A long time ago there was a man called Joseph and a woman called Mary who lived in Nazareth, they had to travel to Bethlehem to be counted.

One day an angel appeared and told them that Mary was to have a baby, the baby would be the son of God. They were to name him Jesus.   

Mary and Joseph left for Bethlehem with their donkey.

When they arrived they knocked at many inns but there was no room!

Mary felt very tired.

Eventually they knocked on the door of a kind innkeeper, he said that although he had no room, he had a stable that they could stay in.

 

That night Mary had a baby boy. 

Jesus had been born.

The angels flew to a hillside where the shepherds were tending their sheep.

The angels told the shepherds that the son of God had been born. The shepherds left at once to meet the new King.

The wise men looked up to the sky and spotted a bright star.

They knew it meant that the new king had been born.

They left at once with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Everyone gathered in the stable to celebrate Jesus's arrival.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.