The Story of the 1914 Christmas Truce - World War One

A Sudden Turn is a channel devoted to telling true stories of Eucatastrophe and the peoples and times caught up in them. Eucatastrophe is the sudden and unexpected turn from bad to good piercing through the backdrop of catastrophe that shrouds history and darkens our understanding. Let us, through these stories, look beyond the past and present darkness and begin to see, not how it is, but how it is meant to be. Life does not demand a catastrophic ending, we are meant for a happy one.

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Historic storytelling would not be possible without the dedicated work of countless individuals in the field of photographic/film documentation. A Sudden Turn hopes to honor their work and the peoples and events they captured.

Songs:
Silent Night - by cloud cover
Carousel: Yehezkel Raz
Before you left: Yehezkel Raz
Auld Lang Syne - Instrumental Version: Narrow Skys
Auld Lang Syne : Narrow Skis

Footage:
All footage: US National archives