You know an advert does its job, when people watch it 6 years later purely because it's so good.

@guardianjuan

3 жыл бұрын

Whoever came up with the idea did not get paid enough. This is a completely awesome ad.

@justherefox7

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@ezrapetty9666

3 жыл бұрын

It's the best christmas advert

@theOdawg69

3 жыл бұрын

The responses to the most recent one are disgusting

@frankiepaul9869

3 жыл бұрын

@@guardianjuan taking one of humanity's best moments and cashing it in to make money is disgusting and spits on the face of every dead soldier.

“Old man declare war. But the younger boys have to fight them.” -unknown

@flintflyer575

4 жыл бұрын

they are the only ones that will,if you had to be 40 to be a soldier wars wouldn't happen

@shakmp4

4 жыл бұрын

They didn't even know what were they supposed to fight for...

@truthsearcher596

4 жыл бұрын

Franklin. D. Roosevelt, " War is young men dying and old men talking ".

@greek_kemalist7452

4 жыл бұрын

this phrase was from Herbert Hoover

@truthsearcher596

4 жыл бұрын

@@greek_kemalist7452 Correct. But rather " Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die ". Great advert though, should be played every Christmas in my opinion.

9 years later I still come back to this every year. It’s unbeatable. Never fails to make me cry - such a beautiful but heartbreaking advert. I know it’s a little early to say, but Merry Christmas everyone ❤ peace, happiness and love to all x

@alwayspooh1588

7 ай бұрын

Me too. Always brings me to tears! I know it is early, but Happy Christmas Becks.

@becks-zs14

7 ай бұрын

@@alwayspooh1588 Happy Christmas! Wishing you all the best for 2024 :) x

@draw_ornately8429

7 ай бұрын

All the best, and a Merry Christmas to you too! I agree about the advert. It’s an absolute masterpiece, and it never fails to upset me.

@gavster023

7 ай бұрын

Agree one of the only Christmas ads that really stuck with me and made me remember how lucky we are and how precious life is

@MartinSeare-Dyer

7 ай бұрын

And to you...heartbroken. Why divide us?

8 years. Every year I watch this, every year I tear up.

@gudboah4688

Жыл бұрын

Same here, man. This may be just an ad, but it will always be timeless because it depicts a story that really happened. It truly shows what Christmas is all about: peace on earth.

@RedFawcett

Жыл бұрын

As do I

@baranyaipeter1462

Жыл бұрын

The best Christmas advertisement, ever made. I think of it every year and watch it.

@Assassinus2

Жыл бұрын

@@baranyaipeter1462 Same here.

@docd.t.torrance7845

Жыл бұрын

Same. This is one of the most beautiful yet heart-wrenching ads I've ever seen.

The real story is that a single german came up first, Not the British. After they had to go back to their trenches, in which they did not want to fight. The final decision was made and they were then replaced. It's pretty sad that the Politicians wanted to make them fight whereas the war could've possibly ended then and there. Edit: Almost the 1 year anniversary since I wrote this comment, Happy Christmas.

@MARTINA85202

5 жыл бұрын

TDFodZ as far as I have read, the trench line was way too long to exactly determine who came first. People from one side saw the other but might have not seen their side in which someone could have come out. This is probably why different sources say different things about who came up first.

@MARTINA85202

5 жыл бұрын

TDFodZ also about what you said about the politicians, I read that after this they put the head soldiers and the soldiers that participated to the truce “to die”. Allegedly they moved them to battles that they knew they were going to loose, in the front lines as well, purposely to make sure they wouldn’t survive. They didn’t want people to know about what happened, -they also tried to stop the letters they wrote to their relatives about it, but they couldn’t control some that were already sent. The story was already out, because those were the proofs.

@edgeeffect

5 жыл бұрын

Politicians will forever make us fight.

@vasz5311

5 жыл бұрын

How could they fight after that?

@kennedygilliam6755

5 жыл бұрын

No matter who came to who's side. It doesnt matter. We're humans and once a connection is made we all have a bond. Even before the bond we all know we are humans, with a name, family, and story.

Let’s be realistic this is the best Christmas advert ever created and can never be topped.

@charliehayton8794

3 жыл бұрын

agree

@chaosthegamer4111

3 жыл бұрын

Rohan Quinn never ever gonna be topped.

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

I dreamt about this last night and it turned into Black Widows last scene in Endgame

@rohanquinn

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicolelawless3199 interesting dream 😄

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

@@rohanquinn It was, it will be with me for a long time now

My 9th grade history teacher showed us this commercial to give us an idea of what happened on Christmas during WW1. Came back to it bc it's so good

@christiank7166

Жыл бұрын

Fröhliche Weihnachten. :)

@jeangemmel7895

Жыл бұрын

@Ian Robert Davies It is so sad when hate turns to conflict which turns to death and destruction.

@reuireuiop0

Жыл бұрын

You might want to watch the final part of the last series of famous TV comedy "Blackadder goes Forth" nicknamed "Blackadder goes over the Top" It's here on KZread. Nearly all of Blackadder is a pleasure to watch, tho I wouldn't recommend starting with the first installment. Check for the episodes featuring Lord Flasheart tho Rik Mayalls acting is not for the faint hearted ( check " the Young ones" and "Bottom" series for more of that brilliant comic) As for that final part - it's in the top ten of most memorable moments on TV in the 20th C for a reason, and it's surely one of the best I've ever seen. Even if it's comedy, one of the more touching scenes you'll be able to watch about WW1

@lorrainecrampton1632

11 ай бұрын

​@@reuireuiop0I absolutely agree ... I bawled my eyes out the first time I watched it, and it's still VERY powerful, no matter how many times you see it.

