Motörhead members so just stop pulling these "facts" out of your ass.
Such a powerful song. Whenever someone says to me that Heavy Metal is just wailing guitars and screaming vocals, this is one of the vids I get them to watch. Sabaton are just epic. Great reaction. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺🤘🤪🤘
Please don't apologize for stopping & starting the video - it's a reaction channel & you're doing a fantastic job. Thank you for sharing something so many people need to hear. War solves absolutely nothing & thru the progressive course of human history, for all our so-called "intelligence", we have STILL learned absolutely nothing except how to kill more efficiently.
During this it was mainly 14-29 years olds. They shared gifts like cigarettes, chocolate, bread, canned food,whatever they got on them. They talked about their loved ones back home, shared photos , and even wrote down their home address so they could visit each other after the war What actually happened was a 16 year old German soldier called out in broken English. “Merry Christmas!” To the British. Both him and a similar aged British soldier met up in the middle to shake hands . The officers weren’t too happy but they allowed it For many British young men this was their very first time seeing a German person and German young men seeing a British person . Because not all had money to go overseas before the war and such. So all that propaganda of the ‘enemy’ was now gone. The fear wasn’t there. Both were just humans in different uniforms and spoke a different language. And that made the generals and higher ups angry , they wanted and tried to brainwash the boys to have hatred but the Christmas truce taught them completely different The younger soldiers realised they were almost the same and loved playing games like ball and their hobbies and likes
Tears and emotions are beautiful. You are smart, who wants to learn. I like your reaction videos, so now ill press the subscribe button. Thank you and greetings from Sweden
The guy throwing the grenade from the beginning are the guitarist Tommy Johansson, and wait until you hear him sing, you will have your biggest surprise ever. 😮 His voice are phenomenal good! Tommy have recently quited Sabaton to focus more on his own band Majestica, where he sings and play guitar. Tommy also makes metal covers of famous and well known older songs. Just try Tommy Johansson covering Queens "Who Wants To Live Forver" and youll see what I mean. Not all Sabaton songs are this sad. Most Sabaton songs deal with sad or serious events from our history, but not every song makes you wanna cry. 😢 "The Unkillable Soldier" are a good example, its the story of Adrian Carton deWiart, a Belgium warhero who survived 3 wars, 2 planecrashes, a bullet through his eye, shot multiple times, lost his arm, torn off his own finger when doctor refused to amputate. Im sure Ive forgott something, but its a fascinating story about the toughest guy ever lived, who makes even Chuck Norris look like a wimp.😅
The guy hit by the grenade at the intro is Floor's hubby 🙂 Joakim Brodén (pianist) after recording the battle scenes: "Nice, but we need some majestic outro, ideas anyone?". Drummer Hannes van Dahl: " hmm, maybe I know a singer that could do that...." And yes, near the village of Ieper in Belgium there is a memorial cross, but the original was renewed.
Husband came in on the end of this and said "Yeah, the 1914 Christmas Truce. Yeah, the generals made sure that never happened again." I wasn't surprised. (My hubby is a bit of a war/battle history nut!!!)
@@RossNixon They also tried it with the Canadian army. We waited for them to come out of the trenches and then open fire on them. Guess they forgot we were Hockey fans. That is part of the reason why we Canadians got the nickname Storm Troopers or Shock Troopers during WW1. We also didn't take prisoners and didn't surrender. There is a video about all of that on You Tube called Canadians change when they hear the word war.
One of those who didn't like this truce was an Austrian who later grew a funny mustache and set the world on fire in 1939. And it's bad for the war moral to find out that your so-called enemy is just like you. 🤘🎅🎶 After this Christmas, troops had to be rotated when soldiers refused to shoot at their new-found friends.
Those who didn't liked the truce were the generals. They called it unpatriotism and even treason. You have to understand that this was a time when nationalism was very high in Europe (for example, in my country, France, people wanted revenge from a previous war with Germany that France had lost, costing France a part of its western territory). These christmas truces were rare and the regiments that participated had their soldiers dispatched on other regiments (expecially on regiments fighting in place with high casualties) and their officers executed.
This was WW-I I don`t think they got air dropped mail . yes there is a monument were that happened at , from what I understand when they want back to fighting , the soldiers were shooting high n wide not try to kill each other , the generals moved those units to other places in the line n made sure no truce happened the next year .
