On Christmas Eve in 1914, a light snowfall began to dust the Western Front, unable to settle on the muddy, waterlogged ground that had been obliterated by months of warfare. Meanwhile, as the smell of ...

President Donald Trump is reportedly setting his sights on a Christmas peace deal in the Ukraine-Russia war. The timing is apt. Every December, political leaders reach instinctively for the language ...

On Christmas Eve 1914, battling German and British soldiers laid down their arms and sang Christmas carols together — a brief moment of peace in the midst of war.December 1914. World War I had been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Playhouse on Park has taken another shot at a heartwarming if disarming Christmas-themed musical war drama. The theater first ...

Following a successful inaugural Christmas Truce project, Brentford Under-12s have completed the task for a second-consecutive year. The young Bees came together to complete a multi-faceted project ...

All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 returns to Boise Contemporary Theater, showcasing the poignant story of the unofficial truce during World War I when soldiers from opposing sides temporarily ...

All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 depicts the extraordinary events of Christmas 1914 during World War I, when soldiers on opposing sides laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday together.

For the last three years, Russia and Ukraine have separately proposed a short truce over Christmas—but each attempt has unraveled, leading to further fighting on the holiday. Earlier this month, the ...

In the months after World War I erupted, young men in Europe were killing each other by the tens of thousands. Yet on a frozen Christmas Eve in... Remembering the World War I Christmas truce MARY ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The notion that the holiday season might bring a respite from conflict has deep roots ...