The Greatest Christmas Commercial Ever

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In 2014, Sainsbury's made an ad commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1914 Christmas Truce of WWI.

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) refers to a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of World War I around Christmas 1914.

In the week leading up to the holiday, French, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In some areas, men from both sides ventured into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in carol-singing. Men played games of football with one another, giving one of the most memorable images of the truce. Peaceful behaviour was not ubiquitous; fighting continued in some sectors, while in others the sides settled on little more than arrangements to recover bodies.

 

My reaction:

 

 

 

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. - Luke 2:13-14 (KJV)

Oops. Forgot to embed the videos. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHoVBK2EVE

 

 

My reaction:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQukPQDSag