tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post7157593415143523185..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: The Christmas Truce - Third Sunday in AdventFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80656839988772694922010-12-17T15:34:37.381+00:002010-12-17T15:34:37.381+00:00Hi Friko. I just linked to you at my site for thi...Hi Friko. I just linked to you at my site for this meaningful post. Merry Christmas.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45874932424432580072010-12-13T15:51:36.887+00:002010-12-13T15:51:36.887+00:00A beautiful story (and the detail provided by the ...A beautiful story (and the detail provided by the letter is new to me) of the holiest night of the year. <br />I read this with tears in my eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37652684289393195612010-12-13T04:38:27.035+00:002010-12-13T04:38:27.035+00:00Thank you Friko. A story that has always wrenched ...Thank you Friko. A story that has always wrenched my heart as I believe many of them died on the front as punishment for what they did.<br />The Masters of the Universe in their gold lined caves made sure they paid for it.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47781249878540979922010-12-13T03:18:51.976+00:002010-12-13T03:18:51.976+00:00This story is one that captured my heart years ago...This story is one that captured my heart years ago. I've seen the movie Joyeux Noel once but not the other. I'll have to look it up. Thank you for sharing the letter - it truly was an amazing event, recognized even at the time it happened.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66400711933603092532010-12-12T23:55:12.675+00:002010-12-12T23:55:12.675+00:00What a poignant and emotional message.What a poignant and emotional message.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65677289384942051142010-12-12T22:03:22.679+00:002010-12-12T22:03:22.679+00:00von Herzen einen wunderbaren 3. Advent für Dich!!!...von Herzen einen wunderbaren 3. Advent für Dich!!!isabella kramer - veredithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241252383238836003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49847266938270916982010-12-12T21:46:58.142+00:002010-12-12T21:46:58.142+00:00What a wonderful post, Friko! And why does the mad...What a wonderful post, Friko! And why does the madness of war continue?Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-11169959904953616082010-12-12T21:19:45.539+00:002010-12-12T21:19:45.539+00:00As the historian previous mentioned,
these stories...As the historian previous mentioned,<br />these stories reinforce our humanity,<br />but their truth will break our hearts,<br />for in all cases, the guns were pointed<br />at each other, and so many died<br />needlessly at the order of their<br />superiors. In 1914, the official<br />retribution that the higher ups took<br />was unconscionable.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4333868742990471102010-12-12T21:16:39.566+00:002010-12-12T21:16:39.566+00:00Both JOYEUX NOEL and the very
good ON A MIDNIGHT C...Both JOYEUX NOEL and the very<br />good ON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR<br />should be mandatory viewing<br />during this Advent season,<br />and perhaps KING OF HEARTS<br />for dessert. As we tug ourselves<br />in with our loved ones for the<br />holidays, let us not forget the<br />young men and women who<br />are in Iraq and Afghanistan<br />in harm's way this very day.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75738904882162105312010-12-12T20:32:11.678+00:002010-12-12T20:32:11.678+00:00The pointlessness of war is heartbreaking .The pointlessness of war is heartbreaking .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21924957062945633052010-12-12T20:15:15.816+00:002010-12-12T20:15:15.816+00:00It was great to read an original account of this -...It was great to read an original account of this - I've never seen one before. Such an amazing thing to happen.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26090860213153876582010-12-12T19:45:25.575+00:002010-12-12T19:45:25.575+00:00The novelist William Wharton, who fought in WWII i...The novelist William Wharton, who fought in WWII in the Battle of the Bulge, wrote a book, "A Midnight Clear," which, while set in WWII, surely took its inspiration from the Christmas truce event. Scenes from the movie made from that book have always stayed in my mind.Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-57328580706830795232010-12-12T19:14:50.285+00:002010-12-12T19:14:50.285+00:00friko i've read about this incredible story be...friko i've read about this incredible story before but as stories that reveal the deeper wishes and intentions of people it ranks so high that repeated reading is as much a gift as anything a person could wish to receive! thanks. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45796601567809026022010-12-12T18:52:52.582+00:002010-12-12T18:52:52.582+00:00I was reading about it recently in Ken Follet'...I was reading about it recently in Ken Follet's new book "Fall of Giants" but your quote from the officer makes it much more real. More and more I am beginning to think that we need ordinary people to make sense of the world. The so-called leaders seem to make so many mistakes. But then, if you haven't gathered by now, I'm going through a jaded patch. Things will get better Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69649684657354266832010-12-12T17:57:31.756+00:002010-12-12T17:57:31.756+00:00As an historian and simply a human being, this ent...As an historian and simply a human being, this entry breaks my heart. The truth is that these men did not harbor animosity against each other, no matter what their stupid leaders had done to cause the mess. WWI was the most stupid conflict ever waged, and we historians know it did not end until 1945. The interlude in the 1920s and 1930s was not peace. Millions of people died needlessly between Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38884593682558567792010-12-12T17:46:00.433+00:002010-12-12T17:46:00.433+00:00This is such a poignant story. I had already hear...This is such a poignant story. I had already heard about it but reading it here again was very moving.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36182983587858010142010-12-12T17:01:17.967+00:002010-12-12T17:01:17.967+00:00I remember that story too Friko - the true essence...I remember that story too Friko - the true essence of Christmas.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-25542046651773429202010-12-12T16:50:40.788+00:002010-12-12T16:50:40.788+00:00heartwarming storyheartwarming storyellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-363725238673360602010-12-12T16:42:53.774+00:002010-12-12T16:42:53.774+00:00Oh my, what an amazing account! As The Solitary Wa...Oh my, what an amazing account! As The Solitary Walker says, "I wish it could be Christmas everyday."Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19157436037005703652010-12-12T16:19:22.207+00:002010-12-12T16:19:22.207+00:00This story has long been one of the special ones.....This story has long been one of the special ones...if we could only let the soldiers themselves get together to figure things out and keep the higher ups from intervening, perhaps peace could finally be achieved.<br />Just dreaming, I know...Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60344619690471826642010-12-12T15:26:20.249+00:002010-12-12T15:26:20.249+00:00Reading this story how can anyone deny the magic o...Reading this story how can anyone deny the magic of Christmas? But as George says, how can the magic so swiftly be undone? We have great capacity to be good and to be brutal. Seeing them couched in the same battlefield in such immensity makes my heart sick, even while it rejoices!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78705910786977954132010-12-12T14:20:23.116+00:002010-12-12T14:20:23.116+00:00What an extraordinary story, and what a perfect ex...What an extraordinary story, and what a perfect example of the insanity of man! How can one leave the death trenches, walk into neutral territory and embrace one's enemy, sing songs with one's enemy, even applaud one's enemy, and yet return to the trenches at an appointed hour and pick up the weapons with which one hopes to kill the enemy. My mind just can't get wrapped around Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-91780389164488673532010-12-12T14:13:31.626+00:002010-12-12T14:13:31.626+00:00Hello Friko, and thank you for this post and the p...Hello Friko, and thank you for this post and the previous thoughtful posts of this week.<br /><br />I have had some quiet moments myself to read through each post and to think a bit about various aspects of this Christmas season.<br /><br />Having been home for a couple of weeks of relative calm, making gifts and painting cards and seeing friends, it is now time for me to return to the commercialFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21290818733340896152010-12-12T13:51:15.303+00:002010-12-12T13:51:15.303+00:00Oh Friko, what a story. I too had heard of what h...Oh Friko, what a story. I too had heard of what happened but knew none of the details. Yet another amazing Christmas gift from you to me, and for that, I thank you.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60685482025116358532010-12-12T12:41:42.985+00:002010-12-12T12:41:42.985+00:00what a cool moment in time...a small taste of peac...what a cool moment in time...a small taste of peace on earth...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com