I would suggest to you THIS THREAD and the ones linked at the top of it for a lot of information as well as John's song and a couple of others regarding the events of that time. John McCutcheon's song "Christmas in the Trenches" is also in the DT.

This was more than "mythic" in the sense of it never happening. Not only did it happen but it was also not a single event but happened in several places and in the best known instance it also lasted a few days. The "Main Event" if you will, is best described in brief at Snopes. Lots of great stuff on the net regarding the event.

I saw a PBS or Discovery program awhile back about a place where relatives of the men often go to celebrate the event......Wish I could remember where or what it was on...................


Spaw