get their turn to touch the silver star. it s unbelievable to think that this is where jesus was born. you know actually being able to go down and touch the stone, every christmas, this is what we hear about, before i wasn t really sure about my faith. now i m here, i m seeing all of this, i love this. it s amazing. the christmas story is all about stars and light in the gospels a star leads the three wisemen, the maji. it was the signal of the birth of an important prominent person. could there really have been such a star on the night jesus was born? scientists do indicate there was extraordinary activity in the skies.