Twisted Holiday Tales You’ve Never Heard: Dark History Holiday Edition

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024

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  • @sgbwo
    @sgbwo 2 года назад +1769

    German listener here. AND YES MA‘AM. Christmas is the most beautiful time here in Germany. Lived in America for a couple of years and loved your American traditions, like Elf on the Shelf or stockings over your fireplace, but let me tell y‘all there is nothing better than Christmas Markets, eating strawberries covered with chocolate and hot wine! Pre-COVID we had big Christmas markets [which are really famous) in Munich and Nurnberg and parts of Germany are covered in snow. You have a nice dinner on the 24th and everything is closed the 25th and 26th, so you can spend time with your loved ones. Those days are filled with love, laughter and usually the nicest food and drinks! I promise you, the German Christmas spirit is incomparable.

    • @boz7362
      @boz7362 2 года назад +33

      I visited the markets by the Rhine and had an amazing time, so many of our traditions here in the uk come from Germany (Prince Albert mostly)

    • @wrpetrey
      @wrpetrey 2 года назад +40

      I miss the roasted chestnuts in Germany and Switzerland. People have no clue here :(

    • @yesitsme712
      @yesitsme712 2 года назад +17

      The mulled wine..... yum!!!!

    • @ellianasworld
      @ellianasworld 2 года назад +11

      Ohh I miss Germany soo much

    • @Kari.F.
      @Kari.F. 2 года назад +26

      I'm Norwegian, and unless I die first, I WILL go to a German Christmas Market someday! I know people who have been, and they all say it's fantastic.

  • @haileyosaurus
    @haileyosaurus 2 года назад +602

    History student here. The 1914 Christmas truce is a very significant moment in history. It shows that the soldiers almost regarded their roles as a job. After all the countries at war were neighbors. Many had family and friends in other countries but served their duties and provided for their families. The truce was like thanksgiving but in my opinion means more as the “playing field was more even”. I remember a story of a soldier on one side giving a soldier on the other side a hair cut and beard trim. Many soldiers had professions they had to put on hold. I know it may seem like propaganda but whose propaganda is it? Senior officials on both sides disapproved of the soldiers actions. It didn’t necessarily make either side look better but gave them a day off. It’s a great moment of civility. That there was something more important than war. Peace.

    • @himesilva
      @himesilva 2 года назад +55

      That's what I was thinking, the suits didn't even want the truce, so who would be spreading the propaganda lol

    • @kezandunicorns
      @kezandunicorns 2 года назад +83

      This!
      I was super surprised at baileys reaction to that story 😞

    • @niamh5289
      @niamh5289 2 года назад +25

      @@kezandunicorns me too! I think Bailey is just extra suspicious of everything as she researches dark content so much 😅

    • @darlingdeb7010
      @darlingdeb7010 2 года назад +53

      You said it perfectly. The soldiers took a tragic and horrific situation and turned it into something beautiful for a short period. The impossible happened. It's just such a mind blowingly cool story. It also reminds me that we have the ability to change our situations IF we want to. The soldiers made a choice that day and pulled something off that no one thought would be possible. Pretty incredible.

    • @stacyattinger6323
      @stacyattinger6323 2 года назад +4

      I agree and very well said Hailey.

  • @lisannemartens264
    @lisannemartens264 2 года назад +750

    Actually the whole christmas truce during WWI shows that most of the soldiers who were fighting this war didn't even really want to fight eachother in the first place. Because the war was going on for so long a lot of them didn't even know why they were fighting anymore, a lot of them didn't know the reason why it even started in the first place. But orders were orders so they just kept fighting. The Christmas truce was just a pause in this endless suffering en the horrors of the trench war. (not a historian but these were some of the things i learned about in high school and during excursions to some of the WWI graveyards)

    • @elizabethcooper5806
      @elizabethcooper5806 2 года назад +51

      This. ^^^
      Plus WW1 had many objectors. Some did this by refusing to go to war, but many more did not have this option and/or didn't realise until it was too late what horse splat the war was and how little the rich political types didn't have their back.
      They were kids mostly, so were desperate for some fun and heart on Xmas.
      Poor sods: this would have been the last pleasant day many of them had.
      I'm not a historian so not sure if, let alone how, this was reported back in the respective home countries at the time. However, I doubt it was propaganda as it humanises the enemy too much to work as that.

    • @MetaMortis21
      @MetaMortis21 2 года назад +38

      I thought that was beautiful that they had that truce. I love history just so many amazing things that were discovered, events

    • @noemigal1922
      @noemigal1922 2 года назад +41

      I can totally understand the situation why and how they can do this whole truce thing. Back then the were still people.... They didn't want to be there, they missed their life and for just one freakin' day they could pretend, that the "world" is normal again and they don't need to follow orders. They know they will die sooner or later. Can you imagine how desperate they could have been? Stories like this can still sometimes convince me, that mankind is not fully rotten from the roots.

    • @bltonrye6406
      @bltonrye6406 2 года назад

      They all knew why it started lol

    • @ziedunemikenaite7093
      @ziedunemikenaite7093 2 года назад +10

      There is a French movie "Joyeux Noel" based on the Christmas truce of December 1914. Highly recommend to watch.

  • @tonispencer5149
    @tonispencer5149 2 года назад +624

    I love the story of the WW1 Christmas Truce. At the end of the day, despite the horrors of war, the soldiers were just men and boys, a lot of them very young. The exchanging of gifts, singing songs, and playing football together shows that they were humans who were just following orders. They were still people and they were going through the same thing.

    • @user-hz3pe7dh5j
      @user-hz3pe7dh5j 2 года назад +12

      Totally agree

    • @leewhite2289
      @leewhite2289 2 года назад +38

      and sadly many on both sides were punished for it. The German troops were sent to fight in Russia because of it.

