Thank goodness I get to have a drive home, otherwise I would never listen to the radio.
Anyway...
One of my favorite war stories is that of the Christmas during WWI temporary truce... not an official truce, but one none the less...
I have heard many versions, including that it was during WWII, that it happened in Germany, that the song was Silent Night... O Holy Night (my personal favorite)...
But, this is one of my favorite stories ever. I first heard it on the radio over 15 years ago as a Christmas fact segment on some station and I was so struck I cried (and this was before I cried at everything) that I have loved it ever since!
I buy music dedicated to the event (it seems musicians find it a striking enough story to make a song out of it)... but today I learned that there is a movie, the French nomination for a foreign film Oscar.
I can't wait to see it!
Because, I think I may like it, and even if I hate the movie, I don't think it can wipe away the tears just thinking about how humans can be in the perils of war.
You can listen to NPR's movie review here
When I got home I downloaded the segment on to my iPod, and have relistened to it again and again.
Kindness matters so much... and while WWI was horrible, I think it is OK that I find this story so touching, because I think it is about kindness.
Tags:Joyeux Noel
Por dios, que emocion. Todavia estoy llorando. Una chispa de esperanza en un mundo lleno de tristeza.
ReplyDeleteI cannot understand why you got no comments. Did they listen to the NRP review?
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