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Modern Day Magi Recreate Ancient Christmas Trek
As the sun sets over Bethlehem on Christmas Day of the new millennium, "Wise Men" from distant lands are set to ride into the town astride camels, bearing "gifts" of goodwill for the residents of an ancient city, mired in modern political turmoil. ... (Read the story)

Messianic Jews see special dimension in Hanukkah
The Arthur family gathered around the kitchen table in their duplex Dec. 21 to light the shamash, the name for the candle in the center of their nine-pronged menorah, to observe the first day of Hanukkah. ... (Read the story)

The Christmas carol that briefly stopped World War I
When World War I erupted in 1914 launching the first great European war of the 20th century, soldiers on both sides were assured they would be home by Christmas to celebrate victory. ... (Read the story)

Soothing Christmas tune was created in midst of conflict
"Silent Night," the carol that briefly stopped World War I, is one of the most recognizable Christmas songs and one of the most popular pieces of holiday music. ... (Read the story)

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