And lo, Mary and Joseph approached the inn, but there was no room, because the Greater Manchester Skeptics Society had booked it out to drink and chat in.

And Mary asked, don't you know who I am? And the Skeptics said, no, why, are you famous? And Joseph pointed at Mary, who was great with child, and said, behold, she is carrying the Son of God. And the Skeptics were impressed with how modern their relationship was, but still did not really believe him.

As is increasingly usual, we'll be upstairs in Marble's 57 Thomas Street bar.