@ethanmaphosa3897

7 ай бұрын

Same 😢

I read a book about this. They were devastated when they had to go back to war, for they remembered how beautiful life was. Love, people. It's what Christmas is meant for.

@sirrobin8814

6 ай бұрын

Both sides advanced more in one 1914 Christmas piss-up than in the following 4 years!

@RaysofLight98

5 ай бұрын

What’s even worse is that soldiers from both sides kept trying to continue the truce… and they were killed. The allied army even shot a cat that traveled between the groups because he had a harmless note on him.

@theramblinmahoney2316

5 ай бұрын

@@RaysofLight98Do you have a source for this?

@Lucas_Ramos422

4 ай бұрын

A thing that happened after Christmas on December 26 1914 a German soldier was shot because he went out to play soccer (football) for my Englishmen with the opposite it was off the record but it was a true thing that happened

I remember getting that ad in 2014 *No skipping allowed*

@takeurpills6024

4 жыл бұрын

trycoldman23 no one will reply?

@zouherzaher1771

4 жыл бұрын

Hella better.

@kristianmucaji9420

4 жыл бұрын

Oh hello.

@jabrojabro1159

4 жыл бұрын

Omg maybe I’m insane but I always see your comments on like some political videos and it’s freaking me out, you are everywhere in the shadows

@doyle5948

4 жыл бұрын

Love yo lego vids dude keep up the good work

Whose watching in 2018!! 100 years since the War ended!! 2020 Now!!

@dr.ludwig

5 жыл бұрын

Watching it exactly today when it ended 100 years ago :) No brother wars again! RIP to all those brave men!

@olafantoniak2118

5 жыл бұрын

🌹lest we forget🌹

@charlieholton9073

5 жыл бұрын

Yes lest we forgot

@yoeshva1290

5 жыл бұрын

Pro Player rlly

@jakeplays4916

5 жыл бұрын

me

As an Englishman, I love my German brothers and sisters. We are a very similar people ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇩🇪 Merry Christmas

@thecakedoesntlie

6 ай бұрын

I agree man, nothing can beat this advert. Makes me cry anytime 😢😢

@Angelcynn_2001

6 ай бұрын

@@thecakedoesntlie it is the best Christmas advert. But it is also a sad history lesson

@christianthieme7686

5 ай бұрын

You are so right:) merry christmas from germany my brother ❤❤❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@tx942cg

5 ай бұрын

​@@christianthieme7686No more brother wars

@HaIlEyThEsLoTh

4 ай бұрын

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿we all are family

8 years later and this advert still hasn’t been beaten. One of the most beautiful moments in human history.

@hunterprt1274

5 ай бұрын

Not really, during the Christmas truce some people used it as a chance as sabotage and were untrustworthy of each other, including an incident where German caroling was ordered to be drowned out by British gunfire and artillery. But not every sector was like this, even Indians made peace with the Germans on Christmas, although none of the Indians knew or cared about Christmas, the lit bonfires reminded them of Diwali, and some Germans led Indians out of the trenches with Cigars and smokes.

Greets from Germany to my british brothers 🇬🇧🇩🇪

@faven5916

4 жыл бұрын

American here, Greeting from Mississippi! 🇺🇸🇩🇪

@mrcoder7327

4 жыл бұрын

May history stay as it is!

@derechtejens8055

4 жыл бұрын

Iamtryingtoanimatehelpme Cheers Brother 🙏🏼

@samscoins1394

4 жыл бұрын

Greets from England my German brother 🇬🇧🇩🇪

@yobama7797

4 жыл бұрын

Der echte Jens hello from Britain 🇬🇧🇩🇪

The only ad i wont skip

@waristheraputic

5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more

@gachaforlife4117

5 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@theimperialyank

5 жыл бұрын

Very much agreed

@JohnGreenlovesthesunshine

5 жыл бұрын

Such facts chief

@mrcoder7327

5 жыл бұрын

I've seen this 20 times and i dont get bored of it

Best advert ever made in my eyes..warms the heart..them boys didn’t want to fight..they wanted to go home to there families..many did..many didn’t..to all who’s reading this..I wish you peace and good will to all men..merry Christmas 🎄

@Rukasu.2603

5 ай бұрын

I just watched this before Christmas. That one ad and the fact that this really happened makes me drops some tears. And this is a proof (for me) that peace is very difficult to achieved but it's possible if we'll take the lesson from the past to make a world a better place

@isabelerhart9523

5 ай бұрын

I agree!

@alexe1188

5 ай бұрын

Amen Brother! I wish you the same by a hundred fold!

@jettogamer403

3 ай бұрын

Many too wanted to become friends

I can't believe I found this little jewel only now. Thank you for remembering that magical event which happened in that dark time of the history.

I think the British Army & the German Army should meet up in 2024, Singing "Silent Night" on 110th Anniversary of this event.

@nathanfabonan5917

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad all WW1 vets are now dead.

@harrymurray2515

3 жыл бұрын

@Ha ha ha ha ha ha I think it's a bit early to say that during Halloween season.

@nathanfabonan5917

3 жыл бұрын

@J B Oh, I thought he meant the vets

@cndelta

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanfabonan5917 yk Halloween does weird things, we may see them again

@econ_xxx2426

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

*The best part is after this truce British and German general's had to replace every single men because they refuse to fight each other again.*

@jovitabhengra

3 жыл бұрын

WHAT SERIOUSLY ???

@marbballz

3 жыл бұрын

@@jovitabhengra kinda yeah. Most lines were moved around and regiments were broken up. Neither side could replace all men, but they bloody tried.

@paulamcinnes9405

3 жыл бұрын

Yea they did

@raspberrycrowns9494

3 жыл бұрын

@@whatsallthebrouhaha But thinking they're enemies is gonna help them sleep at night, it's dark but it's true

@samuelbarber6177

3 жыл бұрын

@@whatsallthebrouhaha yeah. We’re still feeling the effects of wars, even going back before WW1.

2023 - still brings a tear to the eye

@thunderstudios4403

5 ай бұрын

It really does.

Watching this again at 1:30am on the 25th and its heartwarming to realise one of the worst conflicts in history was still able to come to peace and happiness on Christmas day for the time it lasted for these men

1918 - 2018 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

@Soph1e.h0pe

5 жыл бұрын

🙏 We shall never forget xx

@paulconrev90therobloxfan28

5 жыл бұрын

K_Puvi heh

@moziebear0794

5 жыл бұрын

Resident Elect Lest we forget

@residentelect

5 жыл бұрын

@@moziebear0794 Your hair is amazing!!! I'm jealous 😁 And yes; Lest We Forget 😔

@spoopycaveira4857

5 жыл бұрын

We will remember them.

The fact that this actually happened is amazing and heartwarming

@nicolelawless3199

2 жыл бұрын

This is why I loved 1914 for. The war deserves my love

@BringDHouseDown

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that it happened is what breaks my heart, these men and young boys had no ill will towards each other, we fought cause our honor(our pacts) were at stake, and the only reason that honor was called into question, was because an organization paid by the Central Banking family(Rothschild) took out a Duke.

@omidesteki5597

2 жыл бұрын

@@BringDHouseDown which organization? Young Bosnia? Would you please share some info about the relation between Rothschild and assassination of Archduke Franz?

@maxdavis7722

2 жыл бұрын

@@BringDHouseDown little bit more than honour going on.

@siennamelake9940

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolelawless3199 well the war itself was a horrible tragedy but the people who died totally honest ally there were no bad guys in this war

The year is 2022. I tell people about this ad ad and they don’t remember it. But I do. I still think of it years later. Love this ad so much.

@harveydowns1040

Жыл бұрын

no the year is 2012

@nothingness653

Жыл бұрын

@@harveydowns1040 lol

@TheSyanadon

Жыл бұрын

me to.

It's December and it's time for me to go back to this video. Christmas really brings people together

The christmas truce must be the most wholesome moment in the history of warfare

@waitinginqueue

4 жыл бұрын

not just warfare, i would say in human history

@ashtonhall546

4 жыл бұрын

At the start the British wanted to sign loader than the Germans to prove we are the superior race and army

@TheCoyoteHill

4 жыл бұрын

William Mycroft Fun fact: Adolf Hitlers men participated in one of the truces and Hitler called it “disgusting.”

@TheCoyoteHill

3 жыл бұрын

Kikestein Shekelburg What?

@edgelord5492

3 жыл бұрын

TheCoyoteHill he is saying it’s pure bs which idk

I’d have no objection to Sainsbury’s just reusing this advert every year We are all here 6 years later, it’s timeless

@cian9816

3 жыл бұрын

Coca cola does it, why not Sainsbury’s too!

@samuelbarber6177

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was so powerful in 2014 because that was 100 years after it took place, but yeah, I wouldn’t mind seeing this around every year from the Remembrance Day-Christmas season.

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelbarber6177 I don’t know why but love Remembrance Sunday so much

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

I hated 2018’s because babies ruined it and I almost lost it but I thought of those who died and held it in. 2017’s parade I won’t forget because it was my first time. And dad told me about babies and dogs being at remembrance wasn’t the place and I totally agreed with him

@xNovaNebulax

2 жыл бұрын

make that 7 years ^^

I really liked the performance of the actor as Jim when he approached the German army in the morning. 99% of fear and 1% of hope where he wanted to trust his enemies as humans, even for a moment

This is still one of the most magical and beautiful moments of humanity. In the greatest war of the time, two nations that could barely understand each other, bonded through song, and the joy of the holidays. Could forget their conflict and instead choose brotherly love. Only but for a minute.... but a minute was all that was needed to remind them that they'll all human inside and out

“War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other” Niko Bellic

@mr.derpknight2272

3 жыл бұрын

I see that GTA IV reference. Solid game

@Neotokyovibes-WelcomeHome

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.derpknight2272 it's not a reference it's a quote

@yowaddup5649

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much the same as "war is young men fighting and old men talking"

@mr.derpknight2272

3 жыл бұрын

@@Neotokyovibes-WelcomeHome yeah but the quote is referencing the game

@harryhirsch8527

3 жыл бұрын

are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other? are ordered by law and punishment

No Christmas Ad can beat this one...

@alfiehillhsaliill8880

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Hay I know it's just beautiful and hopeful

@najkraemer3117

5 жыл бұрын

what about when Vader blewup earth :D

@SuperLeannehill

5 жыл бұрын

John Lewis: hold my beer

@paredesmarcangeloc.621

5 жыл бұрын

WANNA SPRITE CRANBERRY ( IM LATE)

@kimgrant3879

5 жыл бұрын

For crassness no.

Huge love and respect to our german and British Brothers and sisters from India🇮🇳🤝🇬🇧🤝🇩🇪

Does anyone else feel emotional, sad and teary eyed?

@imckshady6141

2 ай бұрын

me

@chrisbow1776

Ай бұрын

Nearly 2am I April and yes I sm, this amazing advert never fails

Best christmas advert ever

@user-oe8bg3uv6q

6 жыл бұрын

RenegadeRaida *Best advert ever

@cgavin1

6 жыл бұрын

Best fookin human beings ever. Learn. LEARN.

@galaxybuilderz5288

6 жыл бұрын

RenegadeRaida dat rly. Happened in history

@objectdefiance4027

5 жыл бұрын

Christ on a jolly bike what is that grammar.

@Jake-cg1ee

5 жыл бұрын

Best advert ever

this ad is unbeaten, nothing will ever ever top it

@Emma-yu2bd

3 жыл бұрын

john lewis, somewhere only we know, comes close :)

@esthxr_v6858

3 жыл бұрын

also john lewis man on the moon :)

@fettywapsmissingeye

3 жыл бұрын

Supervalus 2020 ad tops this,I’m sorry (this is my opinion as it touched my heart because it hits close to home)

@mikerizardo5282

3 жыл бұрын

If you mean wholesome this one wins but i think the japanese also did a good job

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

Last night at midnight I heard this in my sleep and they all met me in No Mans Land

I still come back to this advert because of how beautiful it is. Humanity

I still maintain that this is the greatest advert ever created.

Who’s watching this in 2019 ,101 years since then x

@coleivison4890

4 жыл бұрын

Bit weird we only made peace with Germany for only one Christmas

@nabeelmalik8025

4 жыл бұрын

105 years not 101. This was in 1914 not in 1918

@coleivison4890

4 жыл бұрын

@@nabeelmalik8025 I think he means when the war ended

@iwancrump6882

4 жыл бұрын

Grace Ward actually

@robertbush7530

4 жыл бұрын

Mate this is set 1914 so it's 105 years

My grandfather was a Lewis gunner in the First World War. He told me the British and German soldiers hated their officers, not each other.

@Super_tramp142

3 жыл бұрын

The Officers used to socialise with each other on leave!

@User-nq7ft

3 жыл бұрын

That’s crazy

@marionparton662

3 жыл бұрын

Who said 'Lions led by donkeys' - he was right!

@Super_tramp142

3 жыл бұрын

@@marionparton662 I’m sure that’s what my Great Grandfather would have said about the officer that ordered him into the tree he was shot out of at hill 60 in 1915.

@ilovemuslimfood666

3 жыл бұрын

Such a powerful statement.

9 years ago, the best Christmas advert was shared. 79 years ago, the greatest moment of human kind happened.

Nearly 8 years later, and this commercial still hits hard. A Merry Christmas to our friends across the pond from the good ol' US of A.

I feel sad during when they went back the trench

@mannamedisaak3316

4 жыл бұрын

pro sniper I would invite them in the trenches to should I trust them

@flargarbason1740

4 жыл бұрын

Grenade express What’s funny is a lot of the soldiers in WW1 would sometimes just mingle while they’re shooting each other and barter for cigarettes. Both sides knew that their enemy soldiers weren’t bad people, they just had a goal that would be detrimental to their way of life. Sometimes, sacrifices are necessary before things can get better.

@ferdrewflores3014

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@MuSl1k

4 жыл бұрын

@John Doe That is not true... When they went back to the trenches.... They had to kill eachother again... I'm sorry... My great grandfather was there and they had to fight with eachother.

@MC-kp2oi

4 жыл бұрын

did you cry

7 years later and this legendary Christmas ad still hasn't been beaten

@arno-luyendijk4798

Жыл бұрын

Still share it on soclal media wherever I can every year - that tells something about it.

@iuile

Жыл бұрын

Technically it has, by the five minute version of this ad. But I understand that's subjective opinion. I just know it felt like I was watching it for the first time again, which is not a common thing to experience.

@victorcabral5521

Жыл бұрын

😮p lo😊😊😊😊😊😊

@Ww2enthusiasts529

8 ай бұрын

No way this was a add

@SomeSeconds1

7 ай бұрын

8 years now

I don’t celebrate Christmas, yet watching this on 25th Dec,2023 and this is truly so beautiful !

8 years later and it still makes me cry

@zx3215

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's my favourite one too :)

Sainsburys just make this your Christmas advert every year

@acechadwick

5 жыл бұрын

It's the only one I ever watch.

@notme6753

5 жыл бұрын

This ad is so good that no one will complain if this is your ad every year!

@crystxlzx6442

5 жыл бұрын

Na it only works if it's 2014 or 3014 other then that it would seem out of place

Absolutely heartbreaking. Best Christmas advert this year.

@AlexStopp

9 жыл бұрын

The acting in it is better than most films!

@aaronj1995

9 жыл бұрын

@ThatHockeyKid88

9 жыл бұрын

Ever !

@gingeandcaidy3642

9 жыл бұрын

OMG I LOVE YOU!

@MartinT

9 жыл бұрын

I agree it really is! 💙

I play this shorter version every year at the men’s homeless shelter where I volunteer lead art therapy. It always puts things in perspective and prompts meaningful discussion among the men. Thank you for this video that is helping hurting people feel hope. Merry Christmas to all.

Every Xmas I come back to this ad and watch all latest ads from everyone else and 9 years later. No has yet to beat this timeless classic

Best advert ever. Still watching it in 2020, preparing for the Christmas in COVID times.

@ej8530

3 жыл бұрын

Thoughts on the new ad?

@Ruby-tr6mz

3 жыл бұрын

@@ej8530 what abt it

@Prizm21

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregfolland8452 you wont shop at sainsburys ever again because their christmas advert was a black family enjoying a normal family christmas? absolutely pathetic.

@Prizm21

3 жыл бұрын

@Barney McGrew 1. other than that (considering all the hate towards sainsburys right now is to do with that reason), would he have any other reason to never shop at sainsburys again? 2. this isnt anything to do with politics or any of the right/left bullshit. its simple human rights, racism should never be to do with politics.

@aliaabdelwahab7657

3 жыл бұрын

Same XD

Watching this has become a Christmas tradition at my house. Excellent ad with a powerful message. You know it's amazing when people keep coming back to see it 9 years and counting.

Every year during the Christmas season, since I first saw this ad, I come back and watch it. Because it was based off a real event and it shows how truly powerful the Christmas spirit can be. Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone around the world. Love from Canada. 🎄 🇨🇦

When the ads are so bad you have to revisit the best of the last years

@JJLipton

6 жыл бұрын

American here, its a Christmas tradition in England for this company to release an ad?

@ABirdOnTheMoon

6 жыл бұрын

Jeong Yes. A lot of companies release ads in Christmas most grocery stores but also a lot of famous brands and stores too.

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

Loved this compared to other rubbish ads and it’s WWI so it would make me breakdown if it had too

I was in the advert and now nearly seven years on i still think this was one of the highlights of the centenary. We had a hard but rewarding time making this film. Most of the cast were reenactors, WW1 enthusiasts or serving or former British military. Yet i do not understand the hated at times. The events in the advert are an honest recreation of the events at Wulverghem on Christmas day 1914 between the 16th Bavarian reserve regiment and the 1st Norfolk's and C coy of the 6th Cheshire's where there really was an informal kickabout between the British and German soldiers.

@nicolelawless3199

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t see you but thank you for being in it

@450martini

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm the tall chap wearing the brown fur jacket at 1:47. 1:53 and 1:58. Many of the core extras have been in various WW1 themed pieces like Downton Abbey, Private Peaceful, Journey's End.

@bougeac

2 жыл бұрын

I just watched this again and burst into tears at the end, so moving. Thanks for being part of it my friend

@PeteyGunn

2 жыл бұрын

according to wikepedia it stretched throughout the lines

@cuddlemuffinqueeflover56

2 жыл бұрын

I'm normally accustomed to changing to BBC when the adverts come on, not my favourite televisual past time (no disrespect to actors and actresses), but I'm now 44yrs old, big burly bloke with a shaved head yet I well up every time i see it. Thank you for the best ad on TV. ❤️

The image of the two most powerful teams living in peace on a good day created joy in my heart. Merry Christmas!😍😍😍

I watch it every Christmas. The greatest Christmas video of all time. Nothing better than this.

@FVStageII-hg3dp

6 ай бұрын

Watch Joyeux Noël

They will never be able to beat this advert

I love how they said "Im jim" and "otto" not with their ranks (private,corporal,PFC,etc).

@millieroberts9255

4 жыл бұрын

It's wonderful though Greeting each other as if they weren't at war

@darkspeed62

3 жыл бұрын

imagine them meeting out of war... maybe in a sports game or something. That is basically the point of the Ad! They wouldn't care reakllt about what job they did it was about the fact young men (and women, though not shown in this ad) who would likely have got along and met each other like they do know in the 21st Century, absent of war!

@callum4816

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkspeed62 I know I am a little late, but this advert is to do with bringing people together at Christmas, even if you have arguments, fights, disagreements, Christmas is about bringing together and enjoying each others company. Hope that's cleared things up for you, unless I mistook what you said completely, than I apologise lol

@thatmrbulldops

3 жыл бұрын

hi jim

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatmrbulldops He’s mine!

Best Christmas advert ever made. For those complaining about it sainsbury gave everything from that chocolate to the British legion even matched it. People seem to forget firms like sainsburys, teach, Woolworth to name a few lost colleagues in ww1&2

@glynthomas662

5 ай бұрын

Tesco meant to say

What a beautiful tribute to all those who gave their lives so that we can be free today. The best Christmas ad ever made

I come back to this every year, and I cry my heart out. It's simply the most beautiful ad I've ever seen!

@15mice31

7 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@kau8242

7 жыл бұрын

Me too 非常好

@anthonyjones1750

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, do me a favour. They are exploiting the deaths of soldiers to make money for their soldiers. Can't you see that??

@Punydoctor

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Jones By ''making money for their soldiers'', how? This is just an ad, and it's sole purpose is to make you buy things. That's how our capitalist world works.

