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The Miracles of Christmas – Silent Night
June 27th, 2009 | 
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A true Christmas miracle born from the horror of world war and the unifying music of Christmas
In any conversation about Christmas miracles, someone usually refers to the true story of a Silent Night during 1914 when an unlikely truce between opposing German and British forces demonstrated the true spirit of Christmas in a way unlikely to be forgotten.
The Beginnings
People associate the song Silent Night with the so-called “Christmas Truce” because it’s the first song known to have echoed across the war-torn battlefield and also because for that night the rifles went silent. On that Christmas Eve, German soldiers began decorating their trenches and singing the famous song. Inspired, the British soldiers returned carols in English, and one of the most famous Christmas miracles of modern history was born.
The Truce
By December 24th, soldiers on both sides were discouraged and dispirited, and it’s safe to say no one wanted to spend Christmas in a trench, far from family and friends. So it makes sense that both sides were ready for a truce.
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