On December 24, 1914, the fighting along the Western Front of the First World War stopped suddenly. It was just five months earlier that Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The continent was ...

The year was 1914. The warring countries in WW1 had discussed a cease fire to celebrate Christmas, but no agreement was made. However, on the night of Christmas, an unofficial cease fire was declared.

THUMBNAIL SKETCH: (from the program notes) “The Western Front… Christmas 1914 ... weds snippet-like firsthand accounts of some thirty WWI soldiers… to a big boatload of period music ...

What comes to mind when you think of Christmas Eve? Jesus’ birth, Christmas carols, families together, gifts exchanged, are a few thoughts that might come to mind. However, for some ...

Why is the truce still remembered? In a horrific war that claimed the lives of 10 million soldiers, the Christmas Truce represents ... bittersweet episodes of WWI. "It was a day of peace in ...

Veterans recall the Christmas Truce of 1914, the trenches by night ... There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories ...

Why is the truce still remembered? In a horrific war that claimed the lives of 10 million soldiers, the Christmas Truce represents ... bittersweet episodes of WWI. “It was a day of peace in ...