@anthonyjones1750

7 жыл бұрын

Make money for their shareholders, I mean. It may be how our system works but I don't have to like it. The fact that it makes you cry shows how indoctrinated you are by this exploitative piece of work. Save your tears.

Some people say this should have resulted in peace, that the war should have ended here. But that’s couldn’t happen, because on that day there was no war. Just men who were without their families on Christmas, whom all shared the same spirit of Christmas in their hearts. This is a story of true light in a time of uncertain darkness 🇬🇧🇩🇪🌍 Edit: I also love how this is one of if not the best Xmas advert of all time

@bakewell7284

4 жыл бұрын

So so True!

@ohyeahyeah9213

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of the front was still fighting it wasn’t just peace everywhere. The war was still going on but these were more isolated incidents.

@flargarbason1740

4 жыл бұрын

Bardo The war only stopped along a few parts of the western front. There were big sections that were still fighting.

@footballnotsoccermrn1186

4 жыл бұрын

Bardo The German showed peace first. Then the British. But some Germans who did not want peace shot some soldiers. They gave gifts the the opposing side like chocolate, tobacco and more. But they were still forced to fight.

@georgebardsley7129

4 жыл бұрын

Oh Yeah Yeah Yes true, but for these men, for a few hours there was no war. Just the spirt of Christmas.

This was made in the true spirit of Christmas…….supermarkets need to re watch this and figure out where they all went wrong! No commercialism, no materialism just good old fashioned values that we need more than ever these days……..

Watching it in the end of 2023 . Quite the best add ever i have seen 🤝❤️ 🇩🇪🇬🇧

This will always be the best christmas advert Sainsbury's has made.

@blackdemonknight

7 жыл бұрын

Aye the reason is it shwcases the human kindness in one of the darkest times in history.

@brenndanmcdonaugh1672

6 жыл бұрын

Are you joking, this is the best Christmas ad ever

@sodaking6858

6 жыл бұрын

Brenndan McDonaugh yes it is pretty much impossible to make an add that moves people the way this one did

@mikescamp5610

6 жыл бұрын

defo the best

@jpbdude4223

6 жыл бұрын

No it won't. It's not just the best Sainsbury's Christmas advert. ITS THE BEST CHRISTMAS ADVERT EVER!

And still to this day, I can't watch it without it bringing tears to my eyes.

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

Me neither

@gumdeo

3 жыл бұрын

The English and German soldiers that did this deserve a lot of credit.

@Olivia-tdi

2 жыл бұрын

I find it sad because they had fun then they were reminded they needed to kill each other by the bombs from other countries

@youhan9574

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Its a beautiful ad I return to every year

@sirvincent7263

2 жыл бұрын

This ad always seems to run whenever I'm cutting onions!

I still watch this ad every year, 7 years into it now 🥺

This was a beautiful commercial. Truly ‘one for the angels’.

Can we just appreciate how much work went into this ad? The costumes, the setting, the accessories... they could have made a boring casual “bUy NoW” ad, but they chose this. Wonderful if you ask me

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

Love it because Jim is one of em I love

@nicolelawless3199

3 жыл бұрын

I remember in one dream of this, he made me into Wonder Woman

@dodibenabba1378

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm appreciating the fact that there's no mud on anybody, they all look well fed and like they've slept like a baby for the past few months.....

@nepnepguythegreatestofall6032

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodibenabba1378 It's 1914, so it's nothing super serious yet

@mrserus7164

2 жыл бұрын

What was really lovely about this was, they reproduced the chocolate as vintage bars and raised over £300,000 for the royal British legion poppy appeal.

Back when ads were actually original and had proper effort put into them. Definitely one of the best ads out there.

@greenretardspider6388

Жыл бұрын

for real man

@Mimicker1

Жыл бұрын

fr

@scottkelly283

Жыл бұрын

Before everything was so liberal it made you cringe

@Kelio22

Жыл бұрын

Unsure how original a telling of a historic event can really be to be honest but everyone agrees it's good

@JawnWawn

10 ай бұрын

I thought this was a movie for a second

When I was in high school, an English foreign teacher showed us this advertisement,and I'm still impressed

I love the heart felt message in this advert. So much so, I am using it in chapel to give a lesson on kindness to primary age children. Stunning and all so more relevant at these trying times.

I'am German and i've been to the UK twice in the last 6 months, because my girlfriend did a erasmus exchange semester. First i felt little uncomfortable when people asked me where I come from, or heard me speaking german with her, because of all what happened in the past. But then people where so nice and amazing, they were really interested in that, asked of which part in germany i am from, they spoke a few words german with me. All the years I had the impression that people in the UK dont like us, but it turned out to be wrong. It was a wonderful time in a wonderful country. Watching this reminds me that our languages are similar, we have same roots (my name is Jim -- mein name ist Otto), were friends and live not far from each other. This Ad is a wonderful appeal for peace and brotherliness. May you all have a nice year 2017.

@simonwiggins8570

6 жыл бұрын

Brought tears to my eyes. Actually if you look at history, culture and religion Germany and the UK are way closer then for example the UK is with France, Spain or Italy etc. We are common allies and its very sad we had two world wars to suffer through for both our peoples.

@coreytaylorneck1553

6 жыл бұрын

Nice comment :)

@aaronmccrorie5035

6 жыл бұрын

Brits don't hate German. U We are essentially the same people. Now the French...