    • @southernpride9811
      @southernpride9811 2 года назад +34

      If y’all haven’t seen it I recommend the movie Joyeux Noël which follows this story from the perspective of the three sides

    • @0delia
      @0delia 2 года назад +76

      I agree. Bailey's attitude towards it really surprised me

    • @mearafoster277
      @mearafoster277 2 года назад +3

      It’s so bittersweet 💔

  • @Eva-sm9pf
    @Eva-sm9pf 2 года назад +219

    You have to remember, soldiers are not in charge of war. For a lot of people, still today, it's a means to an end. It makes sense that these people who are fighting old rich men's wars need a break. The whole thing is sad AF.

    • @isabelp187
      @isabelp187 2 года назад +9

      I was gonna say, they were all conscripted!!! Most were teenagers, it truly is so sad

  • @WhateverULike02
    @WhateverULike02 2 года назад +54

    I think the army story is actually really sweet. For many of them, that Christmas would be their last one. I think it is lovely that this happened. ❤️

  • @FunSizeSpamberguesa
    @FunSizeSpamberguesa 2 года назад +557

    Fun fact about WWI: the Christmas truce wasn't the only halt in the hostilities. Especially toward the end of the war, there were areas that just...stopped -- especially places that were short on officers and long on men who'd been drafted. There are diary entries from English soldiers that mention going over and having dinner in the German trenches, and a lot of food-trading. They still had to use up their ammunition, so periodically they'd each lob something at the other trench -- but they warned the other side where it was going to happen, so nobody would get hurt. There was one case where the commanders in England were starting to suspect that was going on, so they demanded pieces of German barbed-wire as proof that there was actual fighting going on. The German solution? Send over a whole spool of it, so the English soldiers could just snip pieces off when needed.

    • @tiffanybuie2263
      @tiffanybuie2263 2 года назад +82

      The British had also never seen a christmas tree before, it was a German tradition, so when the first german soldier walked across the field to show a gesture of peace, with a small pine tree in hand and little candles and flaming wicks and paper all over it as decoration, smiling, they thought he was nuts.🤭 but it all worked out🕊

    • @MsDaniMarie02
      @MsDaniMarie02 2 года назад +28

      @@tiffanybuie2263 just recently found out the origin of the Christmas tree. Thank you, Germany

    • @mintamearaself799
      @mintamearaself799 2 года назад +31

      That's awesome and shows the human compassion does exist.

    • @mintamearaself799
      @mintamearaself799 2 года назад +16

      Where can I find more information on this? It would make a cool screenplay

    • @moonflower9406
      @moonflower9406 2 года назад +50

      I hope thats true. Just shows how the elite brainwashes us with propaganda. For their own selfish goals. When really we all want peace, respect and freedom.

  • @adriandaniels1
    @adriandaniels1 2 года назад +387

    Gonna be honest, really surprised about Bailey's reaction to the WWI Christmas story.. imagine being put in that situation. It's a moment to put aside all the horrible things you have to do to the other side and come together as human beings who had/have lives and loved ones before going to war. I would want a day of reprieve from all of it if given the chance. Sounded super beautiful.

    • @thegavin000
      @thegavin000 2 года назад +24

      Completely agree

    • @00muinamir
      @00muinamir 2 года назад +27

      WWII really changed how the Western world thought about war and fought wars, so I think this WWI story resonates with people because it captures that sense that there was still some humanity to be had in the midst of warfare then, before "total war" and the modern world. I can understand how Bailey's Spidey-sense perked up for this one, it just feels like it fits the overarching narrative a little too well.

    • @morticiaaddamz1
      @morticiaaddamz1 2 года назад +34

      I mean her job is to research/talk about dark history and true crime so it makes sense she would be suspicious lol

    • @ashleygunter8712
      @ashleygunter8712 2 года назад +57

      A lot of men were drafted for the war so they had no choice, I don’t blame them for wanting a break for a day to celebrate

    • @KristenVale
      @KristenVale 2 года назад +1

      Agreed

  • @squidgesaurusrex3974
    @squidgesaurusrex3974 2 года назад +194

    In reference to the Christmas truce of WW1, it's key to remember that conscription was introduced in the UK due to the war meaning civilians had no choice but to fight unless they had an exemption (medical, widower etc). These men rolled out of bed one day and were made to put on a uniform and fight a war they had no control over. A truce to enjoy a moment of Christmas spirit with football, food and cigarettes seems like the only way they knew to feel a shred of sanity in war time.

  • @Squidneysunn
    @Squidneysunn 2 года назад +267

    I think it is really sad that all those soldiers, tons who probably didn't want to go to war, are just in trenches singing silent night :c That's a sad thought. Thank you Bailey for always coming through with such amazing and original content! I never knew Christmas was banned and carolers just sang threats for alcohol !

    • @ninaappelt9001
      @ninaappelt9001 2 года назад +5

      I bet the vast majority volunteered to be there. That was when people were patriotic and loved their country.

    • @jessiecee6564
      @jessiecee6564 2 года назад +6

      For the British every unmarried man and childless widower between 18 and 41 was offered three choices:
      Enlist at once.
      Attest at once under Derby's system.
      Or on 2 March 1916 be automatically deemed to have enlisted.

    • @ToniSturrs
      @ToniSturrs 2 года назад +16

      @@ninaappelt9001 In the UK conscription was brought in in 1916. Very few people wanted to go, but they had no real choice. I always thought it was heartbreaking, the idea of an 18 year old boy being sent off to fight in a War knowing he was likely to die. And how his Mum must have felt watching her child leave knowing that it was likely she'd never see him again.
      I always loved the story of the Christmas truce. I think it highlights humanity, even in a time of war

    • @hellcat19832
      @hellcat19832 2 года назад +6

      @@ninaappelt9001 you mean completely brainwashed, fighting wars that only the wealthy and powerful benefit from

    • @ninaappelt9001
      @ninaappelt9001 2 года назад +3

      @@hellcat19832 Please don't tell what I meant. I said what I meant.

  • @allissa9802
    @allissa9802 2 года назад +2756

    This makes my week, I didn’t think we were getting a video today!

    • @katieelizabeth834
      @katieelizabeth834 2 года назад +28

      Nor did I!

    • @kylie6likes
      @kylie6likes 2 года назад +20

      I was going to say the same thing!!

    • @cyncty666
      @cyncty666 2 года назад +11

      Me too!

