0:00:23 > 0:00:27- Where are we going to put the tree? - Here.- Why not there?- No!
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- There.- You want it there?- Yeah. - Take this.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34This is Britney and she is five years old.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36You want to string it?
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Have you got it?
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Wow. Well done. Pass it to Mummy. Mummy will tie it together for you.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Britney and her family are getting ready for Christmas
0:00:45 > 0:00:47by putting up the decorations.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I've got an icicle.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I've got this one.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- ALL: Yes! - Shall we put the lights on?- YAY!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Today Britney will do something new for the first time.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04But what will it be?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Britney's memory box helps her remember
0:01:07 > 0:01:10all the exciting things that happen.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12See if you can spot what goes in it today.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17In school, Britney's teacher has some big news for the class.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23We have been asked to do the story of the Nativity.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Tyler, what's the story of the Nativity?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Baby Jesus.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31It's about baby Jesus, that's right.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Wow! The Nativity. There's going to be a play.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37We'll be getting dressed up, we'll be having costumes,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41we'll be having parts to play, and it'll be great fun.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46But we can't use the stage.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Somebody else is already going to be using it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Oh, no! Where will you perform the play, then?
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Where did the story of baby Jesus happen?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Where was baby Jesus born?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- Britney?- The stable.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07They were in a stable.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Could we do it at the farm?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10ALL: Yes!
0:02:10 > 0:02:14A farm - that's a great place to put on your show.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The Nativity is a play which tells the story of how Jesus was born
0:02:20 > 0:02:23in a stable in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Many people celebrate his birthday
0:02:26 > 0:02:28throughout the world as Christmas Day.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Traditionally, children act out the story.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34The main characters are the baby Jesus
0:02:34 > 0:02:37and his mum and dad, Mary and Joseph.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43After school, Britney and Mum set up a Nativity scene at home
0:02:43 > 0:02:45to learn more about the story.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Do you know what the Nativity is about?
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- Baby Jesus.- And what do we celebrate? Baby Jesus's...?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Birthday.- Well done.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57So where's baby Jesus?
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Do you want to put baby Jesus there?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Here?- Mm-hm.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06And who was baby Jesus's mum?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07- Mary.- Mary.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Who was Jesus's father on Earth?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Joseph.- Joseph.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Who are these three men?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Wise men.- OK.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22What were they bearing when they came to see Jesus?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Can you remember?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Frank...
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Frankans?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Frankincense.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30Frankincense.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33There are lots of parts in this play.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Shall we build the...?- Stable.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Stable. Shall we turn it around that way?
0:03:38 > 0:03:43Oh, a stable, and you're doing your Nativity in a stable on a real farm.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45This is the Nativity.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47That's what Christmas is all about.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57At school, the children are having a go at acting out
0:03:57 > 0:04:01the different roles in the Nativity to see who can play which part.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06So I think we'll start with a practice Mary and the angel.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12One morning, Mary was busy doing her housework
0:04:12 > 0:04:15when suddenly an angel appeared.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17And the angel said...
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Would you like to have a baby?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Mary was...
0:04:22 > 0:04:23afraid.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26And she said...
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Give those girls a whoosh!
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Fantastic.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Britney, how did it feel, there,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39up on the stage with everybody looking at you?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Did you feel a little bit nervous?
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Uh-uh.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Were you a little bit excited?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Because we all know Britney has lots and lots of confidence
0:04:49 > 0:04:52in the classroom, but it is hard to get up there, it really is.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Good job, Britney.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58And we need some boys to have a little practice at being Joseph,
0:04:58 > 0:05:03and we need somebody who can take care of baby Jesus,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05be a good daddy.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Alex? Would you make a good daddy?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Give him a big squeeze.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Tyler?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Give him a little rub.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21They all look like they'd be really good dads to baby Jesus.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Shall we give those boys a whoosh?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Now it's time to find out who is going to play each part.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37I wonder who gets to be Joseph.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Tyler. Well done, Tyler. Come out, Tyler, and look at your character.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Well done, Tyler.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Who's next?
0:05:46 > 0:05:51We need somebody who will carry their shepherd's crook
0:05:51 > 0:05:53to take care of their sheep.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Carter, Nako and...Jamie.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Who hasn't got a part yet?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Who's still awaiting?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Oh, no, Britney. You haven't got a part yet. I wonder what's left.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Who do you think we could have to be Mary?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I'm going to choose...
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Britney. Would you like to be Mary?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Yes, please.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Mary! Well done, Britney.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27The first thing to go in Britney's memory box
0:06:27 > 0:06:30is a little figure of Mary, Jesus's mother.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Britney and all her friends are making props for the Nativity.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36What's that you're making? A star?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Oh, you need lots of glitter to make it shine.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It looks like a gold star.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45A golden star.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Perhaps that's the one that the three wise men followed.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58At home, Britney is practising her lines to be Mary with Dad.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01He's using something called a script,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04which has all the lines from play in it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Do you know the part you're going to play?
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Which part?
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Mary.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Mary?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Hmm.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Do you know your lines?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Let's have a practice now.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23"Mary, God has chosen you to have a special baby
0:07:23 > 0:07:25"and you shall call him Jesus."
0:07:27 > 0:07:29"How can that be?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32"Mary thought about this for a while."
