At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At Christmas time, people sometimes put a star on top of the Christmas tree.

one of these stationary points occurred when Jupiter was directly overhead in Bethlehem for several nights, aligning with biblical accounts,” said Kim. The “Christmas Star” may have been a ...

This week, three bright planets are making that case to be this year's “Star of Bethlehem” or “Christmas Star,” with Jupiter, Mars and Venus all shining brightly. The legend of a bright ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Christmas City's official Christmas tree is now lit. The Bethlehem tree-lighting ceremony was held Friday night outside Payrow Plaza. Mayor J. William Reynolds helped with the ...

Times change and some of the changes are most noticeable at Christmas! Nobody goes shopping in a horse-drawn cutter or bobsled these days … or roasts a ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - If you have a Christmas tree on your property the city of Bethlehem might like to have it this holiday season. The Public Works Department is seeking a donated tree for the annual ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square ... the Christian quarter has eschewed traditional Christmas decorations. The municipality has forgone its traditional Christmas tree at the main entrance to the ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on ...

The municipality has forgone its traditional Christmas tree at the main entrance to the neighborhood, New Gate, and nativity scenes have been restricted to private properties. The tightening of ...