The Christmas Truce of WW1 revealed the true meaning of Christmas

On the 100th anniversary of the extraordinary Christmas Truce during the First World War, Mark Evans, says that we could all learn about the true spirit of Christmas from the ceasefire.

ONE HUNDRED Christmases ago, two sides faced each other across a no-man’s-land no wider than a football field.

In the fantasy version of this battle, strong, fierce soldiers on both sides were each nurtured by patriotic zeal and a supreme hatred of their enemy.