| In Matthew's Nativity, the angelic Annunciation is made to Joseph while Luke's is to Mary. |
| Other works include The Nativity for soprano and orchestra, sacred choral anthems, hymn preludes for organ and works for trumpet and organ. |
| My first experience as a Yuletide performer was crooning Away in a Manger in my nursery-school Nativity play. |
| The figure's thick, apparently woolen clothing offers a striking contrast to the fine, silken garments of the Virgin in the Nativity scene. |
| It was lovely to hear and see youngsters enjoying themselves doing a Nativity. |
| These details are not mentioned by the Gospels, but are an invariable feature of every icon of the Nativity. |
