The three wise men, or three kings, are traditional figures in every Nativity set — one king on a camel, one kneeling at the manager and one standing with a gift in his hand. These wise men are ...

Early Christian sources differ on how many Magi visited the infant Jesus, and whether they were kings at all. "The Magi Journeying" by James Tissot. Tradition has landed on three wise men for the ...

Singing the carol "We Three Kings" might not be appropriate in one village, where the life-size nativity only has two wise men. Kath Greenan, chairwoman of the Bamford Old Folks Club, in Derbyshire, ...