{"id":21282,"date":"2018-12-22T08:01:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T14:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=21282"},"modified":"2018-12-21T21:21:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T03:21:41","slug":"audio-drama-review-christmas-1914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/audio-drama-review-christmas-1914\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Drama Review: Christmas Eve 1914"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=adamsblog03-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00R2D5T9U&amp;asins=B00R2D5T9U&amp;linkId=e6ca231fce6b9f1c771af0ff39bb04be&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The story of the Christmas truce in 1914 during World War I is an emotionally powerful and resonant event to anyone who hears about it. I&#8217;ve seen and\/or heard several dramatic presentations of it. The Audible Originals audio drama <em>Christmas Eve 1914<\/em> is the best dramatization of the event I&#8217;ve experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The production focuses on a group of young lieutenants in a company whose captain has died. They&#8217;ve rotated in on Christmas Eve and expect a quiet night, but get word from the Colonel at HQ that a German attack is expected and they need to prepare. At the same time, a fresh young Sub-Lieutenant, who lied about his age to get into the Army, joins them on the front lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play is well-written.<em> Christmas Eve 1914<\/em> takes listeners in the thick of conflict and immerses us in the war-weary world of these young officers. The play focuses on the horrors of war and the way they relate to the war and each other for most of the run-time. The truce only comes into play in the last twenty minutes. As a result, we feel the bittersweet impact of the event, knowing, in a day, our heroes will return to the nightmares of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acting is solid. Almost every character is well-characterized, and the best drama comes from hearing them interact and play off each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sound design and music are superb, doing a great job creating a realistic feel and atmosphere. The sound design and music never overwhelm the listeners or the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Colonel was written as a stereotypical clueless and hypocritical senior officer who was gung ho about putting other people in danger. The Colonel&#8217;s best skills is not-too-subtly trying to play the lieutenants&#8217; ambition to become the next captain against one another. Thankfully, while important, the Colonel&#8217;s part is relatively small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, <em>Christmas Eve 1914<\/em> is a great Christmas Story, a great drama, and a great example of how good modern Audio Drama can be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rating: 4.75 out of 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas 1914 is available as one of the free Audible <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">orignal<\/g> selections for Audible subscribes during the month of December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you enjoyed this post, you can have new posts about Detective stories and the golden age of radio and television delivered&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004U8SET2\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=adamsblog03-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004U8SET2\">automatically to your Kindle<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This post contains affiliate links, which means that items purchased from these links may result in a commission being paid to the author of this post at no extra cost to the purchase<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story of the Christmas truce in 1914 during World War I is an emotionally powerful and resonant event to anyone who hears about it. 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