Latin Patriarch Fuad Twal heads a mass at the Latin Church in the West Bank city of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem on December 19, 2009. Twal will head the night mass of the Christmas in the Church of the Nativity on Christmas eve. Scores of Christian pilgrims are preparing to gather to celebrate Christmas. [Xinhua]

A Palestinian Municipal worker decorates the main Christmas tree in the West Bank city of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem on December 19, 2009, 4 days before the Christmas. Scores of Christian pilgrims are preparing to gather in the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ at the West Bank to celebrate Christmas. [Xinhua]