Here's a beautiful version of a tune many of us know in English as "Silent Night". The world's most popular Christmas carol was first sung in Austria on Christmas Eve 1818. The melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863). Please enjoy "Stille Nacht", arranged by Musician 1st Class Tim Hill. | United States Navy Band

On Christmas Eve 1914, the sound of rifles gave way to the singing of Stille Nacht by German soldiers across No Mans Land. British troops soon joined in with Silent Night, and a quiet ceasefire began. Men emerged unarmed from their trenches, exchanging small gifts like cigars, buttons, chocolate, and tins of food. They took pictures together and even played makeshift football. For a brief time, they helped bury the fallen. By the following day, orders ended the delay in fighting, and normal host