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 ...

The Christmas Truce of 1914 was carried out in different ways all along the 70 mile long Western Front, but probably nowhere else was it welcomed so enthusiastically by both sides as in the sector ...

A few months into the killing fields of World War I, soldiers reclaimed their shared humanity. Those who found hope amid chaos offer a lesson for us today.

The Christmas Truce may have been a break from reality, but it was not the dawn of peace it's oftentimes made out to be.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” especially in historical circles, but it is a compelling tale; ...

Remembering the Christmas Truce of 1914 That star over battle-scarred fields in France and Belgium on Christmas Eve night in 1914 was the very reminder of Jesus Christ’s miraculous birth.

One hundred and ten years ago, during what was to become the bloodiest conflict the world had seen to that point, the fighting stopped for Christmas. It wasn’t planned, but on the evening of ...

In Britain, the Labour Leader, newspaper of the Independent Labour Party, carried the front-page headline “Governments Refuse a Christmas Truce, But the Soldiers Take it!” and detailed half a dozen ...

Reflecting on “Christmas Day in ‘62,” Paxton noted that, “At the very front of the opposing armies, the Christ Child struck a truce of us, broke down the wall of partition, became our peace.

Last Christmas my son, Willie, surprised me with a trim, little maroon box that said “Look At Him Go” in gold lettering. Inside were two toy World War I soldiers—a Scot in a khaki kilt and a ...

This month marks 110 years since one of the most beautiful scenes of the 20th century; a touching story worth recounting. It was the Christmas Truce of 1914.