This horror occurred in the area of Belgium called Flanders Field. The Canadian soldier/surgeon/poet John McCrae wrote a poem called "In Flanders Fields." "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That marked our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders Fields..." John McCrae Canadian Army December 8, 1915
Think about this truce. The first guy out of the trench couldn't be sure the other side wouldn't shoot him. He essentially decided that he would rather die than fight on Christmas.
If you want an awesome live song with Sabaton, you should react to en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war) live Scandinavium Gothenburg 2020. The album Carolus Rex they had released during that time is about a part of Swedish history called the era of great power (stormaktstiden in Swedish) from when Sweden was a much bigger nation with ambitions of expanding The album was released with both an Swedish and English version, the difference being that the Swedish one tells the story from our/a Swedish soldiers and the English more from outsiders view. It is the Swedish version they played at that show, so be sure the subtitles are on. I was at that show and all I can say is that you will not regret it.
11:23 - Yes, is real epizode from WWI. First christmass on battlefield. Soldiers stop fight and play in soccer, change a gifts and celebrating toogether. But, next time, HQ both sides keep to don't do this again. Real life is most suprised from fantasy.
YUP - Joakim's voice is something else period, I love it so very much. Warm, rich, just the right amount of grit or growl for the subject matter. This one is something special, too. I adore the whole thing.
I've bn away from Sabaton reactions for a bit, but really enjoying yours. Don't say you're not smart. You're desire to learn abt WW1 puts you in a sort of niche. As to being too chatty during reactions, it's a REACTION video. Most of us know these songs inside & out. We've had our 1st time through & know how you're feeling. Being chatty is how u express your feelings & these songs bring out emotion. The more u get into Sabaton, the more you'll like 'em, the more you'll lean & the more u may hv to say. It's ok. Keep going, keep learning, keep rocking!!!
@Derek I''ve just got the same impression after watching Lanae's reactions to Sabaton! :-) I could use your words to express my opinion. I totally agree with you ! Lanae is one of a few amazing reactors I've seen lately.
That isn't even the first time this event was retold on form of a music video. The first was Paul McCartneys "Pipes of Peace" in 1982. Totally different genre, but a good song great music video as well.
I’d love to meet the members of Sabaton, and shake their hands and congratulate them on the excellent job with the videos, and the music. Great job guys.
I think you do a great job. It's not everyone that look up the background facts about Sabaton songs. When you do, the songs are even better and gives you the depth that are needed. 🙂 This was about THE Christmas truce that is known in the history books. There were other truces that they tried to perform later on. They even tried to have an Easter truce between Russians and Germans. the problem with that was that Russians and Germans had different calendars on when the Easter were celebrated. Yes, the cross is still out there in the fields as a remembrance on this event. The inscription is as you could see, Christmas truce 1914, Lest we forget.
No one is perfect and everyone struggles with feelings. I can understand that you didn't recognize Floor in this emotional state. I'm sure that Floor will survive this little mishap on your part.
For another song on this topic 1981 Paul McCartney "Pipes of Peace" _ruclips.net/video/9MBFyU7FhGs/видео.htmlsi=1Yq7Wyjhr0TU84DL - Also for some other great WW1 movies (1981) "Gallipoli" (1987) "The Lighthorsemen " and if you can find it the 10 hr series (1985) " Anzacs: the war down under" also (2014) "Anzac Girls" - about the Australian WW1 nurses
Doing my yearly round of this song, it always hits hard. To think about these men who were told to hate and kill each other saying no, just for one day and then getting punished so harshly for it
they buried the dead that day, thats what made it so special, they worked together to take care of the dead. then decided to have a Christmas day, No one died that day. It was truly a miracle that this happend.
