[Intro]
[Verse]
I'll remember that day in no man's land
Where we aimed our rifles but we stayed our hand
As snow and frost covered our throngs
From the battlefield came a most holy song
Our Christmas Eve had been spent in our tents
Biding our time and protecting the trench
As orders came from generals high above
Sentenced to be far from those whom we loved
[Chorus]
On the day we shall always remember
When we laid down our guns in December
Where we came together, we sang and embraced
And the trenches became a most holy place
It's the truce we shall always remember
As we laid down our guns in December
[Verse]
As they sang their carols we joined in response
A melody carried through the cold and the frost
We left our trenches our candles alight
And we became brothers that Christmas Eve night
We sang and we drank, no blood was shed
And with our hearts weighing heavy, we collected our dead
The Great War would rob us of innocence and youth
But one day we knew peace during the Christmas truce
[Chorus]
On the day we shall always remember
When we laid down our guns in December
Where we came together, we sang and embraced
And the trenches became a most holy place
It's the truce we shall always remember
As we laid down our guns in December
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
And as Dawn came we were forced to return
The fires of war would once again burn
The guns no longer rest, and made to kill others
Firing upon those who once were our brothers
Lord bless me in battle that I may survive
And may yet see another Christmas alive
Grant me this memory shall never be lost
Of peace that was achieved in the tundra and frost
[Chorus]
On the day we shall always remember
When we laid down our guns in December
Where we came together, we sang and embraced
And the trenches became a most holy place
It's the truce we shall always remember
As we laid down our guns in December
[Violin Solo]
[Chorus]
On the day we shall always remember
When we laid down our guns in December
Where we came together, we sang and embraced
And the trenches became a most holy place
It's the truce we shall always remember
As we laid down our guns in December
[Outro]
