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11 thoughts on “Christmas Trivia”

1. Well who knew? I didn’t

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   1. A lot of it was new to me too 🙂

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2. That last fact – about decking trees with lights, asking Guerrillas to give up their weapons – that’s amazing…

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   1. I remember Dad telling us when he was on the Russian front on Christmas Eve, both sides put down their weapons and sang carols together

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      1. That’s interesting and heart-warming; I thought religion was banned in Russia – and yet they still sang carols and celebrated Christmas…

      2. They have underground churches. And yes, the soldiers on the front all sang together. If I remember right it was Silent Night in Russian and Finnish. Would have been surreal under the starlit winter night in the snow. Dad remembered it with tears in his eyes.

      3. I think that was also the carol chosen by the Brits and Germans in WW1. It must have been very moving – yet so strange to connect in such a way then have to return to killing each other afterwards.

         There’s nought so strange as folks, as we say in the UK.

      4. That’s what dad said too! On day singing about peace and love, then next killing each other 😦

      5. The world leaders are the murderers; soldiers are no more than expendable ammunition.

         I come from a family of conscientious objectors…

      6. Human cannon fodder 😦

      7. Yep 😦