During WWI there was a Christmas cease fire between the germans and the brits

[cali]

and they crawled out of their foxholes and even exchanged greetings and food items.

Could GDP follow that example? Nah. Never happen.

[TomInTib]

1. Her ya go, cali...

This one tears me up every time.

I play it several times every Christmas Season.

My guitar can finish it every time, but not my voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9coPzDx6tA

[CJCRANE]

2. The Christmas Truce

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Truce

"The truce began on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1914, when German troops began decorating the area around their trenches in the region of Ypres, Belgium, for Christmas. They began by placing candles on trees, then continued the celebration by singing Christmas carols, most notably Stille Nacht (Silent Night). The British troops in the trenches across from them responded by singing English carols.

The two sides continued by shouting Christmas greetings to each other. Soon thereafter, there were calls for visits across the "No Man's Land" where small gifts were exchanged — whisky, jam, cigars, chocolate, and the like. The artillery in the region fell silent that night. The truce also allowed a breathing spell where recently-fallen soldiers could be brought back behind their lines by burial parties. Proper burials took place as soldiers from both sides mourned the dead together and paid their respects. At one funeral in No Man's Land, soldiers from both sides gathered and read a passage from the 23rd Psalm:

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the path of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.

..."

[Historic NY]

8. John McDermott's "Christmas in the trenches"...

http://www.rhapsody.com/johnmcdermott/remembrance

captures the spirit of the moment.

[kskiska]

3. Joyeux Noël (2005)

Great anti-war movie. Rent it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/

[Tempest]

7. Some flaws, but a very good movie

The movie played loosely with the facts, but I really liked it.

[Bitwit1234]

4. They made two movies can't remember the first one

it was a made for TV one.

[hayu_lol]

5. This happened during the civil war as well...

the only time people will not come together is during an election.

[Cameron27]

6. That was a beautiful moment.