As the local choir rehearsed ahead of this year’s service, many choir members said the words echoed with deeper meaning following the ceasefire in Gaza
After two years of sombre celebrations, Bethlehem finally sees the light and joy of Christmas. Pic/X@MzBelindaW
At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born.
As the local choir rehearsed ahead of this year’s service, many choir members said the words echoed with deeper meaning following the ceasefire in Gaza. “It reminds us that no matter the difficulties, the darkness, there is always a light and that hope is always alive,” said Joseph Hazboun, the conductor of the lay choir made up of local Catholics.
For the past two years, as the war in Gaza dragged on, Christmas in Bethlehem has been a sombre affair, without the traditional festivities and decorations and music. But this year, families are flocking again to Manger Square, signalling hope about the fragile ceasefire and providing a much-needed economic boost to Bethlehem.
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