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The Christmas Truce
On Christmas Eve 1914, during World War I, British and German soldiers stopped fighting.
Many of them left their trenches and started to talk and exchange gifts.
But after a few hours of peace they were ordered back to their guns.
Photo: Associated Press
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Christmas Day 2011
17:50GMT
BBC World Service Online
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