Judith Bingham The Christmas Truce, for satb chorus, 2 trumpets, strings, percussion and chamber organ. Full Score. A musical depiction of the 1914 Christmas ceasefire in the trenches of northern France during WWI. The music combines texts from diaries, letters and news reports, alongside German and English Christmas carols to create a haunting reflection on that extraordinary day. Winner of the 2004 British Composer Award for Choral Music.