    • @karinkier2503
      @karinkier2503 2 года назад +10

      That was just for monday

    • @hartmannhartmann9235
      @hartmannhartmann9235 2 года назад +13

      Sameeee and I'm so here for it since my 3 kids are in bed 😂 done with christmas shopping, just have to wrap all the presents tomorrow 🙈

  • @lindacosma4998
    @lindacosma4998 2 года назад +155

    Love your stories,,and for the record, the "Miracle of the 1914 Christmas Truce" is a real story. My husband's grandfather was there in the trenches and told the story at Christmas."

  • @GenXfrom75
    @GenXfrom75 2 года назад +351

    The Christmas truce was actually inspiring. They had that moment of shared humanity.

    • @leewhite2289
      @leewhite2289 2 года назад +21

      And the Higher officers had an absolute fit about it, the German troops that participated in it were punished by being shipped over to the Eastern Front, officers on both sides were punished for letting it happen.

    • @soffren
      @soffren 2 года назад +27

      They were also deployed (on both sides) with the understanding that quote "It'll be over by Christmas" so many of the soldiers just assumed the truce would lead to one side suing for peace.

    • @trashmole
      @trashmole 2 года назад +17

      Yeah Bailey took a dissapointingly bad angle on this one. 👎

  • @nicolephipps5063
    @nicolephipps5063 2 года назад +90

    The story of the menorah literally had me balling. My family is Jewish and it really was a special story of history that more should know about. Thank you for this video (and all the others you do!). Happy holidays!

  • @Rory26.
    @Rory26. 2 года назад +176

    The Christmas truce was such a heartwarming yet disturbing story and it really showed how awful and traumatizing war is.

  • @joydewhurst3474
    @joydewhurst3474 2 года назад +113

    Merry Christmas to Bailey and everyone else in the comments! 🌲
    And happy holidays to people who celebrate other things!

    • @joyalexander5842
      @joyalexander5842 2 года назад +3

      Joy Alexander is wishing you a Merry Christmas Joy Dewhurst! 🎅 🤶 🎄

    • @pegmurphy5562
      @pegmurphy5562 2 года назад +3

      Thx Joy wishing you & yours a merry christmas and a blessed & healthy 2022

    • @aliciaveal1284
      @aliciaveal1284 2 года назад +3

      Thank you Merry Christmas 🎅🎄❤

  • @The_1995_
    @The_1995_ 2 года назад +613

    Okay but why is no one talking about how Joan is a fashion ICON

    • @kaylarichard76
      @kaylarichard76 2 года назад +18

      I've been looking for this comment 😂 ty

    • @no3ll3mayb3rry9
      @no3ll3mayb3rry9 2 года назад +23

      I literally came to the comments hoping to see one about Joan Crowford 🐦 lol 😂 she’s definitely a queen 👑

    • @tarajh
      @tarajh 2 года назад +5

      Yes! The costume changes! Joan is a queen ♡

    • @CB-nv8bs
      @CB-nv8bs Год назад +4

      *smol crow noises* ❤

  • @jessicacostilla3571
    @jessicacostilla3571 2 года назад +32

    That lyric in It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year finally makes sense... 'there'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow. THERE'LL BE SCARY GHOST STORIES, and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago.'

  • @sparklejezebel1308
    @sparklejezebel1308 2 года назад +98

    …I always respected you, Bailey, but the fact that you chose to include not only a Chanukah story but THAT Chanukah story makes me love you that much more. I’m almost in tears over here at 1am. As a Jew, Christmas time is always a weird time for me. I love Christmas too! Representation matters. ❤️
    Much love from Spain and Happy Everything!

    • @weganmerner7014
      @weganmerner7014 2 года назад +7

      Right where I live I can't even find a menorah at my local target. That story had me hysterical. I grew up in a very Jewish heavy area and then moved to a place where Im a huge minority.

    • @GenXfrom75
      @GenXfrom75 2 года назад +5

      Hope you had a very Happy Hanukkah! 🕎

    • @mickeyrose995
      @mickeyrose995 2 года назад +5

      Same here. I was like OK a little late but at least accurate compared to most and we actually got included. Lol

    • @Kerryjotx
      @Kerryjotx 2 года назад +2

      She’s right, Bailey. I love you even more!

    • @sparklejezebel1308
      @sparklejezebel1308 2 года назад +5

      @@mickeyrose995 it’s a little late BUT Chanukah was hella early this year. Hahah 🤷‍♀️

  • @elizabethtripp2153
    @elizabethtripp2153 2 года назад +148

    My grandpas troop liberated the concentration, Bergen-Belson. He said they were not told ahead of time what to expect at the camp, and my grandpa says the images of the prisoners still haunt him. He had a camera with him and took photos of the bunks, the mass graves, and some of the prisoners.

    • @sarahissersohn5495
      @sarahissersohn5495 2 года назад +45

      If he’s still around, please thank your grandpa for my family and me - we had extended family in the camps.

    • @ew6588
      @ew6588 2 года назад +26

      Literally the exact same thing for my grandpa except his troop liberated Dachau. The war changed him forever.

    • @elizabethtripp2153
      @elizabethtripp2153 2 года назад +60

      @@sarahissersohn5495 I will tell him! He’s 97 and still going strong

    • @crislong1833
      @crislong1833 2 года назад +18

      @@elizabethtripp2153 send him my appreciation as well.

    • @ashvice_advicewithash
      @ashvice_advicewithash 2 года назад +16

      Wow thank you to both of your Grandpas ❤️

  • @raereviews6067
    @raereviews6067 2 года назад +27

    The story about the menorah 🕎 was really touching! I am Jewish, and I wasn’t sure where the story was going. The story of hope and resilience is so uplifting and made me cry! Thank you Bailey, and happy New Years! 🎆

  • @JS-cc7cd
    @JS-cc7cd 2 года назад +3677

    You should do a dark history on gynecology. It’s truly disturbing and mortifying

    • @ella17734
      @ella17734 2 года назад +118

      😩 I can only imagine.

