History Channel (Tues., Dec. 17, 8 p.m. ET)
World War I took a holiday in 1914 when German and British soldiers emerged from their trenches and allowed themselves an unsanctioned Christmas ceasefire that featured carol singing, fraternization and even a soccer game. Blending archival film clips and sound recordings with dramatic re-creations, this hour-long documentary provides a concise, informative and moving account of the incident, described here by one historian as "a sparkle of hope and humanity" in "four years of hell."
BOTTOM LINE: Treasured memory
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