SABATON "Christmas Truce" REACTION & ANALYSIS by a Vocalist/Opera Singer | SO EMOTIONAL

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @TJKlownttv
    @TJKlownttv 2 года назад +190

    This song was the last Sabaton mom got to hear
    I sent it to her the 29th of October when it was released and we discussed playing it at Christmas for the family
    She passed away unexpectedly on Halloween
    I play it almost daily

    • @fredericleclerc9037
      @fredericleclerc9037 2 года назад +16

      My sympathy to you and your loved one. o7

    • @TJKlownttv
      @TJKlownttv 2 года назад +5

      @@fredericleclerc9037
      Thank you. It's hit the family hard

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад +24

      Please, Accept my heart felt condolence.

    • @TJKlownttv
      @TJKlownttv 2 года назад +9

      @@ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      Thank you very much

    • @Demon-4
      @Demon-4 2 года назад +7

      I know how you feel, for I had the same "experience" with another song....
      ... that we played on mom's funeral than...
      Always remember, she is not gone, but only a bit ahead, waiting for the ones she loved...

  • @VainerCactus0
    @VainerCactus0 2 года назад +42

    I think Sabaton are modern day bards, using metal music to tell their stories. This particular song with the music video is their best piece of art I think.

  • @johnnymac42069
    @johnnymac42069 10 месяцев назад +2

    The fact this was historical fact is hopeful at the same time scary. One day of peace and unity warms the heart, but once midnight struck it was back war and that’s what absolutely wrecks you

  • @cartmanbro5530
    @cartmanbro5530 2 года назад +61

    Floor Jansen sings at the end

  • @hellhoundactual8201
    @hellhoundactual8201 2 года назад +3

    Months late, but something similar happened in WWII during the Battle of the Bulge.
    An American 3 man Patrol had gotten lost and happened upon a small house, they knocked on the door and the woman and her son let them in and fed them
    A bit later another knock came, and it was a 4 man German Patrol who also had gotten lost.
    She looked the Germans determinedly in the eye, inviting them in-but also warning them about what they would find inside. “You could be my sons,” she told the Germans, “and so could those in there. A boy with a gunshot wound, fighting for his life. His two friends, lost like you and just as hungry and exhausted as you are. This one night, this Christmas night, let us forget about killing.”
    For a moment in the second most brutal Instance a war, 30 years to the day after the first Truce between British and German Troops, There was a lul in the fighting, even if for a tiny pair of patrols old enough to be the sons of this German Woman, Elisabeth Vincken

  • @robertsheeler321
    @robertsheeler321 2 года назад +61

    The 1st guy out of the trench is the drummer Hannes Van Dahl the husband of Floor Jansen , and Floor was singer the outrow over the credits

  • @lucialovecraft
    @lucialovecraft 2 года назад +12

    I absolutely cried my eyes out when I saw the music video. Fantastic, Sabaton really blew this one out of the water 💜

  • @brasserasse
    @brasserasse 2 года назад +36

    Such a warm and amazing reaction. Almost had me in tears as well. You are a perfect person, never change!

  • @charliethetraveller
    @charliethetraveller 2 года назад +75

    Your reaction was very touching. Floor Jansen was singing in the credits part. Keep reacting to Sabaton, No Bullets fly animated story video, watch until the very end. It's also as emotional as this video.

  • @fredbarnes2600
    @fredbarnes2600 2 года назад +11

    Some people might say you're late to the party but this is a message we need year round. Thanks so much for understanding and appriciating this epic song

  • @gladion7427
    @gladion7427 2 года назад +11

    This event shows that in any situation one must remain human, and even wage war against human ideals and principles, without turning into absolute evil.

  • @mikeweppner8865
    @mikeweppner8865 2 года назад +3

    Every time I hear this song I have to fight back the tears. Most of the time it's a losing battle.

  • @henriklindberg1646
    @henriklindberg1646 2 года назад +7

    that cross is real, and stands to this day for the christmas truce

  • @mjolnir_swe
    @mjolnir_swe 2 года назад +3

    Man, when he looks at the guitar before he goes up of the trench, its like he's thinking "maybe we can be human for a little while".

