FabSwingers.com forum: We're you in a school nativity and what did you play?

By *arley Quim OP Woman
12 weeks ago

Somewhere

I was a angel - obligatory white sheet with head hole cut out, and gold tinsel wrapped round my waist, and plonked on head.

Narrowly missed out to playing Mary one year. Got another part playing the Innkeepers wife... Fell off the stage

Many times bunged in the chorus line with a stripey tea towel on my head.

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

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By *HUSH-Man
12 weeks ago

London

I was a Christmas pudding.

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

An angel too

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

A sheep

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

I'm sure I must have been in one, but I have very little memory of when I was a kid. 😆

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

I was the front end of the donkey in our primary school nativity. Went on to play Tiny Tim in the Christmas Carol the following year so I obviously impressed.

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By *dam1971Man
12 weeks ago

Bedford

Fourth sheep, mainly standing behind a palm tree

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By *ucka39Man
12 weeks ago

Newcastle

I played a tree in Bethlehem 🤣

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
12 weeks ago

Next Door

I was an angel.

My halo has been in place ever since

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By *zeroMan
12 weeks ago

Glasgow

Never had a nativity but my son played the most important part.

Shepherd #4

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

I went to a really small school, with shortage of boys, so one year I was a shepherd in one scene and a wise man in another.

(Swap the tea towel for a cardboard crown, the dressing gown sufficed for both it seemed.)

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By *porty_and_NaughtyCouple
12 weeks ago

Swansea

I have no memory of playing a particular role in a nativity play whilst in school.

Although I do recall the feeling of excitement hoping to catch a glimpse of my parents, and the feeling of sadness when it didn't happen. (Sadly my mum had died that year and my step father didn't come to see me).

To not dwell on sadness, I do remember how hard I worked to practice the songs and I learned everybody's lines.

When I had my own kids I knew the little things that were so very important to children, and I shared and celebrated all of it with them.

So whichever role you did or didn't play, I just hope you lived your best life on that school stage - just like I did 💝

Mrs

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By *elloIntrigueMan
12 weeks ago

North West UK

I was one of the shepherds

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By *inxy777Woman
12 weeks ago

essex

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By *ookie46Woman
12 weeks ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Always the Angel Gabriel

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By *lynJMan
12 weeks ago

Morden

I don't remember there being a nativity play when I was at primary school.

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman
12 weeks ago

North West

Always a narrator. So the one year I got to be an angel and wear a tinsel halo was soooo exciting! 😍

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By *aizyWoman
12 weeks ago

west midlands

I was a shepherd, I wore one of my mum's tea towels on my head.

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By *uperSalopian7Man
12 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

I was a shepherd 🐑

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By *r.and.Mrs.DSCouple
12 weeks ago

N. Wales

Believed I was an angel in my first one. I was a snowflake! Also been a log 🤣 Never was the drama student, clearly.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
12 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

"Believed I was an angel in my first one. I was a snowflake! Also been a log 🤣 Never was the drama student, clearly. "

A log! That’s AMAZING. 🪵

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By *ornucopiaMan
12 weeks ago

Bexley

"I don't remember there being a nativity play when I was at primary school."

None at any of the schools I attended. Must be a fairly recent thing.

I worked in a secondary school for 23 years and there was nearly always an entertainment production of some sort before Christmas but not of a religious nature.

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By *amie HantsWoman
12 weeks ago

Atlantis

The grandmother tomte whose grandchildren went off to stop the trolls from attacking the village and stealing gifts. Some sort of Scandinavian grinch type story that was written by our teacher

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By *aizyWoman
12 weeks ago

west midlands

"Believed I was an angel in my first one. I was a snowflake! Also been a log 🤣 Never was the drama student, clearly.

A log! That’s AMAZING. 🪵 "

Can I just say I was a wave in my primary schools Noah's ark play 🌊

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
12 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

"Can I just say I was a wave in my primary schools Noah's ark play 🌊"

I’m loving these revelations. Who’s in charge of casting these things? You should have had some choice words with your agent.

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By *r.and.Mrs.DSCouple
12 weeks ago

N. Wales

"Believed I was an angel in my first one. I was a snowflake! Also been a log 🤣 Never was the drama student, clearly.

A log! That’s AMAZING. 🪵 "

It gets even better! There was a few of us, freshly chopped by the axeman. I promise you, this 100% happened 🤣

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
12 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

The ‘axeman’, eh? He had wood, one assumes? And he ‘chopped’ you?

Nudge nudge. Wink wink. Say no more.

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By *zChiefWoman
12 weeks ago

middle of somewhere

Always the narrator ..i hated it. Tried to convince my teacher i couldnt read one year so i could have a better part lol..didnt work

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By *sWyldWoman
12 weeks ago

Edinburgh

I was one of the wise men. Except I actually fell off the stage.

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By *uperSalopian7Man
12 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

"Always the narrator ..i hated it. Tried to convince my teacher i couldnt read one year so i could have a better part lol..didnt work "

I'm the opposite. I'd much rather be the narrator than in the play

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By *r.and.Mrs.DSCouple
12 weeks ago

N. Wales

"The ‘axeman’, eh? He had wood, one assumes? And he ‘chopped’ you?

Nudge nudge. Wink wink. Say no more."

Primary school nativity. Can't make this stuff up. Who writes them!?

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By *he MinionMan
12 weeks ago

At the schools i went to, there was always a nativity play. As i got older there were other productions too.

I played a wise king (gold i think was my gift). Another year Joseph. Another year an Inn keeper.

Starring roll though was Grandpa in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in middle school.

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By *uri00620Woman
12 weeks ago

Croydon

When in reception I was Mary. It was a disaster. Joseph wouldn't hold my hand and baby Jesus's head fell off in my arms and rolled into the floor.

