Okay, lockdown may have restricted our hopes of festive performances in the schools of Sunderland and East Durham this year.
But at least we have a huge catalogue of Sunderland Echo archive photos to fall back on from Nativities in years gone by.
So take a look at these oh so festive reminders from 2005 and see if you can spot someone you know.
So take a look at these oh so festive reminders from 2005 and see if you can spot someone you know.
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