The baby Jesus was welcomed into the world in the cleanest of all stables at Loreto Preparatory School.
The Prickly Hay Nativity was pristine thanks to stable boy Sam and his faithful friend Shrew, but just who would thank them for all their hard work; only the greatest gift of all which came late into the night.
A packed audience at the top independent primary on Dunham Road Altrincham loved every second of this nativity hoedown.
Pictured are from the back are: Marcella Leaver as the Angel Gabriel, Penelope McCrink as Joseph, Elodie Jeffries as Mary, Arianwen Kirwan-McKenzie as a Shepherd and Eugenia Theorodopoulou as Balthazar.