Bethlehem … Or A Fake Town in the Metaverse?

"Once in Royal David's City" is one of my favorite Christmas carols. When I was eight, my class sang it in the school Christmas concert … and I've loved it ever since. David's City is, of course, Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born. His family traveled there from the town where they lived, Nazareth — another oft-referenced town in the Bible.

"Once in Royal David's City" is one of my favorite Christmas carols. When I was eight, my class sang it in the school Christmas concert … and I've loved it ever since. David's City is, of course, Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born. His family traveled there from the town where they lived, Nazareth — another oft-referenced town in the Bible.…