It's off to Bethlehem for a magical Christmas special to end this part of the season. In the distance you can hear the sounds of cattle lowing punctuated by the din of mortars and rockets as one of the many factions tries to reclaim some territory lost in the 8th century…oh, wait a minute, gettings some late breaking news here.  Hold on.  Okay, sorry folks, it appears that GH is only going to the Bethlehem in Pennsylvania, not the one in Palestine. Drat, would have made for a much more interesting show.

They are investigating the Sun Inn, built about three and a half centuries ago; something that old HAS to be haunted, right?  Watch as Grant astounds us with his powers of observation, walking into a room and looking at an alcove by the floor with hanging pots and other cooking utensils. Nothing gets by him as he calmly informs us "That's a fireplace!" They proceed to finish the tour of the room saying, from time to time, little tidbits like "That's a window. That's a door. That's a horse with a hat on it."  (sorry William Shatner)

I think they ruined my "Ghost of Christmas Future" joke last year with their title of "Ghosts of Christmas Past" for the mid-half-portion finale, so, this year I'll just say their gonna investigate the Dickens outta this place.

Sounds like an innocent enough investigation, right? Well, again, we have a conflict of interest. Here's what TAPS Paramagazine has to say about the Sun Inn: "a very special landmark poised to be the next big thing of paranormal tourism". You can just Ghost Hunt, or you can partake of a Dinner and a Ghost Hunt, or you can go all out and have an overnight Ghost Hunt (cause they only come out at night, right?)

I have to admit, the rosemary roasted pork loin listed as an option for the dinner doesn't sound too bad…but I ain't paying $70 for it.

What started the interest here? About three years ago the Inn was featured in the book "Bethlehem Ghosts" and set the wheels of commerce in motion.  It is only fitting that the "season" ends with a stark reminder of the commercialization of Christmas and the Paranormal.

Why does this group act like pedophiles when they 'investigate a child haunting'.

''I've got a new toy for you if you come out'', ''I'll buy you a new dress if you appear Sarah'', '' Touch my (fill in body part here) if you're in the room''.

Yeeesh!

I was waiting for the SFT, too, but…did you notice?  They have different flashlights now it seems (at least Amy and What's his name did)

As soon as the scene of the sightings was shown to be a bar I wondered about the inebriation factor.  And the tour guide was saying how he kept seeing the apparition and then it turned out that he saw it on average once every six years.

For further evidence of commercialization see:

http://bethlehem.patch.com/art…..site-alive

Specifically statements like:

Szulborski said that ghost activity has increasingly become a source of income for the preservation association, which continues to struggle to find the resources it needs to keep the inn open.

“The Inn has been a challenge with the ongoing maintenance and funding. We work with grants because museum admission doesn’t do it. Our ghosts have been doing it,” said Szulborski.

In fact, the Sun Inn is hosting a ghost hunting dinner tonight with a $70 admission price and an overnight ghost hunting stay on Saturday.