@doctorfairlight2792

5 жыл бұрын

A German said to me, “I am a Saxon. You are an Anglo-Saxon. Why do we fight?" I still do not know the answer to this question. Jim Prince, First World War English Soldier

@timmyfunster139IQ

5 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic comment! I love the German language and have german language lessons every Thursday with a lovely german lady. One day I hope to be walking into Germany speaking some what fluently and be able to meet all the wonderful people there. It's abit early but frohe Weihnachten to you and your family 😊 🎅

Beautiful ad, showing humanity can never be broken

@anja6983

6 жыл бұрын

Intergalactic Human Empire one of those germans could have been my grandfathers brother. Im so happy that this is a real Story. I know we've been the bad guys, but we are not terrible ... Im sorry for ww2.

@HopeMcfadden

6 жыл бұрын

The Christmas Truce was a beautiful thing, but sadly the war did wear these men down. The following year, commanding officers strictly forbade any enemy fraternisation and from 1916 there was no suggestion of any truces. By this point loss of life had been too enormous and the use of poison gas made both sides bitter against the other.

@stephanieegbuawa9764

6 жыл бұрын

wow way to ruin the mood

@moritzrxn8925

6 жыл бұрын

Intergalactic Human Empire humanity is already broken

@tedbert2836

6 жыл бұрын

But it is broken. They go back to war to kill each other.

I come back to this ad year after year, and every single time, I shed a tear.

Same procedure as every year..coming back to this ad while crying incessantly 🥰 Greetings from Germany and merry Christmas to you all!:)

“He’s probably out there cheating” Me and the boys:

@fletchnobbs8451

3 жыл бұрын

Joshua Budiarto faxxxx

@FikoRiko06

3 жыл бұрын

Not funny

@dopedoug1014

3 жыл бұрын

@@FikoRiko06 it is

@catassistant

3 жыл бұрын

@@dopedoug1014 Probably the first 2 times or so, but people keep overusing it to death and it's far from funny.

@dopedoug1014

3 жыл бұрын

@@catassistant logically you can't argue whether somethings funny or not. I found it funny but you don't humor is subjective

Not going to lie, this made me cry.😢😭

@flargarbason1740

4 жыл бұрын

Simon Cooper damn onion ninjas

@Dersephh

4 жыл бұрын

Me too m8.... _Me too_

@a1bin0tadp0l3

4 жыл бұрын

It speaks a strong message. During war you have to convince yourself that the enemy isn't human, for what would that make you for killing them. That temporary cease fire reminded everyone in those trenches that the enemy they fought was just as human as the man next to them.

@jadielf_

4 жыл бұрын

Men's crying

@messigoat1615

4 жыл бұрын

Simon Cooper did u copy ur name from inbetweeners or is this actually ur name

This is the most beautiful advert ever and it just goes to show just how much love and respect real human beings have for each other, 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇬🇧🇩🇪🇬🇧🇩🇪🇬🇧🇩🇪🇬🇧

@JackFalkenhayn17

6 ай бұрын

We should have fought together 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 hi from Germany

I revisit this every year. It’s by far the best Christmas advert I’ve seen. Really pulls at your heartstrings and brings home the Christmas spirit.

@harveydowns1040

Жыл бұрын

ok

@nothingness653

Жыл бұрын

@@harveydowns1040 ok

The saddest thing is that all these people could’ve been friends Edit: thx for the likes 😀

@cal2551

4 жыл бұрын

After they returned to their bunkers both sides refused to fight each other. so they were replaced with different soldiers

@cornedbeefhash.5980

4 жыл бұрын

It was a horrible war.

@adamolis

4 жыл бұрын

Ew fortnite

@eilishoconnell9304

4 жыл бұрын

adamolis 14 seriously it’s a picture just keep ur opinion to ur self

@MrLouBomber

4 жыл бұрын

Cal for the love of god and everything holy please tell me this is the truth

Please do not forget, we are not just living together on 24.12. The other 365 days are there too. Merry Christmas I wish all. Greetings from Heinsberg Germany :)

@mikiyuki4635

4 жыл бұрын

Im late, but merry christmas to you as well.

@pierrecurie5188

4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that brother.

@anicrowsenjixd8918

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikiyuki4635 lmao

@NellieMac35

4 жыл бұрын

Merry Every Day. ❤️ from Scotland.

@UTDAngelito

4 жыл бұрын

Early Christmas to you, from an Spanish-Mexican-American.

I come back to this one yearly. One of the few commercials that reminds me that we are actually capable of being better, even if only for a single, shining moment.

I’m binge watching Christmas ads for a grocery chain that doesn’t even have a presence in my country. And I’m crying. Happy holidays.

Love Great Britain from Germany. No more brother wars! 🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧

@phoebs6199

4 жыл бұрын

feliciaable ❤️

@corruptedcola393

4 жыл бұрын

We love you lot too allies to the end 🇬🇧❤🇩🇪

@user-go2jr4jn3p

4 жыл бұрын

🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

@imperialnut3146

4 жыл бұрын

WW3? The EU and it's ally Germany?

@user-go2jr4jn3p

4 жыл бұрын

@@imperialnut3146 yes

Tomorrow marks the 100th year since “The War To End All Wars”. Remember all these men that gave their lives to save their homes.

