Hello History Spelunkers!! Welcome back to a new episode just in time for the most wonderful time of the year. The world can seem like a pretty dark place at times, but there is a magic to this season that brings a bit of joy back into the world. And on some occasions that magic is powerful enough that it truly can bring peace on earth…if only for awhile.

Shownotes

• Donation Links: If you are able to please give.
• UNICEF--https://www.unicefusa.org/
• Doctors Without Borders--https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/
• International Rescue Committee--https://www.rescue.org/
• UN Refugee Agency-- https://www.unrefugees.org/
• Save The Children--https://www.savethechildren.org/
• Episode art is a colorized photo of a group of British and German soldiers fraternizing in No Man's Land during the 1914 Christmas truce, courtesy of Cassowary Colorizations, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
• Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
• https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/546523/Duke-of-Cambridge-Prince-William-Visit-Memorial-WWI-Christmas-Day-football-match
• https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce
• https://www.britannica.com/event/The-Christmas-Truce
• https://www.theworldwar.org/exhibitions/christmas-truce-winter-1914
• https://www.visionofhumanity.org/the-christmas-truce/
• https://gwern.net/doc/economics/1984-axelrod-theevolutionofcooperation-ch4-theliveandletlivesysteminwwi.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25206-2004Dec24.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Christmas_Letter#/media/File:Open_Christmas_letter_from_the_Suffragettes_of_Manchester_(11350682363).jpg