For a Night, We Were Human | The Christmas Truce

The Glenn Beck Program

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Politics, News Commentary, News

4.6 • 22.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In the frozen trenches of World War I along the Lys River in 1914, amidst the relentless thunder of artillery, a miraculous unofficial truce unfolded on Christmas Day. British and German soldiers, weary enemies, emerged from the mud and wire to share gifts, songs, and stories of home together in the ruins. Produced by Glenn Beck in collaboration with AI, this poignant song recaptures the true story of the Christmas Truce, reminding us that even in the darkest times, a single brave act or small light can awaken our shared humanity, allowing soldiers to lay down their weapons and remember they are human... just for a night. Stay tuned at GlennBeck.com for more musical storytelling inspired by Glenn’s artifacts next year on Torch. VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57998C8fprk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.2	That's R-A-K-U-T-E-N.
0:55.0	I'm... Somewhere on the Lees River, in the frost of 14 A weary German officer
1:00.0	Riets home of what he sees
1:05.0	Get from home in midnight
1:10.0	Gingerbread and woolen thread
1:15.6	But artillery still thundered
1:21.6	As he counted up the dead
1:25.6	And just past Christmas morning
1:30.3	through the smoke and winter gray
1:35.3	A Bavarian raised a pine tree
1:40.3	like a lantern of hope in the hay
1:45.0	And across the broken silence
1:50.0	Came a shout from Scottish men
1:55.0	Kilted Highlanders he wrote
2:00.0	Wishing us Christmas once again
2:05.6	Who knows how peace begins?
2:10.6	Maybe one brave voice, maybe one small light
2:16.6	On Christmas morning even enemies can remember they're human for a night
2:25.3	just for a night we remember we're human for a night
2:35.0	A lone Bavarian rifleman
2:40.0	crawled out through the wire
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