@williamfrancis5367

5 жыл бұрын

@jemielnic. I'm glad you have faith the Americans. Most of us don't these days.

2022 and I’m still coming back to this bloody brilliant Advert

Such a heart warming story and surprising that no one has ever heard of such a remarkable demonstration of the enlighted human spirit that saw beyond the flags they represented and saw each other as friends that day as it should be! The soul doesn’t see anything more but a couple more friends to play with and have fun! ❤❤❤❤

This is the longest and best ad for sliced onions I've ever seen Sainsbury's make.

This ad proves the fact that it's the politicians who have the problems and leaders not the soldiers. The soldiers need to start a rebellion and tell the politicians and the people who make profit from wars to fight themselves. This is so inspirational and makes people really emotional.

@aaroncousins4094

5 жыл бұрын

The war ended 100 yrs ago....

@xlhurtz1198

5 жыл бұрын

lest we forget auf dass wir niemals vergessen mögen

@ambercook

5 жыл бұрын

Lady. Ice 🥰

@xxb00iexx37

5 жыл бұрын

Why have u got to complicate it

@Sukkulents_

5 жыл бұрын

Lady. Ice Bit late now

8 years now, Merry Christmas lads, have a good one

@user-vk8yq8oq7p

Жыл бұрын

This happened over 100 years ago not 8 years ago

Still makes me cry !! now age 73 XX

I'm very disappointed they didn't do this again for the 2018 version, 100 years after the end of the war, especially since the 2018 one was uploaded on armistice day

@italo195

5 жыл бұрын

yeah

@mohammedyounis4176

5 жыл бұрын

The war started 1914 and the year Sainsbury made this was 100 years after

@professorobvious4409

5 жыл бұрын

Fricks there wasn’t a Christmas truce in 1918

@professorobvious4409

5 жыл бұрын

L K Yea but In 1914 they saw each other as people not monsters by the end of the war mustered has had been used every one had lost someone and had a reason to hate the other side there wasn’t a good thing to make it about was my point mate I wish it wasn’t like that, the war shouldn’t have been a thing and affected so many live but it did all I can say is merry Christmas and happy new year

@lynxyt_194

5 жыл бұрын

Fricks Can’t take your comment seriously with that gay ass profile picture

And today we're all brothers, tonight we're all friends A moment of peace in a war that never ends Today we're all brothers, we drink and unite Now Christmas has arrived and the snow turns the ground white Hear carols from the trenches, we sing O Holy Night Our guns laid to rest among snowflakes A Christmas in the trenches, a Christmas on the front far from home

@Kanefan701

2 жыл бұрын

Sabaton made the newest Christmas song that only makes this day more special and more understanding for all of us no matter what nation we're from... here it shows that Christmas is for everyone.

@sir_cabbage1170

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kanefan701 They just made an animation for it, too.

@Kanefan701

2 жыл бұрын

@@sir_cabbage1170 so I saw

@duyanhgeorge3228

2 жыл бұрын

And tomorrow we are all enemies..

@Wren_BurnsHam

Жыл бұрын

@@duyanhgeorge3228 sadly

It's 1AM and I'm watching Christmas adverts!!!! 😂 I don't even celebrate it! But some of these ads are just magical. ❤

Should be played every year to remind us of the Christmas spirit.. maybe Sainsbury's might use it for Christmas 2024.. This ad. is way ahead of any ad l have seen ....

7 years later and this is the best Christmas advert ever created and has never been topped.

@Sarge92

Жыл бұрын

i love the trend that came from this where all the big brands would put out a christmas advert where they didnt try and flaunt products or sales they just mentioned who they where and spent the rest of the advert telling a nice story that instills the message of christmas

Historians have called the Christmas truce of 1914 "the last moment on the 19th century". The event is an example of the kind of belief in human beings inner goodness and decency that was common in 19th century culture (as the soldiers on both sides dared to assume that the enemy would be decent enough not to take the opportunity to attack once the opposition had their guard down). After the horrors of Word War 1, in fact DUE to the horrors of World War 1, this belief in human decency was forever lost among the majority, and replaced with a sense of cynicism and an idea that there is no limit to humans capacity for evil. This is seen for instance in how about two decades later, during World War 2, a few soldiers during a few separate occasions tried to initiate the same kind of Christmas truce that had occured in 1914, but these attempts were always futile; most of the time the soldier who tried to initiate it was immediately killed by the enemy. By that point, our modern time had begun, and there was no room left in such a cynical world for the kind of old fashioned gentleman who sincerely believes that human beings are fundamentally good.

@ste9281

5 жыл бұрын

World War I happened in the 20th century

@samh3074

5 жыл бұрын

While I don't agree with him I imagine he's referring to 19th century culture and not the actual dates.

@zacharywilson9596

5 жыл бұрын

mad hanger, yes but what he means is that it is the last moment of the kindness and decency experienced throughout the 19th century.

@harryhtet4273

5 жыл бұрын

I wished i could live in 19th Century.

@snowhole2625

5 жыл бұрын

James Jiang Christcom?

Every Christmas now and then, I continue to watch this. Thanks a lot to those who worked on this advert.

Best Christmas ad ever

This is the best Christmas commercial I've seen in my life.

@themathgod9567

7 жыл бұрын

amen

@renegaderaida526

6 жыл бұрын

You mean Advert