That was an excellent movie usually as an independent film. Claire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene Houghton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] WW 1 Truce Incident.....?? | William Wharton, a wonderful author, also wrote a book about it (probably | same incident) called "Once Upon a Midnight Clear", made into a movie. | | Arlene in California | -----Original Message----- | From: [email protected] <[email protected]> | To: [email protected] | <[email protected]> | Date: Saturday, December 23, 2000 11:41 AM | Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] WW 1 Truce Incident.....?? | | | ><< There ws a Time Capsule 2000 spot on TV the other day, sponsored by the | > History Channel, in which they told a similar story. In this case the | > British and German soldiers made their own truce on Christmas, shared food | > and songs, and even played a game of soccer in the "No Man's Land"! They | > said it was the only battle of the war that was fought with a ball. Very | > touching story. I wonder if this was the same incident? >> | > | >Merry Christmas Listers, | > | >In a PTV Christmas musical -- Christmas Glory 2000 -- from | >Westminister Abbey Chapel in England recounts this same | >truce between German and British troops during WW 1. They | >gave each other time to bury their dead then shared songs, | >food and visiting before their own truce was over the next | >day. | > | >Check your local Public TV schedule for possible viewing. | > | >-Mary Lynn Axtman | > | |