when did the christmas truce happen

The Christmas Truce was a series of unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front of World War I on Christmas Day in 1914. The truce began spontaneously on Christmas Eve when German and British troops began exchanging Christmas greetings and singing carols across no-man's-land. The truce lasted for several days, during which time the troops exchanged gifts, played games, and held joint funeral services for their fallen comrades. The Christmas Truce was a rare moment of peace in a war that had claimed millions of lives, and it has since become a symbol of hope and unity during times of conflict.