A cross, left in Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium) in 1999, to commemorate the site of the Christmas Truce. The text reads: "1914 - The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce - 1999 - 85 Years - Lest We Forget"
This took Sabaton several years to do it right. On December 24t,1914.the German soldiers lit their lanterns and displayed them on the edge of their trenches, carol singing broke out. Soon enough the British and French troops joined in. Christmas greetings,played Soccer and well wishes were exchanged, and offers of a temporary ceasefire were communicated between the trenches. They also played the most iconic game of Soccer ever recorded. The truce lasted for two days but when their superior officers found out the soldiers on sll sides were punished. Some were transfered out,some ran,not wanting to fight. And the rest were shot right there for refusing orders to restart the battle once again. The soldiers didnt want to kill those they had met. As the German soldiers lit their lanterns and displayed them on the edge of their trenches, carol singing broke out. Soon enoughthe British and French troops joined in. Christmas greetings and well wishes were exchanged, and offers of a temporary ceasefire were communicated between the trenches. They also played the most iconic game of Soccer ever recorded. The truce lasted for two days but when their superior officers found out the soldiers on sll sides were punished. Some were transfered out,some ran,not wanting to fight. And the rest were shot right there for refusing orders to restart the battle once again. The soldiers didnt want to kill those they had met. ***** *In 1999 a wooden cross was put up where it happened,near Ypres/Leper. It still stands and has soccer balls surrounding it's base.
No, Wikipedia is fine and you were correct. Your problem is that you let little internet trolls get you off your game. Ignore them, you're doing fine and they can go elsewhere. If you let them get to you, they win. Trust me on this, you're doing fine, ignore them.
Yes, this was a true event. And you are also correct about the psychological burden on the soldiers over this. While there might still be truces over Christmas, gatherings like this are no longer permitted to prevent the second guessing of the troops.
Your first time hearing it! So you missed something - like that never happened before? At least you will notice it next time! My Great Uncle was there in 1914.... it never happened again. Something was lost. He served in the Boer War before and the Second World War afterwards. Even received a medal from the last Imperial Russian Tsar in mid-1917 when they were on our side!
There is a WWI documentary I would highly recommend. The WWI Conspiracy, it touches on the political climate, economic conditions, and familial ties between the nations involved. It truly paints the whole picture of what happened to allow the conditions to degrade to the point where war was the option.
I expected you to not recognise Floor but rather more interesting - you didn't recognise her husband. Hannes is the blond soldier who is blown up at the start and also the first out of the trench.
World war 1 *IS* a fascinating and important time period to study and learn about. Many of the today’s problems can be traced back to the outcome of this war and how the west treated both its allies and its enemies.
Don't confuse facts with smarts - you seem plenty smart to me! For example, getting sober and drug-free is not easy, you need determination and the ability to think about what you really want when the addiction is telling you something different. That's smarts in action. Ignorance of facts is much less important (we can almost always look it up if we need to). Anyway, this song is what got me properly into Sabaton, and I usually cry twice: when Hannes steps out of the trench, and when Pär carves the dates, reminding us that it truly is a war that never ends - my country sent soldiers abroad to fight and die every year since 1914 for over 100 years (it may still be an unbroken run, I'm not sure). Lest We Forget.
Sabaton History channel! The long-haired actors... they are the band members, although Joachim doesn't have long hair :) Floors husband, Hannes, is the one with concussion. I guess that he asked her, if she was available to do a bit of singing...
Fraternizing was common in early months of the great war. Ofc high officers didn't look that well. Later in the war hate, conditions, enemy, everything got way worse.
I don't know if you know this yet, but Sabaton has two entire albums that are just about WWI and one album devoted to the Thirty Years' War with both English and Swedish versions. Have fun with that knowledge :)
Wish there would be peace, but this current war has continued soon 3 years.. every day is full of death. So emotionally drained that I have no feelings what so ever left. FIght goes on.
Not to compare but just because you asked: yes similar truces happened in the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, about which Sabaton also has an excellent song
I dont care what your education level is. Everyone, go study WW1 and the madness behind kings and men. It was a massacre no matter how you look at it. Needless death! This song will have so much more emotion once you understand the men's struggles! Love your fucking neighbors! ❤
You look where you can to get your information, that's alright. You're doing it great. Keep on going 💯👍🙏👏👏 The cross you see in the video is still there, and tourists can go and watch it. The opera singer you here in the end when the text goes is Floor Jansen from Nightwish, it's even mentioned in the end of the text (she's married to the drummer in Sabaton).
After 110 years the (original) cross still stands near Ypres in Belgium as a reminder for the most useless war ever, instigated by politicians who couldn't see the light of day in eachothers eyes, so they send every able man/boy to the front to die! 9million soldiers and almost 8 million civilians died in that war and that's only an estimate, the real figures could turn out higher but was/is impossible to check! The german an allied companies who were there with the truce were almost courtmarshalled for what they did! The german as well as the allied compagnies were after the seize-fire replaced to other positions on the front..., none of them came out alive 😔!
Don't put your self down Lanae. History is not everyone's forte. Floor's husband Hannes is the guy who gets concussed from the grenade in the opening. The opening is a play on the "Carol of the Bells". Did you recognize the voice during the credits. Yup, that was Floor doing her thing.
There is a separate channel called Sabaton History, where they delve a bit deeper into the history that inspired Sabaton songs. ruclips.net/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/видео.htmlsi=T-E-5RjLEkPi2qas
I think you should watch the Sabaton History video about the song, and then watch the song video, it gives it a lot more impact. One I recommend is Hearts of Iron
Well, you forgot what we told you about Sabaton's familiar friends ....... The soprano doing the outtro... ring a Bell?? Yes - that was Floor.... But you turned the sound down...🤥
there was a first delibrate kill to kick things off - I almost don't get it. The one time men could have totally turned on the commanders and say, make it stop or we really will !
if you ever want to to do a movie reaction and you are interested in WW1 i would suggest the new version of "All quiet on the Western Front" in original language with subtitles.. Yeah sorry just leaving this here ;)
Im sorry that i didnt catch that it was Floor in the end credits. That was a very emotional song and i was caught up in my feelings. I hope yall understand.
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@@lanaeshonestopinion Don't worry 9 out of 10 Don't notice it is Floor .
Heheh, i immediately went to the comments to see if anyone raged
I see they got used to people missing the "credits Floor" 😆
She has an enchantingly beautiful voice. Can you recommend a video featuring her? I want to listen to her more.
@@RandomerFellow Most of the Nightwish songs after 2012 are with Floor. Check out Song of Myself for example (Live at Waken 2013) or Storytime from the same show.
There is a whole rabbit hole to go down...
Search for Nightwish at wacken 2013 and start with those songs for more with Floor @@RandomerFellow
The cross actually exists. It stands in a field near Ypres, Belgium. The transept is engraved "The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce" and the lower part of the nave bears the words "Lest We Forget". The cross that's there now was erected in 1999, marking 85 years since the truce was observed.
The "official" Christmas Truce memorial is in Messines, Belgium, and includes a bronze sculpture of a British and a German soldier shaking hands over a football.
And... In The End...
The One And Only....
GODDESS FLOOR !!!
Yes the cross is really there . Love your reactions . Nightwish army the Netherlands
A small wooden cross stands next to a quiet country road near Ploegsteert Wood, yes i seen it too ...
Don't worry about pausing and making comments, this is after all a reaction channel. I never understood people who watch reactors then complain about them reacting. Ignore them and carry on.
Exactly. If they want the song with no interruptions, well, that's easy to get.
1916 (Motörhead cover) Official music video. Another tear-dripper. go go go
More like a tear ripper... man, it hits hard...
@@gryphonosiris2577 it was officially "given" to Sabaton by Motorhead due to how well they did it. they literally said that Sabaton had made it their own. it was the same with Disturbeds cover of Sound of Silence.
@@anime4life209 Officially "given"? What's with the quotation marks dickweed? Lemmy never "gave" 1916 to anyone. Nore did any surviving Motörhead members so just stop pulling these "facts" out of your ass.
That song nearly made me cry from how sad it was
@@titanic.nerd401 It absolutely made me cry, particularly the part about the soldier crying for his mother.
Such a powerful song. Whenever someone says to me that Heavy Metal is just wailing guitars and screaming vocals, this is one of the vids I get them to watch. Sabaton are just epic. Great reaction. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺🤘🤪🤘
Please don't apologize for stopping & starting the video - it's a reaction channel & you're doing a fantastic job. Thank you for sharing something so many people need to hear. War solves absolutely nothing & thru the progressive course of human history, for all our so-called "intelligence", we have STILL learned absolutely nothing except how to kill more efficiently.