I was never given the role of Mary again.

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
12 weeks ago

Essex

A naughty angel who crash landed to earth. Spent the nativity with crooked tinsel.

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By *r.and.Mrs.DSCouple
12 weeks ago

N. Wales

"When in reception I was Mary. It was a disaster. Joseph wouldn't hold my hand and baby Jesus's head fell off in my arms and rolled into the floor.

I was never given the role of Mary again. "

Did anyone film it? That sounds like it'd be worth 250 quid on You've been framed!

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
12 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

At Primary School there was always a nativity, I was a wise man, even back then I was being type cast

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

"A naughty angel who crash landed to earth. Spent the nativity with crooked tinsel.

Was Crooked Tinsel a famous gay porn star?

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
12 weeks ago

Glasgow / London

"A naughty angel who crash landed to earth. Spent the nativity with crooked tinsel."

Typecast much? 🤣

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By *heeky trucker100Man
12 weeks ago

barnsley

Oh my well it was such a long time ago I can't remember.

So iv borrowed the best ever part in a nativity and that's

The lobster in Love Actually one of my all time favourite films

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By *uri00620Woman
12 weeks ago

Croydon

"When in reception I was Mary. It was a disaster. Joseph wouldn't hold my hand and baby Jesus's head fell off in my arms and rolled into the floor.

I was never given the role of Mary again.

Did anyone film it? That sounds like it'd be worth 250 quid on You've been framed!"

Gosh no, so long ago I'm not sure many people had such things then. Probably just as well!

After that I was always an angel. No doubt a much better casting

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
12 weeks ago

Essex

"When in reception I was Mary. It was a disaster. Joseph wouldn't hold my hand and baby Jesus's head fell off in my arms and rolled into the floor.

I was never given the role of Mary again. "

🤣🤣🤣

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By *evotee101Woman
12 weeks ago

Houghton le Spring

I was a sheep one year and an angel the following

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By *Jblue321Man
12 weeks ago

chester

The only one I remember I was a shepherd, with my best mate, so the standard dressing gown and tea towel outfit

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By *uriousscouserWoman
12 weeks ago

Wirral

Because I was a loud kid and a confident reader me and Angie were always the narrators, which meant we said loads but had to wear school uniform, no tinsel halo or teatowels on heads for us.

After a couple of years we decided to sabotage it, weaponised incompetence style (break enough plates and nobody asks you to do the dishes).

Angie had Mary laying Jesus in the manger before they'd knocked at a single inn, I had the wise men turning up before the first verse of Little Donkey.

The following year we figured we were odds-on for angels or stars, sheep at the very least. No. I was a tree and Angie was a door.

Never got my halo (though in the first year of secondary school I made myself a fabulously huge if slightly mangy set of wings when I played the Hoopoe in The Birds, so I don't feel too bitter. Honestly.)

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
12 weeks ago

3rd Rock from the sun

There's a picture of me somewhere dressed as an angel around age 6 lol

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
12 weeks ago

Truro

I remember being a shepherd

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By *ad NannaWoman
12 weeks ago

East London

I was always the narrator for everything we did at school.

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By *ife NinjaMan
12 weeks ago

Dunfermline

40 odd years ago I was the ghost of Christmas past

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By *assionategent1Man
12 weeks ago

Peterborough

Joseph, but was ill on the night and couldn’t do it. Balled my eyes out all night at home. Acting career ruined.

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By *remlin1066Man
12 weeks ago

durham

Wise man one year no speaking

Roman guard at the back one year no speaking

Best year was market seller selling gold to a wise man.

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By (user no longer on site)
12 weeks ago

How people remember all this shit is beyond me lol.

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By *oxy-RedWoman
12 weeks ago

pink panther territory

Always Mary

If only they could see me now

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By *nterblueMan
12 weeks ago

manchester

A strong gold bearing performance landed me Wise man for successive years.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
12 weeks ago

North West

I was never in one, to the best of my recollection!

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By *ools and the brainCouple
12 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

I was a shepherd once in junior school.

These days they are not allowed to do a traditional nativity for fear of offending someone,so they have construction workers, dinosaur's, Disney characters....

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
12 weeks ago

Bedford

1971 I think I was an inkeeper, I vaguely remember slamming the door in someone's face.

I also vaguely remember telling Mary and Joseph to watch out for a gang called Hamas and don't go to Munich for a holiday next year and big up to Golda.

I love nativity productions they make me feel all warm and Christmasy.

Keep the tradition alive in schools I say. Big up GOLDA!

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
12 weeks ago

Markfield

I was always the narrator. Always.

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By *arltraynierMan
12 weeks ago

lowestoft

I was a cowboy

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
12 weeks ago

Markfield

"Joseph, but was ill on the night and couldn’t do it. Balled my eyes out all night at home. Acting career ruined. "

And how are you with the cuckhold thing these days?

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By *ee642024Woman
12 weeks ago

Crook

I played a gamekeeper in The bonny moor hen. I was 11.

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By *r.and.Mrs.DSCouple
12 weeks ago

N. Wales

"How people remember all this shit is beyond me lol."

The photos help keep the memories alive

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
12 weeks ago

North West

"I was a shepherd once in junior school.

These days they are not allowed to do a traditional nativity for fear of offending someone,so they have construction workers, dinosaur's, Disney characters....

This is fake news.

Source: our daughter's school right now. Our son's school back in the early/mid 00s.

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By *enk15Man
12 weeks ago

Evesham

Yeah, I was probably a rock.

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By *opinovMan
12 weeks ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

I went to a secular/atheist school so we didn't have to bother with any of that stuff.

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