    • @erikmagnus2522
      @erikmagnus2522 2 года назад +298

      She can add on the reason why women lay on their backs to give birth. Yikes!

    • @unknownunknown5589
      @unknownunknown5589 2 года назад +31

      Yes please Bailey !!!

    • @krockedteeth
      @krockedteeth 2 года назад +38

      Then I’ll hate going even more😂

    • @Virgox222
      @Virgox222 2 года назад +194

      AHHH I looked it up!! For anyone wondering, let's just say women used to squat/stay in an upright position- - but there was this perverted king....seems like he was very sadistic and disgusting. and apparently lying on your back prolongs labor. how awful

  • @seekingeudaimonia6884
    @seekingeudaimonia6884 2 года назад +94

    I couldn’t take my eyes off the potential for split dye roots. The blonde and pink split dye roots is a look, a beautiful one.

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself 2 года назад +10

      The color shifts were hypnotic! And at first, I thought she was wearing a flat, old gold crown.

    • @niamh5289
      @niamh5289 2 года назад +6

      Me too but I'm confused is it the lights? 😅

    • @maric.theirin
      @maric.theirin 2 года назад +5

      @@niamh5289 yes

    • @seekingeudaimonia6884
      @seekingeudaimonia6884 2 года назад +10

      @@niamh5289 yes the lighting bounced off her effortlessly shiny hair.

    • @dave9401
      @dave9401 2 года назад +3

      @@seekingeudaimonia6884 effortless would be nice but Bailey's hair is fake and full of products 🤣

  • @colleen7722
    @colleen7722 2 года назад +56

    That Christmas Truce story is one of my fav stories. Those men fighting, were not the ones making the decisions about the war.

  • @dianecheney4141
    @dianecheney4141 2 года назад +58

    When electricity was new, they didn’t know how to keep the voltage in the line consistent. There were were surges in power and some times those surges could cause small appliances, like door bells to go off. If you look at the rise of spiritualism in the US it runs parallel with the installation of electricity

  • @TheSlong123
    @TheSlong123 2 года назад +613

    The doorbell kept ringing, and ringing, until finally once he opened the door the last time, Edward heard a raspy voice whisper "we've been trying to reach you in regards to your car's extended warranty..."

  • @aliceinbetween9408
    @aliceinbetween9408 2 года назад +57

    I’m so surprised people don’t know about The Christmas Truce! It’s one of my favourite stories, it’s so sad but so beautiful.

  • @livydijoseph5659
    @livydijoseph5659 2 года назад +70

    the Christmas truce is my ALL TIME favorite holiday story like how cute is that

  • @TheyCallMeKellie
    @TheyCallMeKellie 2 года назад +56

    This is SUCH a holiday vibe! Yaaas! Just what I needed before being stuck with the family drama all weekend 🤣🤣

  • @OceanBlvd5SOS
    @OceanBlvd5SOS 2 года назад +204

    I love Bailey so much and love how she tells stories. That being said, though, I'm really glad I'm not the only one here who was a little surprised and disheartened by her take on the Christmas Truce :( I've always thought that was a beautiful story and showed the humanity of these poor men who got shipped off to fight the battles their countries' leaders had picked.

    • @tammyallen3813
      @tammyallen3813 2 года назад +11

      @@user-nm5ny5tv6t THEN MOVE ON KAREN

    • @tammyallen3813
      @tammyallen3813 2 года назад +5

      THEN MOVE ON

    • @lavag1rl646
      @lavag1rl646 2 года назад +5

      @@tammyallen3813 seriously lol I’m tired of seeing this dumb comment over and over. Boo hop, Bailey has her own opinions I’m gonna complain about it ... 🙄

    • @tammyallen3813
      @tammyallen3813 2 года назад +2

      @@lavag1rl646 Grow up little girl

    • @sarapeterson5609
      @sarapeterson5609 2 года назад +2

      @@tammyallen3813 👍👋💯💥

  • @steviestorm96
    @steviestorm96 2 года назад +40

    I look forward to our Thursday history lesson!🖤 my son and I watch it together! He loves you so much!!🥰

    • @blayzinin5724
      @blayzinin5724 2 года назад +1

      My son loves watching with me too!!! Its our jam if I start watching without him he comes running out of his room and is like are you watching without me??? 🤣😂

  • @jennifercoleman6218
    @jennifercoleman6218 2 года назад +14

    That 1 day in WW 1 showed the fighters were ALL just human beings. It's ALWAYS the leaders. The 2nd story had me in tears

  • @joniwatson4456
    @joniwatson4456 2 года назад +7

    Just a shout out to one of the sponsors of your show- Story Worth. For Christmas 2019, we gifted this to my daddy. Sadly he died from Covid shortly before Christmas 2020. As a wonderful surprise, my dad had sent weekly messages to Story Worth through his email, and so Story Worth had a beautiful collection of dad’s thoughts and memories. We made several printed copies for my mom and siblings, and it’s so nice to have. Thank You Story Worth and Thank you Bailey! Your shows are fantastic!

  • @pocky229
    @pocky229 2 года назад +46

    As someone who is Jewish this made me smile and I'm glad I learned more, Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it and I hope you have an amazing rest of the year

  • @miekebotha7041
    @miekebotha7041 2 года назад +31

    I want to start a Joan Crowford fan club! I love how she started as a prop and now she's developed her own distinct character.

  • @ChristinaSuper
    @ChristinaSuper 2 года назад +47

    I feel like Bailey’s energy has gotten slowly more chaotic since she’s started Dark History and I LOVE IT. THANK YOU, QUEEN.

  • @amber7577
    @amber7577 2 года назад +15

    It’s really remarkable the amount of vision, work ethic, and creativity to create these Dark History videos. I’m always stunned with them but this production is incredible, Bailey.

  • @Miss_ESL
    @Miss_ESL 2 года назад +172

    The Christmas football match is actually very famous and is taught as part of our history syllabus in UK schools. There are pictures of it happening. Bailey's reaction to this lovely/tragic moment of peace between dead men walking made me uncomfortable.
    What's sad is that many of the dark history tales you tell are common knowledge to those outside of the USA, it really is bafflingly sad that successive governments in the US have gone out of their way to breed ignorance in the population.