During this it was mainly 14-29 years olds. They shared gifts like cigarettes, chocolate, bread, canned food,whatever they got on them. They talked about their loved ones back home, shared photos , and even wrote down their home address so they could visit each other after the war
What actually happened was a 16 year old German soldier called out in broken English. “Merry Christmas!” To the British. Both him and a similar aged British soldier met up in the middle to shake hands . The officers weren’t too happy but they allowed it
For many British young men this was their very first time seeing a German person and German young men seeing a British person . Because not all had money to go overseas before the war and such. So all that propaganda of the ‘enemy’ was now gone. The fear wasn’t there. Both were just humans in different uniforms and spoke a different language. And that made the generals and higher ups angry , they wanted and tried to brainwash the boys to have hatred but the Christmas truce taught them completely different
The younger soldiers realised they were almost the same and loved playing games like ball and their hobbies and likes
The best Christmas song I’ve ever heard in my life, mixed with the holiday spirit and history
Don't you worry girl. Don't listen to the idiots around. First 18 times i didn't recognised Floors voice aswell. Don't let the negativity get you
That’s a bigass coffee mug. Yes was Floor on the outro. The first one out of the trench was Hannes, her husband.
Thank You! Beautiful reaction. Don't worry about pauses, its call reaction not listening. :D
Tears and emotions are beautiful. You are smart, who wants to learn.
I like your reaction videos, so now ill press the subscribe button. Thank you and greetings from Sweden
Great reaction as usual,
yeah, Sabaton really can play havoc with your emotions
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The guy throwing the grenade from the beginning are the guitarist Tommy Johansson, and wait until you hear him sing, you will have your biggest surprise ever. 😮
His voice are phenomenal good! Tommy have recently quited Sabaton to focus more on his own band Majestica, where he sings and play guitar. Tommy also makes metal covers of famous and well known older songs.
Just try Tommy Johansson covering Queens "Who Wants To Live Forver" and youll see what I mean.
Not all Sabaton songs are this sad. Most Sabaton songs deal with sad or serious events from our history, but not every song makes you wanna cry. 😢
"The Unkillable Soldier" are a good example, its the story of Adrian Carton deWiart, a Belgium warhero who survived 3 wars, 2 planecrashes, a bullet through his eye, shot multiple times, lost his arm, torn off his own finger when doctor refused to amputate.
Im sure Ive forgott something, but its a fascinating story about the toughest guy ever lived, who makes even Chuck Norris look like a wimp.😅
And ABBA covers. Still listen to Money Money Money. And "Nothin But Metal".
Your doing a great job Lanae.
The guy hit by the grenade at the intro is Floor's hubby 🙂
Joakim Brodén (pianist) after recording the battle scenes: "Nice, but we need some majestic outro, ideas anyone?". Drummer Hannes van Dahl: " hmm, maybe I know a singer that could do that...."
And yes, near the village of Ieper in Belgium there is a memorial cross, but the original was renewed.
It always pays off to have a spare operatic singer laying around the house.
Thanks for a lovely reaction your a very kind and thoughtful person best wishes William uk
Husband came in on the end of this and said "Yeah, the 1914 Christmas Truce. Yeah, the generals made sure that never happened again." I wasn't surprised. (My hubby is a bit of a war/battle history nut!!!)
Someone tried it against Russia. Russia didn't respond in kind because they didn't know it was a Christmas gesture. Their Christmas is January 6th.
@@RossNixon They also tried it with the Canadian army. We waited for them to come out of the trenches and then open fire on them. Guess they forgot we were Hockey fans. That is part of the reason why we Canadians got the nickname Storm Troopers or Shock Troopers during WW1. We also didn't take prisoners and didn't surrender. There is a video about all of that on You Tube called Canadians change when they hear the word war.
One of those who didn't like this truce was an Austrian who later grew a funny mustache and set the world on fire in 1939. And it's bad for the war moral to find out that your so-called enemy is just like you. 🤘🎅🎶 After this Christmas, troops had to be rotated when soldiers refused to shoot at their new-found friends.
they also made artillery fire a lot more often right before holidays just to make them resent each other
Sabaton: "We need a very good soprano singer for the end credits of our new song."
Hannes: "I have one at home."
If you think this was rough, try 1916, Sabaton’s cover of the Motörhead song. You’ll need a box of Kleenex for that one.
The songs I recommend you are when you talk about WW1 are "1916" and "attack of dead man"
Also "The Price of a Mile".
