Customer Reviews

Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce with CD (Audio)

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It's amazing when you think that on any given day people who were killing each other would and could be friends under different circumstances. This story just shows the human potential for peace even under the worse conditions. War is always tragic but it shows that mankind has much more in common then it has differences. Pray for peace.

This is a terrific book that shows the juxtoposition of the horror's of war with the moving power of the Spirit of Christmas to bring enemies together. The book offers a great opportunity to discuss forgivness and brotherhood. It also shows true Christian behavior at its finest.

Wonderful true story told by a comforting Walter Cronkite voice and heavenly Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This is one of the "regulars" that I read with my children each Christmas, illustrating that the power of the spirit of Christmas can disarm complete armies. A wonderful testament that Jesus Christ literally is the Prince of Peace.

The story of the 1914 Christmas Truce is, without doubt, one of the only hope-filled stories to emerge from the carnage of the First World War. I was looking forward to receiving both the book, with its magnificent illustrations, along with the CD, as advertised and for which I paid.

When the product arrived, there was the book but no CD. I've been around in circles trying to have the matter resolved. Amazon directed me the seller. The seller redirected me to Amazon. I've filed a report but, to date, no one has come back to me with a satisfactory resolution. So, on this item, I feel I have been short changed and I'm very disappointed with Amazon. Resolving issues like this should be much easier.

The book is wonderful, the Robert T. Barrett illustrations are brilliant. I just wish I had been able to listen to the iconic Walter Cronkite read this worldclass story about a moment of humanity in an age of carnage.

The book is nicely done with pictures I think intended to soften the images of war, the dead soldiers, etc. I ordered the book to send to my children as my youngest is currently serving in Iraq. I found it too upsetting to read about the tragic loss of lives and it was not something I wanted my grandchildren, ages 1-12 to read. It is well done, but it was just too sad for me.