Here the children of the Thistle class at Mary Erskines and Stewart’s Melville Junior School are getting ready for their nativity performance. Picture: 8 December 2000.Here the children of the Thistle class at Mary Erskines and Stewart’s Melville Junior School are getting ready for their nativity performance. Picture: 8 December 2000.
Here the children of the Thistle class at Mary Erskines and Stewart’s Melville Junior School are getting ready for their nativity performance. Picture: 8 December 2000.

Edinburgh retro: 9 adorable pictures of Christmas nativity plays in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 9th Dec 2023, 10:52 BST
Here we take a look back at some nativity plays from years gone by. Spot any young thespians you know?

Schools have been doing Christmas nativity plays from before we can remember, and we all have memories of being in our own play, whether as Joseph, Mary or an angel.

These photos from the 90s and the 2000s are guaranteed to take you right back – do you remember doing your own nativity play?

We all remember getting bored during our school’s nativity play - here we can see one kid finding a way to keep themselves entertained. Picture: 11 December 1998

9. St George’s, again

We all remember getting bored during our school’s nativity play - here we can see one kid finding a way to keep themselves entertained. Picture: 11 December 1998 Photo: Denis Straughan

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In 1998, St George’s also performed their own school nativity play - complete with costumes, of course. Picture: 11 December 1998

10. St George’s

In 1998, St George’s also performed their own school nativity play - complete with costumes, of course. Picture: 11 December 1998 Photo: Denis Straughan

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