It?s the kind of story that seems impossible now, when unmanned planes drop explosives on foreign soil and solitary snipers hover behind enemy lines. Early in World War I, German and Allied troops called a temporary truce on Christmas Eve, 1914. They sang carols, exchanged gifts, even played soccer.
Cantus, a professional all-male a cappella choir from Minneapolis, recaptures the poignancy of that cease-fire in ?All Is Calm,? a performance that combines letters from soldiers and Christmas songs from the early 20th century. This is the fourth year Cantus has toured the show, which comes to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m.