24 adorable pictures as Leeds primary schools perform annual Christmas nativity plays

As a new generation of pupils learn whether they’re playing Mary, Joseph or the Three Wise Men, and parents rush to complete their children’s costumes, we here at the Yorkshire Evening Post are celebrating this annual festive tradition.

We asked primary schools across Leeds to send in pictures of the little ones as they prepare for their nativity debut.

Take a look at the adorable gallery of pictures below...