What You See Is What You Get. This is a journal blog, an explore-blog, a bit of this and that blog. Sharing where the mood takes me. Perhaps it will take you too.
I love that Christmas landed on Wednesday, which gives me the excuse to share one of my favourite Christmas songs with you—yes, it's Sabaton's Christmas Truce! Okay, not the Carol of the Bells, but Joakim used the musical motif and reversed some of the notes to introduce this song. It fits well and honours the original. Instead of the live video version, here is a reworked animated format, complete with narration at the beginning and end about the history of the event. Joakim's voice and diction are clear, so I don't think you'll have trouble following the lyrics. If you prefer, you can read the lyrics or watch a lyric video on the band's website. As conflicts continue to rage both near and far in a world that seems determined to repeat its errors, it is valuable to remember the beacons of hope and sanity...
I enjoyed the video and song. Peace for Christmas, for all time. Merry Christmas to you and your family! I wish you all the best in 2025, a happy and healthy New Year!
I hate to be the curmudgeon but far too much has been made of this incident. In the wonderful way of humans we could shake hands and hug one day and go back to killing each other the next. The poor sods who were sent there had no choice but to offer themselves for sacrifice and do their best to kill people they neither knew nor resented. The priests on both sides prayed for victory from the same god. Both claimed he was in their side. Years ago we were good friends with a family comprised of a German mother and an English father, both immigrants to Canada. They had five children One year both sets of parents were visiting at the same time and we were invited for dinner. The English father and the German father had both fought in World War II, and the German father, Helmut, made the very astute, and poignant observation to Dick, the English father, “Dick, here we are members of the same family, yet thirty-five years ago had we met on the battlefield we would have merrily killed each other.” And still we don’t learn.
Warm wishes for Holiday season.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the video and song. Peace for Christmas, for all time.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family! I wish you all the best in 2025, a happy and healthy New Year!
This was just beautiful. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteI hate to be the curmudgeon but far too much has been made of this incident. In the wonderful way of humans we could shake hands and hug one day and go back to killing each other the next. The poor sods who were sent there had no choice but to offer themselves for sacrifice and do their best to kill people they neither knew nor resented. The priests on both sides prayed for victory from the same god. Both claimed he was in their side. Years ago we were good friends with a family comprised of a German mother and an English father, both immigrants to Canada. They had five children One year both sets of parents were visiting at the same time and we were invited for dinner. The English father and the German father had both fought in World War II, and the German father, Helmut, made the very astute, and poignant observation to Dick, the English father, “Dick, here we are members of the same family, yet thirty-five years ago had we met on the battlefield we would have merrily killed each other.” And still we don’t learn.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes - I do hope I meet you when coming north this year ahead. Take care.
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