Many youngsters will be going through their first such plays in the coming weeks, and today we have looked through our archives to find 21 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 nativity plays you would like us to feature in a gallery, email us.
1. Nativity plays
These pictures show nativities plays performed by Sheffield schools across the 80s, 90s the 2000s and the 2010s Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
2. Hartley Brook
Hartley Brook School Nativity Play, December 10, 1991 Photo: Hartley Brook
3. Totley All Saints
Totley All Saints School Nativity Play, December 17, 1991 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
4. St Andrew's School
St Andrew's School Nativity Play, December 12, 1991 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers