but there was one event that halted the brutality and bloodshed: the famous World War I Christmas Truce of 1914. It was the first Christmas of the war. It was a day for peace – if only fleeting.

One hundred ... conflict the world had seen to that point, the fighting stopped for Christmas. It wasn’t planned, but... Here’s What You Need to Know: The 1914 truce was to be the only ...

A collection of World War One soldiers' stories has shed light on the famous Christmas truce of 1914. Maude Alice Lineham was ...

Children's programming and BBC Learning initiatives marking the centenary of World War One ... the extraordinary football match that took place during the Christmas Day Truce, and discovers ...

What comes to mind when you think of Christmas ... Christmas Truce of 1914. Even if you are, it’s worth remembering. It’s one of the most remarkable stories to come out of World War I.

THUMBNAIL SKETCH: (from the program notes) “The Western Front… Christmas 1914 ... who also provides us with the unsettling sounds of war. The fine period costumes are by Kari Drozd.

Why is the truce ... of World War II, a cease-fire was unimaginable on both sides. But one German woman named Elisabeth Vincken privately engineered her own tiny truce on a snowy Christmas Eve ...