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.

The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.

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 ...

Local artist Mary Jane Lahr painted a gleaming Bethlehem star over a snow-kissed Historic Hotel Bethlehem in this year’s collectible peppermint bark tins sold exclusively at The Shoppe at ...

Our 9th floor room had a great view of the iconic 91-foot-tall Bethlehem star that glitters over the town 365 days a year (ask for a “Starlight View”). Its lights can be seen for 20 miles.