Those who didn't liked the truce were the generals. They called it unpatriotism and even treason. You have to understand that this was a time when nationalism was very high in Europe (for example, in my country, France, people wanted revenge from a previous war with Germany that France had lost, costing France a part of its western territory).
These christmas truces were rare and the regiments that participated had their soldiers dispatched on other regiments (expecially on regiments fighting in place with high casualties) and their officers executed.
This was WW-I I don`t think they got air dropped mail . yes there is a monument were that happened at , from what I understand when they want back to fighting , the soldiers were shooting high n wide not try to kill each other , the generals moved those units to other places in the line n made sure no truce happened the next year .
This horror occurred in the area of Belgium called Flanders Field. The Canadian soldier/surgeon/poet John McCrae wrote a poem called "In Flanders Fields."
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That marked our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders Fields..."
John McCrae
Canadian Army
December 8, 1915
11:35 Nightwish Army Northern Germany greets the Sabaton family.
.nightwish and sabton are a big family.
These guys are the pride of my hometown!
The piano-part is a variation of ”Carol of the bells”.
Think about this truce. The first guy out of the trench couldn't be sure the other side wouldn't shoot him. He essentially decided that he would rather die than fight on Christmas.
If you want an awesome live song with Sabaton, you should react to en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war) live Scandinavium Gothenburg 2020.
The album Carolus Rex they had released during that time is about a part of Swedish history called the era of great power (stormaktstiden in Swedish) from when Sweden was a much bigger nation with ambitions of expanding
The album was released with both an Swedish and English version, the difference being that the Swedish one tells the story from our/a Swedish soldiers and the English more from outsiders view.
It is the Swedish version they played at that show, so be sure the subtitles are on. I was at that show and all I can say is that you will not regret it.
Thanks
Aww thank you!!! 😊❤️
11:23 - Yes, is real epizode from WWI. First christmass on battlefield. Soldiers stop fight and play in soccer, change a gifts and celebrating toogether. But, next time, HQ both sides keep to don't do this again. Real life is most suprised from fantasy.
YUP - Joakim's voice is something else period, I love it so very much. Warm, rich, just the right amount of grit or growl for the subject matter. This one is something special, too. I adore the whole thing.
I've bn away from Sabaton reactions for a bit, but really enjoying yours. Don't say you're not smart. You're desire to learn abt WW1 puts you in a sort of niche. As to being too chatty during reactions, it's a REACTION video. Most of us know these songs inside & out. We've had our 1st time through & know how you're feeling. Being chatty is how u express your feelings & these songs bring out emotion. The more u get into Sabaton, the more you'll like 'em, the more you'll lean & the more u may hv to say. It's ok. Keep going, keep learning, keep rocking!!!
@Derek I''ve just got the same impression after watching Lanae's reactions to Sabaton! :-) I could use your words to express my opinion. I totally agree with you ! Lanae is one of a few amazing reactors I've seen lately.
That isn't even the first time this event was retold on form of a music video. The first was Paul McCartneys "Pipes of Peace" in 1982. Totally different genre, but a good song great music video as well.
I’d love to meet the members of Sabaton, and shake their hands and congratulate them on the excellent job with the videos, and the music. Great job guys.
I think you do a great job. It's not everyone that look up the background facts about Sabaton songs. When you do, the songs are even better and gives you the depth that are needed. 🙂
This was about THE Christmas truce that is known in the history books. There were other truces that they tried to perform later on. They even tried to have an Easter truce between Russians and Germans. the problem with that was that Russians and Germans had different calendars on when the Easter were celebrated.
Yes, the cross is still out there in the fields as a remembrance on this event. The inscription is as you could see, Christmas truce 1914, Lest we forget.
I really hope theur is a monument commemorating the Christmas truce, I’d so love to make a post on my history page about it
There is a cross on the battlefield
There is such a cross in the village of Ploegsteert in Belgium,near where this
happened.
Hearing the Carol of the Bells used in the song reminds me that I have tickets for Trans-Siberian in December of 2024.
I'm not crying, you are ❤❤❤
at the end that was floors voice
The first soldier you see is Floor's husband, the drummer of Sabaton Hannes.
You completely missed the scrolling down where Floor sang the outro
No one is perfect and everyone struggles with feelings. I can understand that you didn't recognize Floor in this emotional state. I'm sure that Floor will survive this little mishap on your part.
