In 1914, Christmas Carols stopped World War I !

Dancing_Dave

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Sun Dec-25-05 02:19 PM
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In 1914, Christmas Carols stopped World War I !

There's an interesting article about it in todays Independent:
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article334971.ece

After the carols got the Christmas Vibe going, soldiers from opposite sides stopped shooting at each other, sang together, traded little gifts and played a game of soccer.

This brief grassroots truce movement was an interesting forshadowing of how more tennacious music-fueled activism was able to stop the Vietnam War several decades later.

Many indie musicians today want to do the same thing, and we've rallied together to create a site with music, text and pictures in this good cause: http://artistlaunch.com/artist.asp?artistid=7635

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Sun Dec-25-05 02:21 PM
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1. Thanks..I saw this in GD

I assume you are the "Dancing Dave" on that site as well?

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Dancing_Dave

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Sun Dec-25-05 02:31 PM
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2. Yeah, I'm Dancing Dave all over the internet...

Edited on Sun Dec-25-05 02:40 PM by Dancing_Dave

Actually, the nickname was given to me by college students who find my dancing amusing.

I promote many progressive music recording artists. What is progressive music? You have to listen to my stations to find out! It can be heavy blues rock or purely ethereal Ambient soundscapes. It just all adds up to something which can fuel a progressive movement.

I would love to hear from any musicians at DU who would like to be involved in this internet radio project. Get your SELF on air!

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