Lyrics of Christmas Truce by Sabaton
Silence
Oh, I remember the silence
On a cold winter day
After many months on the battlefield
And we were used to the violence
Then all the cannons went silent
And the snow fell
Voices sang to me from no man’s land
We are all
We are all
We are all
We are all friends!
And today we’re all brothers
Tonight we’re all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we’re all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
Hear carols from the trenches
We sing O Holy Night
Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes
A Christmas in the trenches
A Christmas on the front far from home
Madness (madness)
Oh, I remember the sadness
(Sadness)
We were hiding our tears
(Hiding our tears)
In a foreign land where we faced our fears
(Faced our fears)
We were soldiers
(Soldiers)
Carried the war on our shoulders
(Shoulders)
For our nations
(Nations)
Is that why we bury our friends?
(Bury our friends)
We were all
We were all
We were all
We were all friends
(Yes, we were friends)
And today we’re all brothers
Tonight we’re all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we’re all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
Hear carols from the trenches
We sing O Holy Night
Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes
A Christmas in the trenches
A Christmas on the front far from home
We were all
We were all
We were all
We were all friends
(Yes, we were friends)
And today we’re all brothers
Tonight we’re all friends
A moment of peace in a war that never ends
Today we’re all brothers
We drink and unite
Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white
A Christmas on the frontline
We walk among our friends
We don’t think about tomorrow
The battle will commence
When we celebrated Christmas
We thought about our friends
Those who never made it home
When the battle had commenced
Historical Background
In short: The songs is about the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I.
Christmas Truce – The War Stopped for a Moment
War is chaos. War is blood. War is death.
But for one night in 1914, war stopped. Enemies put down their guns, stepped out of their trenches, and became brothers—if only for a moment.
Sabaton’s Christmas Truce isn’t just a song—it’s a reminder that even in the darkest times, humanity can shine through. Let’s break down one of the most surreal moments in military history—the Christmas Truce of World War I.
The Great War – A Nightmare Without End
By December 1914, World War I had already turned into a living hell. The Western Front was a wasteland—mud, corpses, barbed wire. Soldiers had been fighting for months, stuck in trenches, watching friends die every day. There was no end in sight—just more death, more suffering.
“After many months on the battlefield, we were used to the violence.”
Christmas was approaching, but there was no reason to celebrate. Until something unexpected happened.
The Christmas Truce – Enemies Become Friends
“And today we’re all brothers, tonight we’re all friends. A moment of peace in a war that never ends.”
On Christmas Eve, 1914, British, French, and German soldiers heard something strange—singing. The Germans were singing Christmas carols. The British and French sang back. Then, slowly, men started climbing out of the trenches—unarmed.
No shots. No blood. Just handshakes, gifts, and songs.
“Hear carols from the trenches, we sing O Holy Night.”
What followed was one of the most incredible moments in history. Soldiers exchanged food, cigarettes, and souvenirs. They buried the dead together—side by side, enemies turned mourners. They even played football in No Man’s Land (1914 Christmas truce football match). For one night, the war was forgotten.
The Next Day – Back to Reality
“We don’t think about tomorrow, the battle will commence.”
The truce didn’t last. Officers ordered their men back to war. The machine guns roared again. The trenches filled with bodies again. The men who had shared Christmas as brothers were now killing each other once more.
“When we celebrated Christmas, we thought about our friends—those who never made it home, when the battle had commenced.”
And by 1918, millions of them were dead.
Why Christmas Truce Still Matters
The Christmas Truce of 1914 was never repeated. As the war dragged on, it became too brutal, too bitter, too full of hatred. But for one brief moment, it showed something incredible: even in war, humanity can break through the madness.
“A Christmas in the trenches, a Christmas on the front far from home.”
It wasn’t about winners or losers. It wasn’t about nations or armies. It was about men—just men—choosing peace over war.
The Lesson?
If enemies can lay down their weapons for one night, then maybe—just maybe—war isn’t the only way. Because in the end? We are all just soldiers in the trenches—trying to make it home.
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