    • @quidditch1991
      @quidditch1991 2 года назад +13

      We actually do get taught this in the US, but since the school syllabus differs from state to state, some kids aren’t taught this. For example, I live in Virginia and we’re taught this in 7th grade, but that might not be the case for Georgia or Montana.

    • @angiesol19
      @angiesol19 2 года назад +10

      Well education in the U.S difffers by state. Each State is in charge of their own curriculum. Some states teach more than others about certain history. Nevada always has taught about the Christmas day truce of WWI, and much of what Bailey talks about on this channel as well.

    • @TBGmario
      @TBGmario 2 года назад +7

      Quit nagging

    • @Miss_ESL
      @Miss_ESL 2 года назад +7

      @@TBGmario that's a hypocritical comment...

    • @kathiecassidy-smith2669
      @kathiecassidy-smith2669 2 года назад

      Same here in Australia!!

  • @kales9971
    @kales9971 2 года назад +3

    That last story really touched my heart. It's amazing how people can come together in extremely dark times and still find the light. GREAT stories Bailey

  • @infosprinkles137
    @infosprinkles137 2 года назад +426

    The length of time it took me to realize Joan was the bird and not a person off camera is embarrassing.

  • @amayahuebl7931
    @amayahuebl7931 2 года назад +53

    Never in my life have I ever LOVED a RUclips channel like Bailey Sarians. Best Content Ever!😂❤️

  • @samanthagonzales3910
    @samanthagonzales3910 2 года назад +10

    The story about Hanukkah was absolutely beautiful! 😭💗

  • @janicemcnutt4857
    @janicemcnutt4857 2 года назад +38

    The lighting makes it look like the middle part of her hair is blonde, it looks very beautiful tonight Bailey. Happy Holidays to anyone who celebrates!

    • @samt523
      @samt523 2 года назад +1

      I thought the same thing! She needs blond “E-girl bangs.” 😂

    • @ag-ux7ez
      @ag-ux7ez 2 года назад +1

      Blonde and purple! And it suits her!! 💯💯

  • @astralcamisado648
    @astralcamisado648 2 года назад +91

    As a Brit, the christmas truce did actually happen though and it's kind of common knowledge in the Uk, I personally got taught about this in school. Short truces happened pretty regularly between the British and the Germans throughout the war so we could so stuff like collect our dead anyway. The truce wasn't as big of an event as people make it out to be though, most officers did really disapprove of this and people also exaggerate a lot of the details (e.g. yeah some people did play football but it wasn't a proper match. It was a few blokes having a bit of a kickabout.).

    • @boz7362
      @boz7362 2 года назад +4

      Wasn’t it also depicted in a Christmas advert a few years back?

    • @anlenguy7857
      @anlenguy7857 2 года назад +6

      There's a war film on this called Joyeux Noel, and we watched it in history class. My classmates and I teared up a little by the end of the movie.

    • @sadieellis6321
      @sadieellis6321 2 года назад +1

      @@boz7362 yeah it was

    • @calilnalan
      @calilnalan 2 года назад

      @@boz7362 the sainsbury ad

  • @blooriver
    @blooriver 2 года назад +6

    That Hanukkah story literally made me cry! Wow!! So amazing.

  • @juliehansford6697
    @juliehansford6697 2 года назад +43

    Just shows in ww1 that different countries/cultures can get along, it's the world governments that don't want us to and they are cause of the wars. It's all down to money and control. Merry Christmas (Happy Holidays) Bailey and everyone (I'm British) so we say Merry Christmas. Hope you all have a fabulous and all the best for 2022 and let's hope it's a better year x

  • @Missbecification
    @Missbecification 2 года назад +37

    I listened to this last night on your podcast. Can’t wait to see what you look like today, and Joan for that matter!

  • @OrangeCat1992
    @OrangeCat1992 2 года назад +45

    The WWI Christmas Truce is one of my favorite moments in history… ever. It shows that at core of it all, we are all human, and the politics of wars really mean nothing. Even though when it all just comes down to it, we are all just pawns and cannon fodder, there are human moments when people can just be people and kind to each other.

  • @elainascott7496
    @elainascott7496 2 года назад +17

    Bailey's getting SO close to 6 million Subs!! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Years, Bailey! You've brought so much cheer to my life and I'm so glad you're on this platform!

  • @lyrieth8833
    @lyrieth8833 2 года назад +30

    I use to go around and sing carols for the local nursing home with some other people I knew. It really brightened their day.

    • @ninaappelt9001
      @ninaappelt9001 2 года назад +3

      My Camp Fire Girls troop did that back in the day.
      We also wove them potholders. Never once in my child brain did occur to me that they didn't need potholders.

    • @lyrieth8833
      @lyrieth8833 2 года назад +2

      @@ninaappelt9001 I bet they loved their potholders and put them to use somewhere in their room. I worked in my great grandmas nursing home so I could spend more time with her. If I had the ability to sing to them now I would!

    • @ninaappelt9001
      @ninaappelt9001 2 года назад +3

      @@lyrieth8833 They were clutching them in their hands when we left. I just remember how happy they all seemed.

  • @teresamichaud1253
    @teresamichaud1253 2 года назад +81

    If Trish, Jed, Joey and Michael would have dug a bit deeper in their research they would have found more information about the Christmas Truce. There is tons of information about it. It really did happen. While I was doing my research on the story I cried like a baby. Those soldiers were basically not much older than children. It was so beautiful to read. A box of Kleenex. ... I Loved your stories and thank you so much. I've been following you on RUclips for ages. Edited to add: There is a movie out there 2014, I think, Called Joyeux Noël based on this true story.

  • @yakeenjafar7151
    @yakeenjafar7151 2 года назад +334

    Shoutout to JOAN and her hot glue gun. She got the Christmas Spirit and she is a creative crow. ☺️

    • @Himaryous
      @Himaryous 2 года назад +4

      Don't you mean CROW-ative? hee

    • @thebasher2274
      @thebasher2274 2 года назад +1

      What time was this trying to find it to have my lady hear it it made me laugh so hard and I can't find it.

