[Northern Monkey]

To clarify.I have no problem with anyone doing any play at Christmas or any other time of the year,But these two sentences from the OP are where my issue lies -
'The traditional school nativity play is under pressure to modernise the story and remove religious figures, according to users of a parenting website.'
And
'There are also claims Christmas plays are being called "winter celebrations".'

There should be no 'pressure' from anyone to 'modernise' the Nativity.
Since Christmas is a Christian celebration and is all about the Nativity we should not be pressured into changing it to accomodate anyone else but free to celebrate it however we choose,Religious or otherwise.

Now calling it a 'Winter celebration' is also fine with me,IF that is what anyone WANTS to call it.But we should not feel that we HAVE to call it that so as not to offend anyone.We should be free to call it 'The Nativity' wether some people are offended or not(which i doubt they are).I think Christianity gets sidelined all too often to appease the anxieties of certain parts of our society.Christianity is the main religion in our country and should'nt be treated as being less important than any other religion.