  • @pontiacfan76
    @pontiacfan76 2 года назад +3

    Sabaton has made it a habit to take suggestions from the fans of songs for events in history. This was one of the biggest request from the fans.

  • @hohuy1469
    @hohuy1469 2 года назад +7

    Joakim : "We needs a beautiful soprano voice for the ending"
    Hannes : "don't worry, i got you bro"
    *Pick up phone, call Floor* "Hey honey, would you like to sing a Christmas song ?..."

  • @manabuhorikita1453
    @manabuhorikita1453 2 года назад +8

    You know I think you hate war sister.
    So when something unexpected like this happened it gave you years of joy
    I'm happy for you sis
    Luv from India 🥰

  • @morrettigames5153
    @morrettigames5153 2 года назад +7

    This moment in history is a moment of peace and beauty. Both sides were told the war would be over by Christmas… but sadly it wasn’t. It was in that moment that peace broke out by both sides randomly and in multiple spots. For one moment the guns were silent. Then the war was back and lasted three more years.
    That was in 1914, over 100 years later we see this great reaction to the story!

  • @NickThorbjørnsen2207
    @NickThorbjørnsen2207 2 года назад +4

    Haven't watched the whole reaction yet but have seen shorts, and yes. Tears are a perfectly acceptable reaction.

  • @TheVivaldi1970
    @TheVivaldi1970 2 года назад +4

    another masterpiece by sabaton

  • @n0namesowhatblerp362
    @n0namesowhatblerp362 2 года назад +4

    I am 3 minutes in to your reaction and YOU have my outermost respect for how you made this video. It is perfect! I bet Sabaton would love this! You are putting in the historical facts to the moments in the music that fit to them perfectly.
    Edit: You are explaining the ideas behind their music video perfectly in my opinion. And i dont know their ideas..but it fits so well.

  • @danielsapienza1939
    @danielsapienza1939 2 года назад +4

    Very emotional reaction. I love it. 10 points from Germany

  • @petrkvapil4139
    @petrkvapil4139 2 года назад +16

    This amazing song was filmed in august 2021 in Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and original cross is near Ypres, Belgium ...btw Floor at the end is great.. greetings from Czech Republic 🇨🇿🤗🙏

  • @daniellehurrell6620
    @daniellehurrell6620 2 года назад +2

    Our girl, Floor, graces us with her voice at the end 😳😍

  • @burning_hunter
    @burning_hunter Год назад +2

    This Song is so amazing … Greetings from Germany 🤙🏻💪🏻

  • @pontiacfan76
    @pontiacfan76 2 года назад +3

    They need to add floor singing to the end of the song on the album it feels like it's missing something without hearing floor sing on the songs way out

  • @binraswtor7760
    @binraswtor7760 2 года назад +2

    Only the dead see a true end to the war.

  • @andrecostermans7109
    @andrecostermans7109 11 месяцев назад

    The sign you mentioned, that cross, was put in a village , the actual frontline, on the border between Belgium and France, Ploegsteert (B) and Frelenghin (Fr). There is still standing a memorial cross.

  • @WardDorrity
    @WardDorrity 2 года назад +4

    Absolutely brilliant. A true masterpiece in every respect. Sabaton is much the same as Nightwish, in that they use brilliantly crafted music to tell the story and they are so damn good at it that it hits you hard every time. It should come as no surprise that Hannes, their drummer is husband to Floor Jansen whose angelic and operatic voice you hear at the end.
    Sabaton, like Nightwish transcends their genre. No one matches them for their story telling and the respect they show their subject matter. Every Sabaton piece is a history lesson. Indeed, lest we forget, as there are those who as we speak are trying to erase our history and separate us from our past, and to no good end. We cannot allow that to happen.
    In an interview, Joakim was asked why Sabaton seems to focus on war and conflict. Joakim replied, "There are so many stories out there that are forgotten and do not deserve to. Why then should we make shit up?" Joakim has the right of it.

  • @MusicNinja87
    @MusicNinja87 2 года назад +1

    Ive watched this video dozens of times. Havent made it through with a dry eye yet.

  • @frenkwd1
    @frenkwd1 2 года назад +23

    I don't think you realised that it was Floor Jansen who sang the outro at the end credits. She is of course the wife of Hannes!! ( de drummer van Sabaton ).

