Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, Jerusalem and that area in the Middle East known as the Holy Land, is now one of the most intense trouble-spots of tension, war and conflict in the world. This is the strip of land where the son of God walked to bring “peace on earth and goodwill to all men.” All these ironies are reflected in the great Christmas poems.
Christmas is such a commercial success as the world’s most popular festival, that it is easy to find hundreds of verses about it,
