In the spirit of the Holliday Season, this is a depiction of the exchange of songs that took place on Christmas Eve 1914 between opposing sides during World War 1. The following year both the British and German officers gave orders that there was to be no repeat of the “unauthorised truce” of 1914, soldiers were warned, “nothing of the kind is to be allowed this year”. The Germans, meanwhile were told any fraternising with the enemy would result in execution. Diaries of the The 15th Battalion Royal Welch document the evidence clearly that soldiers on both sides ignored the orders and met to exchange gifts and play football.

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