palestinians. john huddy reporting live from the middle east bureau in nearby jerusalem. >> reporter: certainly violence is on people's mines, people that are visiting in the holy city of jerusalem and bethlehem for the christmas celebrations, but hasn't deterred the christian faithful, pilgrims from flocking to and going to manger square in bethlehem. take a live look, a shot of the activities going on, thousands of people in manger square, the 50 foot tall christmas trees there with the church and the nativity in the background where things will culminate. the celebration will culminate with midnight mass. earlier today marching bands parade through major square followed by the last patriarch of jerusalem's annual procession to the jury of the hole in nativity.