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Can you show me your thoughtful face?
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Hmm.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Brilliant work, Britney. You'll learn your lines in no time.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49The second thing to go into the memory box is a script.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Now we're going to have a look at some of the costumes
0:07:52 > 0:07:57and see who are going to be wearing these fantastic clothes.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Look at this one here.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01It's blue and sparkly.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04It must be for somebody who is good and kind...
0:08:04 > 0:08:05- KIDS:- Mary!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Mary! You're right.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Britney, would you like to come and try your costume on?
0:08:11 > 0:08:16There we go. I'll pass it to you. Oh, she's going to look fantastic.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Look how tired Mary is and look how caring Joseph is.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Shall we walk up here?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Oh, can we turn around? Bring her around, Tyler,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30and go and stand with her on the stairs.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Fantastic.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Well done.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36That costume looks wonderful, Britney.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42The third thing to go into the memory box is Britney's costume.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Britney and her class are doing a dress rehearsal.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55"How can that be?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58"She thought about it and replied...
0:08:58 > 0:08:59"Yes!"
0:09:01 > 0:09:04A dress rehearsal is the last practice you do
0:09:04 > 0:09:07before the performance in front of all the parents,
0:09:07 > 0:09:12and it's the first time that you get to wear your costume on stage.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18The children are almost ready for their big performance.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23After lots of practising, the big day has come
0:09:23 > 0:09:26for the Nativity to take place on a real farm.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30As it's such a long way, they are travelling to the farm by coach.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44This is where the Nativity is going to take place.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46But there's something missing.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Britney, Tyler, now that we're ready to do the Nativity,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55the farmer says we can borrow some of his animals.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56What can you see?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- CHILDREN:- Sheep.- My goodness, aren't they wonderful?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Do we need sheep in the stable? - TYLER:- No.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I think the shepherds bring them
0:10:05 > 0:10:07a little later in the story, don't they?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Shall we see who else we've got over here?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- CHILDREN:- Goats.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Do you think we should get a goat?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Which one shall we have?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18That one that jumped.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- He looks like lots of fun, doesn't he?- Yeah.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Who else do you think we might need, Britney?- The donkeys.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Donkeys! Good idea, Britney.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Mary and Joseph couldn't have got to Bethlehem without one.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Which one shall we choose?
0:10:32 > 0:10:33This one.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- That small one?- Yeah. - Shall we choose the little one?
0:10:37 > 0:10:42You'd better go and get ready. The farmer will bring the animals round.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Look, Britney, it's the star you made earlier.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56All the parents are sitting, waiting excitedly for the Nativity to begin.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00All the children are ready to come in.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Good luck, Britney.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06PIANO MUSIC STARTS There's the music. Let's go.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22COCKEREL CROWS
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Shhhhh! The Nativity's starting!
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Once upon a time, more than 2,000 years ago,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33there lived a young girl called Mary.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37She was kind and good, and everybody loved her.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43One morning, while she was doing her housework,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46the most amazing thing happened.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48An angel appeared.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Mary was afraid
0:11:51 > 0:11:53and hid her face,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56and the angel asked...
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Would you like a baby?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Mary replied...
0:12:01 > 0:12:03How can that be?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06She thought and thought and said...
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Yes.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Everybody has a part to play in the Nativity.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14There are shepherds and kings, as well as innkeepers and stars.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Time for a song.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25# Here we go up to Bethlehem
0:12:25 > 0:12:29# Bethlehem, Bethlehem
0:12:29 > 0:12:33# Here we go up to Bethlehem
0:12:33 > 0:12:37# On a cold and dusty morning. #
0:12:39 > 0:12:41HE STOMPS AND KNOCKS
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Is there any room at the inn?
0:12:45 > 0:12:46No room at the inn.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Any room at the inn?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50No.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57The last innkeeper looked at Mary and felt sorry for her.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02So he offered them a stable to sleep in.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03Each part is important,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08and if everybody does their best, then the Nativity will be a success.
0:13:08 > 0:13:14With all the excitement, no-one had much sleep that night.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20The animals gathered around with the visitors to see the special baby
0:13:20 > 0:13:23who would be the light of the world.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31The fourth thing to go into the memory box
0:13:31 > 0:13:33is a donkey from the stable.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40# It's Christmas, it's Christmas
0:13:40 > 0:13:44# It's time to celebrate
0:13:44 > 0:13:48# Dressed all nice and fancy
0:13:48 > 0:13:52# It's going to be great
0:13:52 > 0:13:56# It's Christmas, it's Christmas
0:13:56 > 0:14:00# It's time to celebrate
0:14:00 > 0:14:07# Have a lovely Christmas time. #
0:14:08 > 0:14:10CHEERING
0:14:10 > 0:14:15I think everyone enjoyed that.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Today, Britney took part in a Nativity play.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Do you remember what happened? Let's have a look in the memory box.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26First, Britney found out what part she would play.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29After that, Britney practised her script
0:14:29 > 0:14:32and learned her lines with Dad.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Next, Britney was given her costume
0:14:34 > 0:14:36and took part in a dress rehearsal.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40And finally, Britney played Mary in the big performance
0:14:40 > 0:14:44in front of all the parents and animals in the stable.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Today, Britney took part in a Nativity play.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49There is a first time for everything!