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For another song on this topic 1981 Paul McCartney "Pipes of Peace" _ruclips.net/video/9MBFyU7FhGs/видео.htmlsi=1Yq7Wyjhr0TU84DL - Also for some other great WW1 movies (1981) "Gallipoli" (1987) "The Lighthorsemen " and if you can find it the 10 hr series (1985) " Anzacs: the war down under" also (2014) "Anzac Girls" - about the Australian WW1 nurses
Great job, Lanae!
Doing my yearly round of this song, it always hits hard. To think about these men who were told to hate and kill each other saying no, just for one day and then getting punished so harshly for it
So fluently missing Floor Jansen singing and the credits..
they buried the dead that day, thats what made it so special, they worked together to take care of the dead. then decided to have a Christmas day, No one died that day. It was truly a miracle that this happend.
A cross, left in Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium) in 1999, to commemorate the site of the Christmas Truce. The text reads:
"1914 - The Khaki Chums Christmas Truce - 1999 - 85 Years - Lest We Forget"
don't say your not smart, not knowing things doesn't mean that
This took Sabaton several years to do it right.
On December 24t,1914.the German soldiers lit their lanterns and displayed them on the edge of their trenches, carol singing broke out. Soon enough the British and French troops joined in. Christmas greetings,played Soccer and well wishes were exchanged, and offers of a temporary ceasefire were communicated between the trenches.
They also played the most iconic game of Soccer ever recorded.
The truce lasted for two days but when their superior officers found out the soldiers on sll sides were punished. Some were transfered out,some ran,not wanting to fight. And the rest were shot right there for refusing orders to restart the battle once again. The soldiers didnt want to kill those they had met.
As the German soldiers lit their lanterns and displayed them on the edge of their trenches, carol singing broke out. Soon enoughthe British and French troops joined in. Christmas greetings and well wishes were exchanged, and offers of a temporary ceasefire were communicated between the trenches.
They also played the most iconic game of Soccer ever recorded.
The truce lasted for two days but when their superior officers found out the soldiers on sll sides were punished. Some were transfered out,some ran,not wanting to fight. And the rest were shot right there for refusing orders to restart the battle once again. The soldiers didnt want to kill those they had met.
***** *In 1999 a wooden cross was put up where it happened,near Ypres/Leper. It still stands and has soccer balls surrounding it's base.
No, Wikipedia is fine and you were correct.
Your problem is that you let little internet trolls get you off your game. Ignore them, you're doing fine and they can go elsewhere. If you let them get to you, they win.
Trust me on this, you're doing fine, ignore them.
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Yes, this was a true event. And you are also correct about the psychological burden on the soldiers over this. While there might still be truces over Christmas, gatherings like this are no longer permitted to prevent the second guessing of the troops.
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Yes, the cross is there, I believe it is renewed once. There is a Wiki page about this monument.
The cross is still there in a field in Ypres Belgium , and the Germans won 3-2 at football lol
Your first time hearing it! So you missed something - like that never happened before? At least you will notice it next time! My Great Uncle was there in 1914.... it never happened again. Something was lost. He served in the Boer War before and the Second World War afterwards. Even received a medal from the last Imperial Russian Tsar in mid-1917 when they were on our side!
@damienmaynard8892 Oh wow!!! God Bless him and his brave service!!! 🙏❤️
An excellent place to start investigating the 'Great War' is 'The Guns of August' by Barbara Tuchman.
Have there been more than one version of the song in this video? I thought it wasn't until much later in the song when the big choruses first came in.
There is a WWI documentary I would highly recommend. The WWI Conspiracy, it touches on the political climate, economic conditions, and familial ties between the nations involved. It truly paints the whole picture of what happened to allow the conditions to degrade to the point where war was the option.
Most of Sabaton's songs are tear jerkers because they're all true!
I expected you to not recognise Floor but rather more interesting - you didn't recognise her husband. Hannes is the blond soldier who is blown up at the start and also the first out of the trench.
World war 1 *IS* a fascinating and important time period to study and learn about. Many of the today’s problems can be traced back to the outcome of this war and how the west treated both its allies and its enemies.