  • @pg686830
    @pg686830 5 месяцев назад

    This event was in 1916. The battlefields of flanders, ypers (Ieper) , Belgium. The cross is replacd in 1999. Every evening they blast the last post at the gates of Ypres to remmenber this and not forget the cruel of the ware. Sorry fot my bad English.

  • @fredriknilsson6042
    @fredriknilsson6042 2 года назад +7

    It didnt stop the war it was just a hold up. They where not allowed to do that the coming Christmas. The war ended in 1918. The song is Christmas truce but not the album. The album is called The war to end all wars and releasedate is the 4:th of Mars 2022.

  • @rokibuca
    @rokibuca Год назад

    I've learned more of history from Sabaton than I had in school they never mentioned the Christmas truce

  • @PhantomMelody1876
    @PhantomMelody1876 2 года назад +1

    this is a beautiful song

  • @fnglert
    @fnglert 2 года назад +3

    I like that part with the music and the lyrics.

  • @freas8520
    @freas8520 2 года назад

    Best Christmas song from now!

  • @yakshemash1685
    @yakshemash1685 2 года назад +1

    Nice video! Sabaton is just epic!

  • @englishpolishmememan8892
    @englishpolishmememan8892 2 года назад +6

    December 24th, 1914, the silent night. Where Brits, French, and Germans learned across the line, they were the same, the only barrier, being language. Even that did not stop Silent Night, Nuit silencieuse, & Stille Nacht, being heard across the line.

  • @TheVivaldi1970
    @TheVivaldi1970 2 года назад +1

    a great song very emotional

  • @satoricrush
    @satoricrush 2 года назад +8

    In that year, the Pope made a request to have a cease fire. Some spots didn't agree and kept fighting. Some stories are there were other places that the same thing happened depicted in the video but couldn't be confirmed. Then there's stories of soldiers from either side trying to make contact and being gunned down. From what I've been told and read, the original cross was destroyed and a monument one was erected in its place to remind all of one day in hell, enemies came together and celebrated being human.

  • @thomasbekierz8694
    @thomasbekierz8694 2 года назад

    what a song, what a message

  • @extantsage7194
    @extantsage7194 2 года назад +2

    "Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes" I love SABATON!!

  • @brandonbowling2462
    @brandonbowling2462 2 года назад

    Hannes the drummer of Sabaton is Married to floor jansen of nightwish

  • @TwoStrokeViking
    @TwoStrokeViking 2 года назад +1

    That was a great reaction from you! You should do their "No Bullets Fly (Animated Story Vid)" next, another beautiful moment in the middle of a horrible war.

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 2 года назад

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff

  • @stevecloutier8670
    @stevecloutier8670 2 года назад +3

    You should react to Majestica thats the band of a guitarist of sabaton he got a hell of a voice

  • @isaiahwelch8066
    @isaiahwelch8066 2 года назад

    The cross that Joakim carries actually exists, standing near Ypres, Belgium.
    So that future generations can know what the Great War was about...
    "Lest We Forget."
    I firmly believe that in my lifetime, not only will I see the last Great War veteran of any country pass away, but I will also see both the last Second World War veteran -- of any country -- and the last Holocaust survivor, pass away.
    And when those sad days come, their stories will truly become history.
    Never Again. Never Forget.

  • @kaiknudsen3875
    @kaiknudsen3875 2 года назад

    IT can be desturbing to hear That masterpiece.
    Love from kai

  • @RaoulKunz1
    @RaoulKunz1 2 года назад

    This was the last time for at least 40 years, 31 of those some form of war, that Europeans still felt they where part of one culture... when the first rider sheathed his sword for a while and the fourth had already started to swing his scythe in'18 this was gone... and it would not re-emerge for a hundred years to roughly where it was culturally in "Europe's last summer" of '14 when the July crisis spiralled out of controle...
    Best regards
    Raoul G. Kunz

  • @chrillebjork5948
    @chrillebjork5948 2 года назад

    wowwww that song ....

  • @xScooterAZx
    @xScooterAZx Месяц назад

    Dont forget the French soldiers. They were there too.
    On December 24th,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.

