I've thought of what would make the perfect Christmas song. It should start off with a few lines of a language other than English, just to remind us Anglophones that we share the planet with other people. It should have a message that there is a hope for peace in an unpeaceful world. It should have a reference to a holiday toast. And what Christmas song is complete without the sounds of artillery, descriptions of aerial combat, and featuring an absolutely amazing dog. I've looked far and wide for such a song, but I can only find one that qualifies. Here it is: Snoopy's Christmas.
War is over if we want it, John Lennon told us.
And for a real life Christmas truce, check this out. Reminds me of the old line, "What if they gave a war and nobody came?" Dog bless one and all.