These stars of the Nativity will all be in their 40s and 50s now.
So here's one more reminder of how they looked on stage at Sunderland schools in the 1980s.
We tracked down seven manger scenes from the Echo archives.
Join us at Town End Farm, St John Bosco, Redby and more.

9. When they were little
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