--- description: Mary and Joseph could not stop laughing title: This Goat Totally Stole the Show at a Dallas Nativity Scene image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Goat Totally Stole the Show at a Dallas Nativity Scene  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2015 4:11 PM CUT  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2015 4:11 PM CUT A goat that didn’t want a mere background role in a Dallas living nativity scene decided to [steal the audience’s attention](http://www.fox4news.com/news/60245928-story "undefined") by venturing off-script. The goat, part of the nativity scene at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, was not content simply watching the reenacted birth of baby Jesus—instead, the goat hopped right into the unoccupied manger, startling Mary, Joseph and the delighted crowd at the event earlier this month, Fox News 4 reports. Watch above to see the actors try to stay in character as the goat takes the spotlight. \[[_Fox News 4_](http://www.fox4news.com/news/60245928-story "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4161087/goat-nativity-scene-manger-dallas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4161087/goat-nativity-scene-manger-dallas/"},"headline":"This Goat Totally Stole the Show at a Dallas Nativity Scene","datePublished":"2015-12-24T16:11:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:05.628Z","description":"Mary and Joseph could not stop laughing","url":"https://time.com/4161087/goat-nativity-scene-manger-dallas/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4161087/goat-nativity-scene-manger-dallas/","name":"This Goat Totally Stole the Show at a Dallas Nativity Scene"}}]}] ```