425 - The WWI Christmas Truce

On our annual Chrish-mish episode we look at Christmas during war time from 1899-1999. From the famous Christmas Truce of the First World War, rationing throughout WWII and the 'Christmas Miracle' of the Hungnam evacuation during the Korean War. Recorded live at Basement Comedy Club in Melbourne.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:46 (though as always, we go off on tangents)Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPodSupport the show on Apple podcasts and get bonus episodes in the app: http://apple.co/dogoon Live show tickets: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/ Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/   Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.  REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/anzac-christmas-hampers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50805106https://vwma.org.au/collections/home-page-stories/australian-christmases-at-warhttps://www.history.co.uk/articles/happy-xmas-war-is-over-how-the-world-celebrated-christmas-during-ww2https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/how-christmas-celebrated-during-ww1-wartime/ https://www.britannica.com/event/The-Christmas-Truce https://play.acast.com/s/dansnowshistoryhit/the1914christmastruce-part2--acast8507fbd8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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