| 15 Nov. | Inaugural Event
The Bethlehem Christmas festival will commerce with street parades and Palestinian music and dance. |
| 16 Nov. | Opening of Glasgow Exhibition" The Life of the Art of Christ". |
| 26 Nov.
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Jordi Saval & Hesperion XXI from Barcelona
and the Capella Reial de Catalunya in a concert of Catalan and Sibil songs.
This special concert will feature soprano Montserrat Figueras. |
| 26 Nov. - 19 Dec.
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Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in the city of the Nativity is one of the highilights of the Christmas Festival featuring arts and crafts from all over Palestine. |
| 30 Nov. | Star Concert |
| 3, 10 & 17 Dec.
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Advent Concert Series
Renowned conductors are invited to perform in the advent concerts series such as: The Cantigas, Joel Cohen & the Camerata Mediterranea Mohammed Briouel & the Arabo-Andalusian Orchestra of Fes. and Monteverdi's Vespers Gabriel Garrido & the Elyma Ensemble from Sicily and others. |
| 14 Dec. | Star Concert |
| 23 Dec. | A Concert by Santa Cecilia Academy of Rome |
| 24 Dec.
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Catholic and Evangelical Churches of the Holy Land
celebrates Christmas.
Choirs of the World on Manger Square: Children's choirs from different countries will perform on Christmas Eve The Children of Benin, From Benin; The Children of Odessa from Ukraine; The Drakensberg Boys Choir from South Africa; The Krasnoyarsk Children's Choir from Russia; and The Angeles of Bethlehem are among the choral groups featured in this Christmas Eve concert. |
| 25 Dec. 2000 -
6 Jan. 2001
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13 Holy Nights
Ten evenings of oriental and western music to celebrate the Christmas season and Ramadan nights. On Xmas Day and for the first time Bethlehem will welcome the pilgrims who have traveled 1,000 miles on THE JOURNEY OF THE MAG! Among the other highlights, a performance by world famous choir from the Basque Country (Spain), the Algerian singer IDir, Good News Church Choir and others. |
| 31 Dec. | New Year's Eve Celebrations
Performance by the Orchestra National de Barbes and fireworks. |
| 6 Jan. 2001 | Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas |
| 18 Jan 2001 | The Armenian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas |