Around Christmas, many sing “Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem,” a town located in Palestine. But for years I have witnessed the scorn Palestinians receive – especially from evangelicals.

“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie,” begins a beloved Christmas carol sung since 1868, paying homage to Jesus’ birthplace. But have you heard of Bethlehem, Connecticut?

The little town of Bethlehem has cancelled Christmas celebrations for a second year while Israel ’s war reigns in Gaza and West Bank Palestinians face Israeli settler attacks and army operations ...

However, whether you're singing 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' or dressing your child up as Sheep Number Three, experts say you might be getting the story wrong.

O Little Town of Bethlehem (Vaughan Williams). Picture: IMSLP/Vaughan Williams This version takes its melody from the English tune ‘Forest Green’, which was adapted by Vaughan Williams from a folk ...

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a cherished favorite. During this festive season we ponder on the events that occurred in that little town 2,000 years ago; the Three Wise Men, the humble ...

With the yuletide season now nearly fully in swing, it’s time to tune up our voices again ready to sing our ever-joyful Christmas carols. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a cherished favorite ...

As for “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” he said, Philadelphia clergyman Phillips Brooks wrote it during the 1860s, inspired by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

In fact, the Jewish Bible claimed that the Messiah would be born in the town of Bethlehem. Drawing a link between this Messiah and King David, Micah 5:2 declares: “But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, ...

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” This religious carol tells the tale of the birth of Jesus, and was inspired by a pilgrim’s moving Christmas Eve experience in the Holy Lands.

One potential obstacle in New Jersey’s plan to create tens of thousands more affordable homes vanished this week, when officials in Bethlehem Township withdrew their legal challenge to the state ...