Christmas Nativity Printable Set of 6, Luke 2:11 Vintage Lithograph Scripture

Six full-bleed Christmas illustrations in the dense color of a 1940s lithograph each carry one short King James phrase in tall serif capitals. The set opens with Luke 2:11 over a lantern-lit stable and moves through Bethlehem under its star, angels with trumpets, a candle in a snowy window, a holly wreath and two shepherds in the snow. You receive 24 high-resolution JPGs, every design in four ratios, and a six-page PDF of the 2:3 set.

Six Christmas phrases and the scenes behind them

Each print takes a short phrase from the King James text and gives it a scene. For unto you is born this day, from Luke 2:11, sits above Mary, Joseph, a donkey and a lamb in a timber stable, with a lantern on the straw and a large star in the night sky. The Prince of Peace, from Isaiah 9:6, hangs over a white hill town under a bursting gold star. Glory to God in the highest, Luke 2:14, comes with angels blowing trumpets down a shaft of light onto snowy hills. God with us, from Matthew 1:23, sits in the dark panes of a window where a candle burns on a sill of holly. Full of grace and truth, John 1:14, is ringed by pine cones and red berries, and Good tidings of great joy, Luke 2:10, closes the set with two shepherds and their sheep in the snow.

Read more: The Christmas Story in Luke 2 and Isaiah 9:6, Verse by Verse

The look of a 1940s Christmas lithograph

The illustrations run full bleed, so color reaches every edge of the sheet. They follow the flat, saturated style of mid-century printed Christmas art, with deep navy skies, oxblood red and forest green, cream highlights and antique gold for stars and lamplight. Soft printed edges and one shared paper grain pass through all six designs, which keeps them consistent when they hang side by side. The illustrations were created with AI assistance. The phrases were set separately as real type in Cormorant capitals, with the reference in small letters beneath each one, so every word is spelled and spaced cleanly. Each sheet keeps its phrase in the sky or in an open area of the scene, where it does not cover a figure.

24 files, pixel sizes and the PDF

Every design comes in four ratios, which makes 24 JPG files. The 2:3 files measure 4800 x 7200 pixels, the 3:4 files 5400 x 7200, the 4:5 files 5760 x 7200 and the 11:14 files 5660 x 7200, all saved with 300 DPI metadata. At 300 DPI that is 16x24 inches for 2:3, 18x24 for 3:4, 16x20 with room to spare for 4:5 and 11x14 for 11:14, and every smaller frame in the same ratio prints from the same file. A six-page PDF holds the complete set in 2:3. When printing at home, choose actual size instead of fit to page, and use archival matte or uncoated fine-art paper for the lithograph texture. The JPG or PDF files can also go straight to a print shop or an online lab such as Mpix or Printique.

A Christmas gallery wall from one download

In the room photo, the Luke 2:11 nativity hangs large above a sofa with the other five in smaller frames on either side, and that is an easy way to build a Christmas gallery wall. The six also line up in two rows of three along a hallway or above a mantel. The phrases are short and large, so they still read in a church foyer or a Sunday school room during Advent. As a gift, the set suits a family spending its first Christmas in a new home, a pastor, a grandparent, or anyone who reads the King James Version. Print only the ones you have frames for this year and keep the remaining files for next December.

Sizes and formats

The six designs

Frequently asked questions

Are the full verses printed, or only a phrase?

Each design carries a short key phrase from the King James text, such as For unto you is born this day, with the reference underneath. The full verses are not printed. Keeping the wording short lets the capitals stay large enough to read from across the room and leaves most of the sheet to the illustration.

Which print works as the centerpiece?

The Luke 2:11 nativity has the most detail and the strongest focal points, a lantern on the straw and a bright star overhead, so it carries the largest frame well. In the listing photo it hangs at poster size above a sofa, with the other five in smaller frames grouped on either side.

How large can I print these at full resolution?

At 300 DPI the 2:3 files reach 16x24 inches, the 3:4 files 18x24, the 4:5 files cover 16x20 with room to spare and the 11:14 files cover 11x14. Smaller frames in the same ratio print from the same files. If you need a size that is not covered, write to support@theframedverse.com before you order prints.

Should I print at actual size or fit to page?

Choose actual size. Fit to page can shrink the image or add a white edge, which spoils a full-bleed design. Pick the JPG whose ratio matches your paper or frame, set the printer to that paper size, and use archival matte or an uncoated fine-art sheet for the best lithograph texture.

What is in the six-page PDF?

The PDF contains the complete set in the 2:3 ratio, one design per page, which is handy for sending all six to a print shop at once. The other ratios come as individual JPG files, so for 3:4, 4:5 or 11:14 frames use the images from the download instead of the PDF.