At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At Christmas time, people sometimes put a star on top of the Christmas tree.
This is the prayer to ask the Three Wise Men for gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and it holds a special meaning that goes beyond the material.
The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.