from the songs wiki :
........" a video was shot for "Pipes of Peace", depicting the famous 1914 Christmas truce between British and German troops.[9] It portrays a British and a German soldier, both played by McCartney, who meet up in No Man's Land and exchange photos of their loved ones while other soldiers fraternise and play football. When a shell blast forces the two armies to retreat to their own trenches both men realise that they still have each other's pictures......"

history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

merry christmas

Pope Benedict XVI died in retirement in his 96th birthday - the Vatican.