It's the final dress rehearsal of the school Nativity play and every character wants to be featured on the cover of the programme. There's so much talking and arguing that their teacher threatens to cancel the performance. Just in time they realise who the real star of the show is - Jesus lying in the manger.

Alison Carver's new Christmas musical is an ideal length for this age group and has easy speaking parts. The songs are imaginative, fresh and appealing. The free CD includes both backing tracks and vocal versions of the songs, and photocopiable song texts.