"Next year we want to see the biggest Christmas tree ever". With hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza on the rise in recent days, Bethlehem residents await calm that could see tourists return in 2025.

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 ...

Nigel Manley with one of the Korean fir trees he's been growing for the past few years on his Bethlehem, New Hampshire farm. Eleven days before Christmas, an outdoor firepit crackles next to the ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.

On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets ... Unlit streets, scant decorations, and the absence of a large Christmas tree gave the city a somber mood, reflecting a collective ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square ... The municipality has forgone its traditional Christmas tree at the main entrance to the neighbourhood, New Gate, and nativity scenes have been restricted to ...

Traditionally in Bethlehem, a grand Christmas tree would light up Manger Square, but local authorities opted against elaborate celebrations for a second year. “This year we limited our joy ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... demanding protection after the burning of a Christmas tree in Hama the day before. Videos and images shared on social media showed the large, decorated tree ...

A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is built atop a cave where Christians believe Jesus was born more than 2,000 years ago. But like ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... demanding protection after the burning of a Christmas tree in Hama the day before. Videos and images shared on social media showed the large, decorated tree ...