Bethlehem was a village in Judea. The Doctor once took Leonardo da Vinci on a trip there to attend the first Christmas around 0 BC/AD. (AUDIO: Relative Dimensions [+]Marc Platt, Eighth Doctor Adventures (Big Finish Productions, 2010).) Indeed, the Messiah was predicted to be born in Bethlehem. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Keith Topping, BBC Past Doctor Adventures (BBC Books, 2001).) The Doctor managed, through local records, to locate the date of the birth of Christ. When he took Leonardo da Vinci near the stable where the baby Jesus would be located, Leonardo would not go any closer, despite the Doctor's assurances that there was nothing to fear. (AUDIO: Relative Dimensions [+]Marc Platt, Eighth Doctor Adventures (Big Finish Productions, 2010).)
Dodo Chaplet played Mary in a nativity play, simulating pregnancy and riding into Bethlehem. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask [+]Daniel O'Mahony, Virgin Missing Adventures (Virgin Books, 1996).)
In a parallel universe, the Doctor visited Bethlehem in the 1st century with Susan. (PROSE: The Innocents [+]Marc Platt, Short Trips: The History of Christmas (Short Trips, 2005).)
The Tenth Doctor once claimed to have been in Bethlehem during the first Christmas and "got the last room", while trying to explain the holiday to Astrid Peth. (TV: Voyage of the Damned [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2007 (BBC One, 2007).)
The Fifteenth Doctor was impressed when upon offering to Ruby Sunday the chance to go anywhere in time or space, she asked to see the Beatles recording their first album. He stated that people always said the Titanic or Mars or Bethlehem. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 14 (BBC One and Disney+, 2024).) The Fifteenth Doctor eventually did visit Bethlehem in the year 0001. (TV: Joy to the World [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2024 (BBC One and Disney+, 2024).)