It might be a part of local Christmas lore, along with honey rings, the Gawgaw and Baby Jesus processions organised by the Christian doctrine society MUSEUM, but there's more colour to the traditional Priedka tat-Tifel (young boy's sermon) than one may think.
Most sermons start off with the good news of Christ's birth and the message of peace and joy to all people of goodwill.
Once that is established, however, the audience is lured into rethinking their life through the words of a child delivering a sermon, which, as time goes by, is changing from the traditional format of a boy belting out words by heart.
The sermon being read at the Żurrieq parish, for instance, already breaks with tradition by having a boy and a girl standing next to each other. This year a cheeky twist was added by having the children address the audience directly: "We know what you're thinking: The child's sermon, as usual. A long sermon that took ages for these kids to learn and they don't have a clue what is being said. But, don't worry, we do know what we're saying and we won't even take long!"
The speech is presented as a dialogue between the boy and the girl, while others will be forming part of a pageant.
Some of the less traditional sermons see young children deal with rather "adult" topics. One-parent families, alcoholism, abortion and racism were all mentioned in some way or another.
"The strength of the sermon lies in the fact that, whereas usually it's grown-ups who give a lesson to children, the tables are turned and it is a child who is telling adults how best to live their life," Żejtun parish priest Fr Eric Overend said.
"It all starts from the joy Jesus brings into the world and then goes on to whether we're living this peace in our daily life.
Justice, respect for the environment and tolerance towards other people, including those with a different race all contribute to this picture" Fr Overend explained.
In the words of Fr Robert Grech, a priest working in Cospicua, "it's all about how to truly live Christmas".