Check out this year's Christmas stamps

With Halloween over for another year, lots of you are probably starting to look ahead to the next big holiday event - Christmas.

And it seems Royal Mail is doing the same, by revealing its Christmas stamps for this year.

They feature scenes from the Nativity, which is the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.

There are five stamps as part of the collection, showing scenes of Mary and Joseph travelling, baby Jesus, an angel, the shepherds and the Three Wise Men.

The stamps were created by graphic designer Gareth Howat and illustrator Rebecca Sutherland.

Rebecca said it was an "absolute honour" to be given the opportunity to illustrate the stamps, as she has loved stamps since she was a child and had even collected them.

"Being asked to create a set myself feels incredibly special," she added.

Royal Mail's first-ever special Christmas stamp was made 60 years ago, after a children's art competition was announced by the then-postmaster Tony Benn.

While last year's stamps also showed scenes from the Nativity, in other years there have been different themes.

Some Christmas stamps in recent years have featured snowy scenes of UK cathedrals and lyrics from famous Christmas carols.

There have also been opportunities for children to design the stamps.

What theme would you like to see on a Christmas stamp? Let us know in the comments.