N�rnberg, Mittelfranken, 2003-12-26 - 11:53 p.m.

Do you know the traditional 'Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht) sang by Simon & Garfunkel?

They sing with angelic voices, but as the song continues you hear in the background a radio speaker telling a lot of horrible news just happening outside in the world..

When I listened these X-mas Days to the news, while we all sat in our cozy homes, dedicated to family, gluttony, greed for parcels & presents and sloth, I found the time to watch the news:

China searches for blast victims A plan to seal a well leaking deadly gas that has killed about 200 is delayed as the search for survivors goes on. Iranian earthquake 'kills 20,000' At least 20,000 people are said to have died as a big earthquake flattens a city in south-east Iran. Ten killed in Mid-East violence The deaths threaten to trigger a new wave of violence Ten people have died in one of the bloodiest days of Israeli-Palestinian violence in months. Airliner crash kills 135 in Benin The aircraft plunged into the sea after take-off At least 135 people were killed as a plane plunged into the sea off the West African state of Benin on Thursday. Israel general predicts ceasefire General Yaalon was speaking before the latest suicide attack The Israeli army chief of staff has predicted a ceasefire with Palestinian militants could happen within weeks.