    • @Himaryous
      @Himaryous 2 года назад +1

      @@thebasher2274 Go to 21:54 🙂

    • @kaylarichard76
      @kaylarichard76 2 года назад

      Dying trying to stop lol at this at 230 am ty 😂

  • @hermionehp1100
    @hermionehp1100 2 года назад +18

    I love Joan’s little yarmulke. Also thank you for talking about how Jewish prisoners celebrated Hanukkah amidst so much horror. It’s amazing how people could still find hope

  • @townlinefarm3817
    @townlinefarm3817 2 года назад +25

    You should do the dark history behind THE CIRCUS!!!

  • @Userrrio
    @Userrrio 2 года назад +7

    The hanukkah story was the best thing ive heard this year, It’s crazy how little miracles can save lives and give so much hope. There was definitely some divine intervention happening there

  • @cavafrick
    @cavafrick 2 года назад +23

    The concentration camp story gave me goose bumps & brought tears to my eyes. I also really liked the WWI story! I thought I was cynical! Jeez Bailey! Love you ❤❤❤

  • @tamradawnhyderamblintam
    @tamradawnhyderamblintam Год назад +1

    I loved BOTH of those last 2 stories! Little bit of uplifting never hurt anybody

  • @TheSlong123
    @TheSlong123 2 года назад +34

    The war thing. It's sad. The soldiers were most likely very young and thought, on both sides, that they were doing the right thing for their country, until they got there, learned the truth and saw the horror. And in that moment just wanted things to go back to normal, when things were simple, happy, and innocent. They were fighting strangers because they both thought it was right, because that's what they were told. So for a time they went back, until the powers that be ripped their childlike enthusiasm, hope, and human goodwill for mankind out from under them.

  • @StardustedDes
    @StardustedDes 2 года назад +481

    As much as I ADORE Bailey's takes on things, I'm kinda low key irked that she overlooked the deeper reprieve from war time that these soldiers tried to achieve. Regardless of the facts of what each side was fighting for, at the end of the day not every soldier is put there there by volition and dead meat was dead meat. The fact that they may have been stripped of all morale that a CAROL sparked that domino effect speaks for itself. So yeah not an eyeroll but more of a moment of silence for the momentary reminder that they saw each other as men and possibly mirrors of each other and the difference lay in the power commanding them.

    • @Flagchickguard
      @Flagchickguard 2 года назад +52

      I agree. Her opinion on that irked me too

    • @StardustedDes
      @StardustedDes 2 года назад +36

      @@Flagchickguard I see. I rarely leave comments on YT, but if I feel compelled enough, I do. Which is to say, I felt bad being so critical about it, because I DO enjoy her content dearly. And it's totally cool to be a skeptic, I guess I just couldn't get why in this case without it being a bit stretched? If that makes sense?

    • @sayamieestuff710
      @sayamieestuff710 2 года назад +19

      Yeah this take made me cringe

    • @kats9755
      @kats9755 2 года назад +54

      Agreed. This wasn't propaganda at all since this was explicitly not sanctioned by the higher-ups. The Regular Joes down in the mud and filth in the trenches were tired and scared and overwhelmed fighting for leaders who would never appreciate their sacrifices. These men needed rest and to be seen as people and to see the other side as people too. I always love hearing this story because it's the tiniest candle of hope and goodness in a time of darkness and death.

    • @StardustedDes
      @StardustedDes 2 года назад +7

      @@kats9755 indeed

  • @Hydro_homie
    @Hydro_homie 2 года назад +355

    "Edward decided he knew the source of the problem. Ghosts aren't real. Clearly the person behind this was... Satan."
    -Bailey Sarian
    --Michael Scott

    • @marielenachavez1250
      @marielenachavez1250 2 года назад +6

      I loveee this!!!! Lol

    • @WastedTalent777
      @WastedTalent777 2 года назад +4

      Lol, Satan disliked the cops... was Or is Satan melinated because now the story seems a bit more true...

  • @Redkrovvy
    @Redkrovvy 2 года назад +38

    I love that you subtly referenced Die Hard, which is absolutely a Christmas movie! 🤣🎄

  • @sdlin3687
    @sdlin3687 2 года назад +306

    Joan needs her own t-shirt. She's gotta pay for costumes somehow...

    • @elizwen1222
      @elizwen1222 2 года назад +2

      Yesss! That would be great!!

    • @moudikay1067
      @moudikay1067 2 года назад

      Ah that would be so funny

    • @sel3248
      @sel3248 2 года назад +3

      Definitely Not Replaceable

    • @GrandmaCathy
      @GrandmaCathy 2 года назад

      100%!!

  • @aioki_uchiha
    @aioki_uchiha 2 года назад +23

    honestly the soldiers story made me cry... knowing that this most probably be their last Christmas :(

  • @sarahissersohn5495
    @sarahissersohn5495 2 года назад +37

    Just in case I didn’t already love Bailey enough, she says yarmulke correctly 💜💜💜
    Also, love the menorah, and Joan Crowford is pure magic

  • @janelle.youtube
    @janelle.youtube 2 года назад +30

    I LOVE coming home to watch Bailey! CAN YOU DO A SCARY CHRISTMAS STORY WITH SCARY MAKEUP?!

  • @crystalhamptonhines
    @crystalhamptonhines 2 года назад +3

    That Hanukkah miracle story was so wonderful. Wow. Amazing.

  • @mariamsafi6777
    @mariamsafi6777 2 года назад +163

    I’m a Muslim and I want to wish all of you guys happy Christmas and happy Hanukkah!
    It would have been great if Bailey touched the things that were happening to all Muslim in the US after 9/11.

    • @alisonlutchman4602
      @alisonlutchman4602 2 года назад +31

      That tragic event revealed alot of mis conceptions and prejudices of the ignorance of alot of Americans to Islam. Heck, even the Sikh were getting harrassed because they wore head wear similar to some muslim faiths because Americans were so mis informed about Islam...........Americans need to RESEARCH before jumping to conclusions that could very well be tragic or abusive to Muslims. Most Americans Still ignorantly think all Muslims are Isis or Alcada, which is ridiculous..............ignorance is responsible for alot of tragedy in history. Amazing in the 21st century, the idea of researching for facts still falls on def ears in America.

