- published: 14 Dec 2015
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Bethlehem (Arabic: بيت لحم Bayt Laḥm ; "House of Meat", Bēt Laḥm; Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם Bēṯ Leḥem, Modern: Bet Leḥem [bet ˈleχem], lit. "House of Bread"; Ancient Greek: Βηθλεέμ [bɛːtʰle.ém]; Latin: Bethleem) is a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, Palestine, about 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. The economy is primarily tourist-driven.
The earliest known mention of the city was in the Amarna correspondence of 1350-1330 BCE during its habitation by the Canaanites. The Hebrew Bible, which says that the city of Bethlehem was built by Rehoboam, identifies it as the city David was from and where he was crowned as the king of Israel. The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus. Bethlehem was destroyed by the Emperor Hadrian during the second-century Bar Kokhba revolt; its rebuilding was promoted by Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, who commissioned the building of its great Church of the Nativity in 327 CE. The church was badly damaged by the Samaritans, who sacked it during a revolt in 529, but was rebuilt a century later by Emperor Justinian I.
Actors: Laura Karpman (composer), David Velasco (miscellaneous crew), Mary J. Blige (actress), Jennifer Hudson (actress), Naeem Uzimann (actor), Trudie Styler (producer), Angela Bassett (actress), Nas (actor), Kevin Cannon (actor), Forest Whitaker (actor), Tyrese Gibson (actor), Tyrese Gibson (actor), Vondie Curtis-Hall (actor), Derek Yip (miscellaneous crew), Renee Burke (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes' celebrated play, the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston ('Jacob Latimore' (qv)), a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother, as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives Reverend Cornell and Aretha Cobbs ('Forest Whitaker' (qv) and 'Angela Bassett' (qv)). Unwilling to live by the imposing Reverend Cobbs' rules, a frustrated Langston is determined to return home to his mother, Naima ('Jennifer Hudson (I)' (qv)). Langston embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey and along with his new friends, and a little divine intervention, he discovers the true meaning of faith, healing, and family.
Keywords: based-on-novel, based-on-stage-musical, based-on-the-bible, christmas, color-in-title, nativityActors: Nelson George (writer), Nelson George (producer), Nelson George (director), Chyna Layne (actress), Ashley Avis (actress), Bridget Barkan (actress), Toni Thai Sterrett (actress), Lisa Ferreira (actress), Belinda Becker (actress), Charisse Woodall (actress), Mina Joo (actress), Tigist Selam (actress), Donna Augustin (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Leslie Norman (producer), Martin Benson (actor), Peter Illing (actor), Harry Watt (director), Howard Marion-Crawford (actor), Harry Watt (writer), Anthony Steel (actor), Alan Webb (actor), Jean Graham (miscellaneous crew), Jack Whittingham (writer), Peter Bezencenet (editor), Orlando Martins (actor), Stuart Lindsell (actor), Delene Scott (actress), Alan Rawsthorne (composer),
Genres: Adventure,Chorus
It's christmas
Give love til' there's peace
Til' there's more than enough
It's christmas
Give love, it's all about love, yeah yeah
Today I saw a man, on the street
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
He was cold
He was tired
And there were no shoes on his feet
He said can you spare a dime?
It won't take you much time
Til'I can get back up on my feet
I look to heaven and pray
Day after day
I'm just trying to get something to eat
Chorus
And what about the woman
Who walks the night alone
With no place to sleep, yeah yeah
And what about the child
With the broken heart
Through teary eyes that can't really see
All they need is a hand
Someone who understands
To listen to the cry that they make
Instead of walking on by
Take a look into their eyes
And help somebody find their way
Chorus
Just open your heart
Cause there's someone out there who's needing you now
A little love
Is something that can't be replaced
Put a smile on each face
Somehow, right now
On this holiday
I don't care what people say
I'm gonna put there weight upon my shoulders
(while chorus sings)For God so loved the world
That He gave his only Son
Not just for me
Not just for you
For everyone
Give love it's all about love
Chorus out