  • @Marco-Conner
    @Marco-Conner 2 года назад +2

    the North German Division of the nightwish army is here : greetings to the rest of the sabaton family!!!
    "24. December 1914: Late on Christmas Eve, the British Expeditionary Force heard the German troops singing Christmas carols in the trenches opposite and saw lanterns and small Christmas trees along the trenches. Messages were shouted to each other between the trenches. The next day, British and German soldiers met and exchanged gifts, took photos and some even played soccer. It was a rare but magical moment of peace and harmony in the midst of one of the most gruesome events of the 20th century. "

  • @dreci3001
    @dreci3001 2 года назад +1

    This is one of the most military blunders, recorded in "modern" history, however it truly shows how people felt towards each other. They were all brothers and friends. War is a disgusting thing, and when you weigh the costs, there are no winners. After this we humans decided to wage a second one, where tens of millions died. We are still primitive as a civilization, but have aspirations towards the stars. Many centuries have to pass for us to move on.

  • @bjornrosenlund135
    @bjornrosenlund135 2 года назад +1

    the day after theyrefused to fire upon each other whole companies had to be transferred to other front lines

  • @gladion7427
    @gladion7427 2 года назад +1

    I advise you to watch the clip Sabaton - Shiroyama with inserts from the film the last samurai, also quite an emotional clip, and a historical event

  • @zannebrazeau
    @zannebrazeau 2 года назад

    l love joakim's voice and it be sexy as hell when he hard rolls his R's tommy johansson(lead guitar) also sings and has a beautiful voice he has performed in the bands reinxeed and majestica

  • @petritormanen9593
    @petritormanen9593 2 года назад +1

    Always lissen to end with sabaton video

  • @ii-cu9ms
    @ii-cu9ms 2 года назад +1

    In the Eastern front in that time: explosions, killing..

  • @philippus67
    @philippus67 2 года назад

    There is also a movie about this event, check out A Midnight Clear from 1992.

  • @stevehughes6097
    @stevehughes6097 Год назад

    They do many of their videos on historical themes

  • @Jonkra90
    @Jonkra90 2 года назад +1

    The guys in red pants and blue coats are french:)

  • @ЛеонидН-ч8к
    @ЛеонидН-ч8к Год назад

    I love you! You are very beautiful girl!!! Hi from Syberia!

  • @stevewscott1763
    @stevewscott1763 2 года назад +3

    Hi there, just a correction. You showed at the bottom of the screen that this song is from the ALBUM, Christmas Truce. The actual ALBUM is The War to End All Wars.

  • @jonathanwilliams6913
    @jonathanwilliams6913 2 года назад

    So, im really sorry to be the one to say this I skimmed through a few comments to see if someone else had addressed it. Likely, they have but I didn't see it. But, there wasn't an end to fighting at that point. The truce that was reached was not sanctioned, allowed, or approved by each sides respective nations. As a result, they were ordered to go back to fighting not long after. These men, took it upon themselves to find peace in the midst of battle. To find what brought them all together and made them similar instead of focusing on what tore them apart and they honored that by making a truce and enjoying each other. But right after they were each ordered to continue fighting. They had to kill the men they just made friends with. They werent given a choice. Either become traitors and deserters or fight for their country which is what they were all there to do. It must have been the hardest thing in the world. But it's important to tell this part of the story, because they deserve to have their story told. The tragedy of what they experienced is a lesson for all of us. We have to look at the awful outcome of this attempt at true goodness to see the darkness of human nature and continue to try and fight it.

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад +1

      Hmm... Great thanks so much, i later read about it to get those fact, even till now, war still continue
      Thanks so much for the comment

  • @danielolson5378
    @danielolson5378 Год назад

    This truce wasn't authorized by the military command on both sides it was a spontaneous act from the German soldiers. After the truce many refused to keep fighting and as a result of that they got executed for refusing to follow orders.

  • @justitia257
    @justitia257 Год назад

    Sei Bellissima 🌹

  • @TheZombieman87
    @TheZombieman87 2 года назад

    Just in the first 5 months of the war up to the Truce, more than 350.000 French, 250.000 Germans, 20.000 British, 15.000 Belgians and 200.000 Russians were killed in battle.
    Reaction Retreat

  • @KrystalHarwood-ty7rk
    @KrystalHarwood-ty7rk Год назад

    the only thing is why didnt they use fake names? people are gonna think hannes really dies!

  • @BernhardHeiming-pw8xj
    @BernhardHeiming-pw8xj 9 дней назад

    🤝🙏👍👏👏👌🫵

  • @Arcalargo
    @Arcalargo 2 года назад +2

    Sadly this was not universal across all fronts. There are instances of solders being gunned down by their less trusting opposition.
    To give even more context on this, the war is only months old at this point, true horror has not yet begun to sink in. These truces were not official in any way and the officers in charge were PISSED that it happened. Most of the troops involved in these truces were rotated to different parts of the front so they'd no longer have feelings for their opposition. By the time Christmas 1915 rolled around, Germany had started using gas and there was a lot less sympathy for the men on the other side of the line, so there there was never a repeat of the Christmas Truces of 1914.

    • @leechowning2712
      @leechowning2712 2 года назад +1

      To insure there was no temptation to do so, the artillery on both sides fired randomly throughout Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1915, preventing any of the conversations which triggered the truce the year before.

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад

      Yes, it was shown the latter part of the video

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад

      oh, great that was nice

  • @detroitpolak9904
    @detroitpolak9904 2 года назад +1

    I wouldn’t have been first outta the trench. Nope. No way in hell. I bet the piano regrets leaving. RIP Wagner piano.

  • @ИльяБаскаков-о5г

    Всё они это заслужили! Ибо нех!

  • @IronDragon-2143
    @IronDragon-2143 2 года назад

    Your accent is very pretty. I can't recognize it though where are you from?

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад +1

      Africa... A Nigerian to be precised🤗

    • @IronDragon-2143
      @IronDragon-2143 2 года назад

      @@ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT Oh okay 👍 By the way, for a future reaction video I'd like to recommend The Last Stand by Sabaton.

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад +1

      @@IronDragon-2143 i just did "Race to the sea"

    • @IronDragon-2143
      @IronDragon-2143 2 года назад

      @@ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT That's a really good one too but The Last Stand is my all time favorite.

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад +1

      @@IronDragon-2143 @Iron Dragon 1990 would you like to sponsor the video. All their videos are copyrighted and nothing on them atall 😥

  • @olalundqvist9048
    @olalundqvist9048 2 года назад +1

    No, the Christmas Truce did in fact Not end the first world war, it went on for another 4 years.

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад +1

      That was so real but short

    • @olalundqvist9048
      @olalundqvist9048 2 года назад

      @@ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT The thing is, the 1.st workd war was calmed "The War to End all Wars".... then 21 years later the 2.nd world war broke out with England (France only joined in a few days to weeks later if my knowledge of history serves me correctly) declaring war on Germany for marching in to Poland.

  • @imthegoat94
    @imthegoat94 2 года назад +1

    Sabaton isn’t my favorite band...Sabaton is my only band. Do Soldier of Heaven.

  • @waragainstgreed
    @waragainstgreed 2 года назад

    THE LESSON FROM THE STORY IS THIS: IF IT CAN HAPPEN ONCE IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN! RUSSIAN UKRAINE? PALESTINIAN ISRAELI? doesnt have to be christmas.... just christmas for the rest of us.

  • @ingvartorma9789
    @ingvartorma9789 2 года назад

    To write all that explanation under the video, you'll explain the followers as idiots. It is clear in the music video about what happens without you having to write what happened, Then the followers want to know exactly what happened so they can here on RUclips go into Sabaton's History and tell all the different stories that Sabaton's different songs are based on. For Sabaton is a hard rock band that pays homage to all the historical battles that happened during the 1st and 2nd world wars as well as the battles of other historical wars.

    • @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT
      @ROYALTEHILLAHTVREACT  2 года назад

      Thanks so much for airing you view. you are sited

    • @majpanik
      @majpanik 2 года назад

      I'm British and know in detail about this event, but its nice for it to be explained as I've come across so many people who don't know anything about WW1 let alone the truce.

  • @ArielGTAcS
    @ArielGTAcS 2 года назад

    As to the one that reacts to it, she will probably side with BLM which is a depressing thing by itself.

  • @ArielGTAcS
    @ArielGTAcS 2 года назад

    If you are a leftist you don't get to cry about it.