    • @Emma-Jayne
      @Emma-Jayne 2 года назад +13

      Happy Holidays Mariam, I wish you every happiness of this holiday. 💕

    • @ontheroadhome4796
      @ontheroadhome4796 2 года назад +8

      @@alisonlutchman4602 9/11 was totally an inside job. People need to research things. Stop believing the propaganda that the media spews...

    • @heidih3048
      @heidih3048 2 года назад +20

      @@ontheroadhome4796 That may be the case, but how is that relevant to the reality of the many hate crimes that were perpetrated upon Mulims, Sikhs, and Hindus after 9/11 by ordinary Americans who ignorantly assumed they were all terrorists?

    • @ontheroadhome4796
      @ontheroadhome4796 2 года назад +7

      @@heidih3048 I understand what you are saying. Just like you had your piece to say. I'm not blaming them for what took place on 9/11. And yes there are many in this world that believe the propaganda. They think that the government wouldn't lie to them. Truth is people many people of different backgrounds and races, ethnicities suffer abuse of all kinds hate runs rampede throughout the planet. And unless people are told to believe something in the fake news they don't even bat an eye. The fake news doesn't tell us what's really going on. They make stories up. So they can spread hate. It's called Divide and Conquer and the reason why they want to have us all divided and fighting each other because then people won't be looking at all the things that they are doing and ultimately they're won't be enough to fight them against the tyranny that they are bringing against each of us. People honestly need to wake up. And stop being told who to hate!!!! More importantly stop listening to the fake news media.

  • @thegavin000
    @thegavin000 2 года назад +402

    I'm kinda sad that Bailey wasn't happy for the soldiers. I mean, it represents a moment of human compassion and the reality that were all human regardless of borders

    • @angelapoveromo203
      @angelapoveromo203 2 года назад +9

      I agree

    • @Himaryous
      @Himaryous 2 года назад +116

      I kind of understand her feeling. They took a break and played together and then went back to shooting each other the next day. Now instead of shooting the enemy they were shooting friends. So it is kind of weird.

    • @ontheroadhome4796
      @ontheroadhome4796 2 года назад +52

      Not only that but to me it showed hope that none of those soldiers on either side really wanted to be fighting in a war. It was the governments that wanted that.

    • @itzspiffy6305
      @itzspiffy6305 2 года назад +41

      Right, I agree. The fact that the authorities condemned the action tells us that it was the decision of the men themselves and I don't really see how you can be cynical about people choosing on a day that means something special to them to lay down their arms. Most men fought out of duty to their country, not hatred of the enemy.

    • @mermaid_at_heart213
      @mermaid_at_heart213 2 года назад +13

      @@itzspiffy6305 It is heartbreaking that they couldn't and still can't lay down their arms permanently out of duty to their fellow brothers the world over instead.

  • @Liesbethieee
    @Liesbethieee 2 года назад +92

    I can’t believe Bailey doesn’t like the Christmas truce. I love that story and it’s not weird at all that they like each other and hang out. They were fighting someone else’s battle.

    • @aleeshastone4168
      @aleeshastone4168 2 года назад +1

      i agree!

    • @scarlett1854
      @scarlett1854 2 года назад +11

      Sometimes Bailey misses they mark, and I chalk it up to her being young and NOT a historian, lol. She’s entertaining, for sure, but there is a lot she doesn’t know.

    • @hleebeg
      @hleebeg 2 года назад +9

      That's not exactly how it went down though, that's the issue. It has been prettied up. Nothing is ever black and white.

  • @nancywilson9380
    @nancywilson9380 2 года назад +35

    I always wondered why Andy Williams' Xmas song said "There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago"
    Thanks for Dark History!

    • @legoman596
      @legoman596 2 года назад +2

      I always thought the "scary ghost stories" line was relating to the Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

  • @cl0uds942
    @cl0uds942 2 года назад +14

    i love that story about the christmas truce - just shows you that soldiers are humans after all. neither side had the option to not be in war. they missed their families at home at christmas time and im happy they had just these few moments before they were confronted with the terror of war and death again :(

  • @ultronerd5187
    @ultronerd5187 2 года назад +534

    The WWI truce wasn’t propaganda. It was a rare show of humanity in a war that was more painful and more horrifying than most of us can ever imagine.

    • @hleebeg
      @hleebeg 2 года назад +24

      But it has been prettied up and made to sound nicer than it was. That's the issue.

    • @tammyulgen6043
      @tammyulgen6043 2 года назад

      @@hleebeg ?

    • @Nishanth_mementomori
      @Nishanth_mementomori 2 года назад +3

      @@hleebeg and you know that how ? Were you there?

    • @hleebeg
      @hleebeg 2 года назад +39

      @@Nishanth_mementomori no I wasn't personally there but I studied history and have read soldiers diary entries of their first hand experiences. My grandfather was also one of the soldiers involved. None of their accounts are as idealistic as the story that gets told. Granted it's not all of the trenches accounts but even still. It was small moments of humanity during a monstrous war which was a miracle in itself but it wasn't like they were suddenly best friends like it was made out to be.

    • @Nishanth_mementomori
      @Nishanth_mementomori 2 года назад +10

      @@hleebeg no one suggested that they became bffs 😂

  • @xoxo62477
    @xoxo62477 2 года назад +142

    I would love an episode where Joan Crow-Ford takes over and tells the whole story 😂 or does an ad break.

    • @Himaryous
      @Himaryous 2 года назад +13

      While Bailey sits silently on the credenza? :D

    • @revinaque1342
      @revinaque1342 2 года назад +10

      That sounds like the perfect thing for April Fool's!

    • @Heyhunniesbuffytimmons8513
      @Heyhunniesbuffytimmons8513 2 года назад +6

      Yes and Bailey could be just a cut out poster 😂

    • @katienunez1340
      @katienunez1340 2 года назад +2

      Yes! This needs to happen!

