24 December, 1914
08:30 P.M.
In the battlefield, both of the soldiers raised guns, and by the orders from Ralph and Josh, they fired.
"Open fire!"
"Offenem Feuer!" (Open fire!)
This time, both of two troops walked on the snow. They spoke: "Merry Christmas!" then they turned to drink, eat, smile, play every games they had. Ralph and Felix in the German side only laughed, but happy:
"That's our Christmas." – Ralph laughed.
"Agree, Wreck-It Ralph!" – Felix smiled happily – "And today will not become a fighting day."
"What did you think? It's good!" – Josh Long said – "Artem, Tiana, Rosie, Nadia, come here!"
They both arrived, and then, they stood up, sang a lot of songs about Christmas. This year, no weapons, no fighting, they only wanted the peace.
"We wish suite a Merry Christmas!…"
They kept singing. Both of two side then gathered and heard the priests' voices teaching about God. Blessed for them, all.
"Well, since we were created by God, we should follow the God's way. No fighting, no killing, only in peace, your spirits will rest in peace."
Josh, Vanellope, Ralph, Rancis, Zane, Tiana, Nadia, Artem, Rosie,… and more, even The Doraemons Entente and The Doraemons Central had shown themselves. They then cheered up, and drank Italian wines. But they had secretly spoken some other languages about Christmas, so now, they had shown. Both spoke…
"Buon Natale!" (Merry Christmas!) – Lukas said in Italian.
"Feliz Navidad!" (Merry Christmas!) – Francisco said in Spanish.
"С Рождеством!" (Merry Christmas!) – Sir Tobias said in Russian.
"Vrolijk kerstfeest!" (Merry Christmas!) – Raymond said in Dutch.
"Joyeux Noël!" (Merry Christmas!) – Alain said in French.
"Feliz Natal!" (Merry Christmas!) – Vanellope said in Portuguese.
"לעבעדיק ניטל!" (Merry Christmas!) – Rancis said in Yiddish.
"Frohe Weihnachten!" (Merry Christmas!) – Felix said in German.
"圣诞快乐！" (Merry Christmas!) – Josh said in Chinese.
"عيد ميلاد سعيد!" (Merry Christmas!) – Rosie said in Arabic.
"God jul!" (Merry Christmas!) – Zane said in Swedish.
"کریسمس مبارک!" (Merry Christmas!) – Ralph said in Persian.
"Καλά Χριστούγεννα!" (Merry Christmas!) – Nadia said in Greek.
"Geseënde Kersfees!" (Merry Christmas!) – Tiana said in Afrikaans.
"Mutlu Noeller!" (Merry Christmas!) – Artem said in Turkish.
"メリー クリスマス ！" (Merry Christmas!) – Heinrich said in Japanese.
All of the soldiers of two sides shot to the sky, and finally, the Santa Claus had come.
"Hohoho! Merry Christmas everyone!"
He landed down. All of them were being amazed: Santa Claus had been here, real. They stood together.
"Welcome Santa Claus!"
"Thank you!" – Santa smiled – "I know this time is war, but since both of you had stopped firing, so maybe I'll give my presents to your children."
"Really?" – they asked – "Alright, everyone, let's celebrate it." Two sides then stopped, and did everything best to Santa. But Santa didn't need so much, he said:
"Thank you for your kindness. Now… I've to go. Merry Christmas, soldiers and commanders!"
"We will miss you!" – Artem cried – "I love you Santa!" Then, after that, Josh felt happy, cried a lot. It was the first time Santa appeared in front of them. He flew in the sky, but suddenly he had been recognized by… Sir John French, who had ordered to disband Christmas. Sir John French was watching by his binoculars, had shocked…
"No way! Santa?"
But Santa had disappeared. Sir John French didn't believe in his eyes anymore…
"Impossible…"
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Meanwhile, after saw the Santa, Josh said:
"Why did you wait for? LET'S DANCE!"
"HOORAY!" – both soldiers danced. But in Turbo and the Huntsman's eyes, they didn't accept that. They swore: "I swear I'll not let you stay quiet, fools!" They then got out.
But who care? Because this day was the best. Finally, both of them shouted:
"MERRY CHRISTMAS! AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas 1914, during World War I. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers bearing gifts. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers from both sides—as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units—independently ventured into "no man's land", where they mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing. Troops from both sides were also friendly enough to play games of football with one another.[1]
The truce is often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent events of modern history. It was not ubiquitous; in some regions of the front, fighting continued throughout the day, while in others, little more than an arrangement to recover bodies was made. The following year, a few units again arranged ceasefires with their opponents over Christmas, but the truces were not nearly as widespread as in 1914; this was, in part, due to strongly worded orders from the high commands of both sides prohibiting such fraternisation. In 1916, after the unprecedentedly bloody battles of the Somme and Verdun, and the beginning of widespread poison gas use, soldiers on both sides increasingly viewed the other side as less than human, and no more Christmas truces were sought.
A cross, left in Saint-Yves (Saint-Yvon - Ploegsteert; Comines-Warneton in Belgium) in 1999, to commemorate the site of the Christmas Truce. The text reads:
"1914 – The Khaki Chum's Christmas Truce – 1999 – 85 Years – Lest We Forget"
In the early months of immobile trench warfare, the truces were not unique to the Christmas period, and reflected a growing mood of "live and let live", where infantry units in close proximity to each other would stop overtly aggressive behaviour, and often engage in small-scale fraternisation, engaging in conversation or bartering for cigarettes. In some sectors, there would be occasional ceasefires to allow soldiers to go between the lines and recover wounded or dead comrades, while in others, there would be a tacit agreement not to shoot while men rested, exercised, or worked in full view of the enemy. The Christmas truces were particularly significant due to the number of men involved and the level of their participation – even in very peaceful sectors, dozens of men openly congregating in daylight was remarkable. The truces of 1914, either those in December 25 or before the Christmas period that year, though remembered today with much sympathy, were in no way exceptions when considering similar events in the many warfare theatres that history has recorded: during many previous armed conflicts such spontaneous truces arrived probably as frequent and "magically" as it was the case during the first year of hostilities in World War I.
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