Remember what part you played in the school nativity? Well, whether you were top billing as Mary or Joseph or palmed off as a donkey or sheep, a new study has revealed which parts result in the brightest futures.
Yup, as weird as it sounds, a survey of 2,000 people has looked at roles played in the festive school plays and how they're getting on as adults.
And let me tell you, it's good news for anyone who played an ox, with those coming out as the future top earners on an average salary of £43k ($55k) and most likely to be working in advertising.
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Not far behind is the Angel Gabriel, who will grow up to earn £40k ($51k) with jobs in marketing.
Marys and Josephs also did well, earning £39k ($50k) and £38k ($49k) respectively and being most likely to work in retail (Mary) and finance (Joseph).
Money aside, kids who played Jesus's parents are also destined to be pretty happy with their lives. The study, carried out by Virgin Media's Christmas Stars, found a whopping 92 percent of adults who played Mary when they were younger said they were happy with their jobs, while 91 percent of Joseph-actors said they were satisfied life. Nice.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the scale lambs will work in healthcare and earn £20k ($26k), narrators earn £24k ($31k) working in education, donkeys on £25k ($32k) and working in IT and all non-Gabriel angels going on to pick up £25k too.
Elsewhere, inn keepers grew up to earn £37k ($48k), shepherds end up IT on £29k ($37k) and three kings and the three wise men earn £26k ($33k) and are most likely to work in construction.
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Nine percent of those asked also admitted to wishing one of the leading actors would become ill so they could step in and steal the show. Not full of Christmas cheer that, is it?
Whereas one-in-three of those asked said they were more than happy to hide away in the chorus rather than take centre stage.
However, not everyone has negative memories of Nativity plays, with 22 percent saying their role had made them feel proud - aww - and one in five saying it helped to boost their confidence. Now that's the Christmas spirit I'm talking about.
Featured Image Credit: BBC Films