Sheffield Retro: 20 festive pictures show Christmas nativity plays from schools since the 1970s

And many Sheffield youngsters will have had their first taste of that great tradition this year.

Today we have looked through our archives to find 20 beautiful pictures of some great nativity plays which have been performed by schools and nurseries across the city over the years.

Many of the angelic faces pictured here will be grown up now – but there are Christmas memories galore in here.

Schools – if you have pictures of your productions you would like us to feature in a gallery, email us.

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