The unofficial truce lasts a single day. On Boxing Day, the guns begin pounding once more. Duration: 3' 35" End of speech: '...Strangest Christmas I ever had.' 1. Entry music The guitar ...

THUMBNAIL SKETCH: (from the program notes) “The Western Front… Christmas 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song… Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace.

Image: British and German troops make a Christmas and New Year truce at the Western Front, Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images ...