A brief description of the 1914 Christmas Truce in which German, British, and French troops observed an unofficial ceasefire for Christmas. Includes words of Spencer W. Kimball and dramatization from an old English film.

Paul Harvey relates the strange story of Johannes Niemann and his compatriots.

“Do You Hear What I Hear” has the distinction of being probably the only Christmas song that was written in response to one of the most frightening crises in our nation’s history.

Historian David McCullough relates two stories, both of which figured in one of the darkest times ever, during the second World War.

The story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of despair and renewed hope - a painful experience that led to one of today’s most loved Christmas carols.

On the eve of America’s entry into World War Two, Winston Churchill addressed the American people by radio from the steps of the White House. His remarks have gone down in history.

Story of a young slave laborer in Nazi-era Poland, and the kind factory manager who took him in at Christmas time. A true story with Utah connections.

One Christmas during the World War, when no-man’s-land was white with snow, the troops in a certain “quiet sector” began to exchange holiday greetings by means of crudely painted signs.