" No Bullets Fly" -- Sabaton
Foor does the outro , she is married to the drummer of Sabaton
Do you think you can listen this song right the christmas eve while the snow is felling on blackened fields? Well, it's literally heartbreaking
Yes, the cross is still there in a field near the city of Ypres
I would mortgage my house for all the video of her doing these vocals !!!
The woman singing at the end is the drummer's wife,Floor Jansen. His name is Hannes Dahl,the one who climbed over the wall first.
Don't confuse facts with smarts - you seem plenty smart to me! For example, getting sober and drug-free is not easy, you need determination and the ability to think about what you really want when the addiction is telling you something different. That's smarts in action. Ignorance of facts is much less important (we can almost always look it up if we need to). Anyway, this song is what got me properly into Sabaton, and I usually cry twice: when Hannes steps out of the trench, and when Pär carves the dates, reminding us that it truly is a war that never ends - my country sent soldiers abroad to fight and die every year since 1914 for over 100 years (it may still be an unbroken run, I'm not sure). Lest We Forget.
Final solution is too very good. Watch it.
Sorry. My english isin't so good.
Sabaton History channel!
The long-haired actors... they are the band members, although Joachim doesn't have long hair :)
Floors husband, Hannes, is the one with concussion.
I guess that he asked her, if she was available to do a bit of singing...
Lest we forget.
Fraternizing was common in early months of the great war. Ofc high officers didn't look that well. Later in the war hate, conditions, enemy, everything got way worse.
I don't know if you know this yet, but Sabaton has two entire albums that are just about WWI and one album devoted to the Thirty Years' War with both English and Swedish versions. Have fun with that knowledge :)
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Wish there would be peace, but this current war has continued soon 3 years.. every day is full of death. So emotionally drained that I have no feelings what so ever left. FIght goes on.
Not to compare but just because you asked: yes similar truces happened in the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, about which Sabaton also has an excellent song
I dont care what your education level is. Everyone, go study WW1 and the madness behind kings and men. It was a massacre no matter how you look at it. Needless death! This song will have so much more emotion once you understand the men's struggles! Love your fucking neighbors! ❤
You look where you can to get your information, that's alright. You're doing it great. Keep on going 💯👍🙏👏👏
The cross you see in the video is still there, and tourists can go and watch it.
The opera singer you here in the end when the text goes is Floor Jansen from Nightwish, it's even mentioned in the end of the text (she's married to the drummer in Sabaton).
WW1 had a lot of experimentation too, like with mustard gas
why won't you record yourself reacting to the Sabaton History videos 😭
The girl singing at the end is floor Jansen she's married to the drummer
After 110 years the (original) cross still stands near Ypres in Belgium as a reminder for the most useless war ever, instigated by politicians who couldn't see the light of day in eachothers eyes, so they send every able man/boy to the front to die! 9million soldiers and almost 8 million civilians died in that war and that's only an estimate, the real figures could turn out higher but was/is impossible to check! The german an allied companies who were there with the truce were almost courtmarshalled for what they did! The german as well as the allied compagnies were after the seize-fire replaced to other positions on the front..., none of them came out alive 😔!
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Don't put your self down Lanae. History is not everyone's forte. Floor's husband Hannes is the guy who gets concussed from the grenade in the opening. The opening is a play on the "Carol of the Bells". Did you recognize the voice during the credits. Yup, that was Floor doing her thing.
Yeah there's this ONE cross out there...
There is a separate channel called Sabaton History, where they delve a bit deeper into the history that inspired Sabaton songs.
ruclips.net/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/видео.htmlsi=T-E-5RjLEkPi2qas
Floor 😊🤘
I think you should watch the Sabaton History video about the song, and then watch the song video, it gives it a lot more impact. One I recommend is Hearts of Iron
Well, you forgot what we told you about Sabaton's familiar friends .......
The soprano doing the outtro...
ring a Bell??
Yes - that was Floor.... But you turned the sound down...🤥
@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038 well I can't please everyone. I didn't realize it was her, I was just emotional from the song.
Look the video first and then historia Channel
there was a first delibrate kill to kick things off - I almost don't get it. The one time men could have totally turned on the commanders and say, make it stop or we really will !
Floor Jansen *
if you ever want to to do a movie reaction and you are interested in WW1 i would suggest the new version of "All quiet on the Western Front" in original language with subtitles.. Yeah sorry just leaving this here ;)