"If he was born anywhere other than Galilee, where he was raised and he began his work, it was Jerusalem. That's sheer speculation, even if it comes from "genuine Biblical scholarship".

The fact that a song isn't happy doesn't mean it's not a Carol.

And without the Massacre of the Innocents and the Flight to Egypt, the Christmas story is truncated and cheapened. (That's quite aside from the question of how far it's solid fact. The point is, those are the kinds of things which happen time and time again, all over the world, and they are happening right now, and it's a good thing to keep that in mind around our celebrations.)