I think it needs a string of fairy lights, or at least some tinsel.
I wanted the frame in a manger: the gift of ti, the break representing original sin or
somesuch. Unfortunately I had no hay, the new timothy we've been using for the rabbit being too expensive to waste as a prop. In fact the props department couldn't find anything Christmassy at all. Other than a bit of seasonal music (
"faith hope and gluttony") in the background, an appreciation for the light shows, and a residual mellow glow from Christmases past, it's not much more than another day to us.*
Knowing what a challenge it was may better prepare you for the following:
There's always room in the bike shed The space heater represents Mary and the warmth of her love. Joseph is the snowman, as it could be cold in the bedroom being married to a virgin. The cow and owl doorstops, and rabbit (battery operated, it runs through a cycle of colours), were the only witnesses I could rustle up. The owl is standing in for the three wise men. The famously fecund bunny is the ideal symbol of birth. And the cow is like "Holy cow!"
* Joyeux samedi