School Nativity Plays, Christmas Musicals & Nativity Scripts for Schools
Find the Perfect School Nativity Play - Christmas Musicals, Scripts and Songs for Nursery & Primary Schools
Looking for a school nativity play? Browse our huge collection of Christmas musicals, nativity scripts and songs for nursery and primary schools. Discover the latest
releases and popular classroom favourites from trusted publishers.
Find the best school nativity plays, Christmas musicals and nativity scripts for nursery, EYFS, KS1, KS2 primary schools. Whether you're planning a simple early years nativity or a full Christmas musical production, you'll discover hundreds of scripts, songs and performance resources in one place.
Our nativities and Christmas musicals are organised by Key Stage so it's easy to choose the right production for your pupils.
Nursery and EYFS Nativity Plays (Ages 3-5)
Nativity plays for younger children usually feature simple lines, memorable songs and lots of opportunities for children to take part as angels, shepherds and animals.
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KS1 Nativity Plays (Ages 5-7)
KS1 productions often combine a traditional Christmas story with lively songs and fun characters that children love performing.
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KS2 and Whole School Musicals (Ages 7-11)
Larger productions may include narration, humour and bigger casts while still keeping the message of the nativity at the heart of the performance.
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Latest Nativity Play and Christmas Musical Releases
Every year new Christmas productions are released for schools looking for something fresh and exciting. The newest
nativity plays include modern storytelling, engaging music and flexible scripts suitable for a wide range of class sizes.
If your school performs a nativity every year, exploring the latest releases can bring new energy to your Christmas production.
Recent Best Selling Nativity and Christmas Plays
How to Choose the Right Nativity Play for Your School
When selecting a school nativity play, teachers often consider several practical factors:
• The number of children taking part
• The amount of rehearsal time available
• Whether the script includes songs or backing tracks
• The size of the stage or hall
• Whether a narrator is included to guide the story
Many school nativity plays are written with flexible casting so that every child can have a role in the production.
Niki Davies Nativities for EYFS, Nursery and Primary Schools
Niki Davies is one of the UK's best-loved writers of musicals and plays for younger children. Her nativity plays are hugely accessible, great fun and demonstrate extensive writing expertise based on her own classroom teaching experience.
We're proud to present Niki Davies' nativity musicals, with stories that will both engage and teach children all around the country. Every pre-school and primary school nativity can be performed by small and large groups.
Our primary school Nativity Plays (with nativity scene & characters) and Christmas Musical Plays (non-nativity) are simple to stage and have tuneful catchy songs which the children and adults will love. Many also have flexible casts and adaptable parts plus a CD of vocal and backing tracks available for use in your rehearsals and performances too, enabling production and direction to take place without specialist musical expertise.
Starshine Music: High-Quality Primary School Nativities and Christmas Plays
Edgy Productions: Easy-to-use Nativity Play and Christmas Musical Production Packs
The School Musicals Company: Brilliant, Contemporary Nativity Plays for Schools and Drama Clubs
Bethlehem Ballroom
A Toe-Tapping Musical Nativity by Tom Kirkham and Matthew Crossey
Ages 5 to 11
Musicline School Musicals: Professional Quality Kids Nativity and Christmas Plays
Redhead Music: Irresistible Nativity and Christmas Plays by Sheila Wilson
Stable Story
Christmas Glory! - By Sheila Wilson
Ages 5 to 11
Sara and Gavin's Popular Nativity Plays and Christmas Musicals for Young Children
Kevin Mayhew: Charming Nativities and Christmas Plays
Nursery School and EYFS (ages 3-5): Latest Nativity Plays and Christmas Musicals
Primary and Infant Schools (ages 5-7, Key Stage 1): Latest Nativities and Christmas Plays
Juniors (ages 7-11, Key Stage 2): Latest Nativity Plays and Christmas Musicals
School Pantomime Scripts and Plays
Christmas Songbooks, Cantatas and Concerts for Schools and Children
Popular Christmas Songbooks and Music Books
Why Schools Love Nativity Musicals
Christmas musicals are popular because they create an exciting atmosphere for children and audiences alike.
A good school nativity musical often includes:
• Memorable songs that children quickly learn
• Humorous moments that keep audiences engaged
• Simple staging and costumes
• A clear retelling of the Christmas story
For many schools, the nativity play becomes one of the highlights of the school year.
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What age are school nativity plays for?
Most nativity plays are written for nursery, EYFS, KS1 or primary school pupils.
How long is a typical school nativity?
Most school productions last between 20 and 40 minutes depending on songs and narration.
Do nativity scripts include music?
Many Christmas musicals include backing tracks, lyrics and sheet music to make rehearsals easier.
How to find a suitable School Nativity Play
We have a superb choice of all the best and most popular entertaining children's school Nativity Plays and Christmas Musicals to be found anywhere in the UK on our website, many with simple and often humorous scripts with flexible casts and adaptable parts to suit small or larger casts.
You can browse them all by selecting from the categories above or, if you know the name or order code of the nativity play you're looking for, you may also use the search box at the top of this page.
Our nativities are conveniently arranged in Age Range/Key Stage groups in order for you to view just the plays which are suitable for your children or group.
Sample Scripts, Cast Lists and Sound Clips
Many of our nativity plays now have sample scripts, cast lists and sound clips for you to view and listen to online, helping you to decide which play would be suitable before you purchase. Just look out for the PDF logos and sound clip icons on the detail pages of each item, where available.
Do you accept School Purchase Orders for payment upon receipt?
Yes we do. If you are ordering from a UK School and would like to pay on receipt of your order, select the "UK School Purchase Order" box in the cart checkout payment options screen and we'll send you an invoice with your order.
(Please Note: We are only able to process orders for the "UK School Purchase Order" payment option where the invoice is addressed to your school.)
For more information on placing an order with us, please see our How To Order page.
Why buy from us?
We represent several different music publishers of nativities and Christmas plays throughout the UK and our website enables you to browse and purchase all your music in one place.
You don't have to set up an account with us first, just add the items to your basket and proceed straight through the checkout.
Who is buying from us?
We regularly receive orders from the general public, schools, pre-schools, music teachers and music co-ordinators, education authorities and non-specialist music teachers finding themselves responsible for music in school.
How can I contact you?
If you have any further questions regarding ordering from us or would like to discuss your specific music requirements with us in more detail, then please contact us and we'll do our best to help (we have several years experience in music teaching, music theatre and musical productions).
For more information on placing an order with us, please see our How To Order page.
