Famous Stars of Bethlehem

• Berlin, Irving

  The composer of "White Christmas"

• Claus, Santa

  The jolly toy-delivering hero of Christmas

• Crosby, Bing

  The singer of "White Christmas"

• Dickens, Charles

  The author of A Christmas Carol

• Gabriel

  The angel who told Mary that Jesus would be born

• Grinch, The

  The furry grouch who tried to ruin Christmas

• Herod

  The Biblical king who ordered a mass slaughter of infants

• Jesus of Nazareth

  The son of God in the Christian religion

• Mary

  Virgin mother of Jesus of Nazareth

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

  The beacon-snouted hero of the annual Christmas TV special

• Stewart, Jimmy

  The lanky, aw-shucks star of It's A Wonderful Life

• Tiny Tim

  The sickly tyke in A Christmas Carol

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