    • @fhuuraliulfr5756
      @fhuuraliulfr5756 2 года назад +2

      @@Himaryous 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 *dies*

  • @kittenkaelyn
    @kittenkaelyn 2 года назад +4

    I love how she changed Joan’s outfit every add break. She’s so creative & pure ❤️

  • @CrimsonSandBoa
    @CrimsonSandBoa Год назад +1

    I had never heard the Hanukkah story you told before. That was so wonderful, and I'm glad that those two people got to meet in the end.

  • @mirandacamacho7130
    @mirandacamacho7130 2 года назад +17

    Yes just in time for Christmas 🎄 Thanks Bailey Have your self a Merry Christmas and Happy New year 🎉💜

  • @hillaryfield1883
    @hillaryfield1883 2 года назад +38

    Okay hear me out: the lighting made it look like the roots next to your part were half blonde and half pink and I think it would look amazing! Even just blonde e girl bangs

  • @marandaroberts4829
    @marandaroberts4829 2 года назад +5

    joan is so festive we love her

  • @luciaminy-giani3305
    @luciaminy-giani3305 2 года назад +27

    This came out as I was making gingerbread this is so perfect

  • @victoriaquintana7876
    @victoriaquintana7876 2 года назад +10

    You should do an episode on cleopatra! I just heard a documentary on how she got her siblings killed and manipulated two big time rulers. Very interesting 🧐

  • @PassportKingMarineVet
    @PassportKingMarineVet 2 года назад +66

    I love “A Christmas story”.. never gets old .. lol

    • @elizabthharris6741
      @elizabthharris6741 2 года назад +1

      Totally! I run the 24 hours, every year! Its tradition.

  • @history.sirena
    @history.sirena 2 года назад +7

    I am so happy when it is a Dark History day! Love the early 2000's hair. Happy Dark History Holiday's, love it.

  • @smallhouseinthemeadow6131
    @smallhouseinthemeadow6131 2 года назад +5

    I can't think of a more entertaining you tuber.Bailey cracks me up.Her ads make me want to buy everything she talks about.

  • @Rosa8princess
    @Rosa8princess 2 года назад +15

    Oh yeeeeah they taught us about the Christmas Truce in history, it’s just fascinating! Well honestly it’s pretty sad

  • @nordlysasmr
    @nordlysasmr 2 года назад +620

    me, watching dark history with my cat: i know u didnt sign up for this but this is what we're doing rn mkay!!!!!!!
    thank u for another great vid bailey! happy holidays!

  • @juliewright1630
    @juliewright1630 Год назад +3

    Really so cool what you’re doing with your platform. Giving us a sight into history within all the bs that goes into social media. Love it 🤗

  • @kaylaabshire7283
    @kaylaabshire7283 2 года назад +91

    Listening to Dark History Christmas while wrapping Christmas presents.
    Weird?
    Not weird?
    Please say not weird.

  • @karisbish
    @karisbish 2 года назад +4

    I can’t put it into words. The excitement I feel when I see Bailey’s face in my notifications

  • @katieaustin951
    @katieaustin951 2 года назад +8

    Saturnalia (mentioned in the caroling story) has roots in Rome, BCE! Super interesting. Unfortunately there aren’t many sources from people in lower social/economic classes but the class role reversal was supposedly a practice way back then, too. A modern day equivalent might be Brazilian Carnaval. But thanks for talking about caroling, I’d never heard this before! Also, when you said the “ghost story” thing wasn’t Christmasy, it reminded me of the line in that song where he mentions that “scary ghost stories” were part of Christmas traditions. Now that all makes sense, haha

  • @karawilliams695
    @karawilliams695 2 года назад +5

    That little “oooooOOOOOOOO” Bailey does when she gets excited is my favorite

  • @aliceeve6421
    @aliceeve6421 2 года назад +31

    I felt bad for every soldier fighting in a war when you realize if things weren't that way they could've all been friends

  • @charliejosmith6828
    @charliejosmith6828 2 года назад +4

    The banter with Joan is everything

  • @Firecomic1
    @Firecomic1 2 года назад +8

    Thank u I thought I wasn’t gonna see u til next year. Merry Christmas Bailey!!

  • @hellosky5939
    @hellosky5939 2 года назад +4

    Bailey your hair looks so beautiful!
    Like you’re a Christmas present and your hair is a bow swirling down ✨

  • @stevenlerner5515
    @stevenlerner5515 2 года назад

    Bailey is NEVER replaceable

  • @JessicaDuBois
    @JessicaDuBois 2 года назад +17

    Merry Christmas Bailey ❤️ Have a wonderful day.

  • @vivalaemmy
    @vivalaemmy 2 года назад +16

    there's a drink called wassail(same way you pronounce wasseling), it's a PA tradition in my family. It's absolutely disgusting. it's a mulled cider with all different types of spices. My older relatives love it.

  • @noonespecial619
    @noonespecial619 2 года назад +9

    Imagine how young the soldiers were in WW1. Many were way under 18! That makes the story make more sense.

  • @kylie6likes
    @kylie6likes 2 года назад +9

    Awww Bailey blessed us with a video for Christmas merry Christmas Bailey!

  • @nataliebalogh5941
    @nataliebalogh5941 2 года назад +24

    My suspish/dark history merch just came in the mail today I’m so excited!!!

    • @BaileySarian
      @BaileySarian  2 года назад +10

      YAYYYYY!!! thanks for your support!!

    • @nataliebalogh5941
      @nataliebalogh5941 2 года назад +1

      @@BaileySarian Ofc! You’re one of my fav RUclipsrs, I’m so glad I found you and your content🖤The Casey Anthony case was the first one I saw and I fell down the rabbit hole from there haha

    • @Himaryous
      @Himaryous 2 года назад +4

      I asked for a suspish t-shirt for Christmas. It has arrived, it just has to be given to me. 🙂

    • @ninaappelt9001
      @ninaappelt9001 2 года назад

      Mine came a couple of days ago.