Merry Christmas!

[Chris RIP]

Merry Christmans to everyone!

Oh, the snowflakes fell in silence
Over Belleau Wood that night
For a Christmas truce had been declared
By both sides of the fight
As we lay there in our trenches
The silence broke in two
By a German soldier singing
A song that we all knew

Though I did not know the language
The song was "Silent Night"
Then I heard my buddy whisper
"All is calm and all is bright"
Then the fear and doubt surrounded me
'Cause I'd die if I was wrong
But I stood up in my trench
And I began to sing along

Then across the frozen battlefield
Another's voice joined in
Until one by one each man became
A singer of the hymn

Then I thought I was dreaming
For right there in my sight
Stood a German soldier
'Neath the falling flakes of white
And he raised his hand and smiled at me
As if he seemed to say
Here's hoping we both live
To see us find a better way

Then the devil's clock struck midnight
And the skies lit up again
And the battlefield where heaven stood
Was blown to hell again

But for just one fleeting moment
The answer seemed so clear
Heaven's not beyond the clouds
It's just beyond the fear

No, heaven's not beyond the clouds
It's for us to find it here


Merry CRIMBO from your german friend!

 

[SAMUEL.D.RYAN]

Thought you guys were only an hour ahead? Not 19 days...

 

[Ralph]

thought you guys were only an hour ahead? Not 19 days...

I was thinking that as well.

 

[Chris RIP]

lol!!
i was puttin up some xmas stuff and the tree and that and felt christmassy lmao and by the way im living in england so i recon i must have the same time as u folks

in germany the 6th of december is saint niclaus wich is basically the start for us to christmas were u get together with ure family and do plans for xmas and eat summin and that and on the 24th we all have a meal and hand out presents where as u do it on the 25th

anyways we are in dec and i felt christmassy thats the point so
Merry Xmas

 

[phil-boy]

I have put my tree up and outside lights and I dont feel christmassy one bit, christmas just isnt what I remember as a kid !!!

Have 3 kids of my own now and its, I want a i pod touch, flat screen telly, etc etc etc.

Dont they know theres a credit crunch !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roll on boxing day when its over for another year.

Ba Humbug, I know !!

 

[Leezo]

It's never the same once you have left home you just try to make it special for your kids

 

[Ralph]

It's only an hour in front in Germany. It's a different planet in Witham

 

[matty s]

Dont they know theres a credit crunch !!!!!!!!!!!!!

ha !

 

[Suns]

You have to watch the films that you used to watch as a kid.... that'll give you a feeling of christmas.

I always used to watch home alone and Die hard (Can you spot the similarities?) as they always used to be on every christmas. So now ive got them on DVD

 

[arg1271]

The Great Escape - classic xmas movie but please spare us the Wizard of Oz and Chitty Chitty bang bang