SwissMiss' Creativity Outlet

This is basically an extended credits and end notes section for my fic, The Baker Street Nativity. It includes:

• Links to images and videos created for or tangentially related to the story


• Credits to the films referenced in the story


• Credits to the music referenced in the story


• Additional credits and links to people, places, and things in the story


• The Making Of: How this story came to be


• The Casting Couch: How the roles were assigned to the characters


• The Adaptation: Some of the alterations and compromises that were made in order to meld the two verses

( DVD Extras... )

Title: The Baker Street Nativity
Author: swissmarg
Beta readers: ruth0007 and dioscureantwins
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 99,662 words
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?
Disclaimer: This is a transformative work inspired by the BBC television series Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and the 2009 movie Nativity! from Mirrorball Films. All song lyrics are from Nativity!
Notes: You don't need to have seen Nativity! in order to understand (and hopefully enjoy) this. If you have seen Nativity!, the role played by Martin Freeman (Paul Maddens) in the movie is filled by Sherlock here, and John is in the role played by Marc Wootton (Dominic Poppy), so you may want to take a few moments to adjust your set before beginning. I have generally followed the plot of the movie, but obviously some additions and adjustments were necessary, as the movie was not a romance between these two characters at all. And pretty much the whole point of writing this was to get John and Sherlock together. So, it's like an AU fusion. ;)

A big thank you to ruth0007 and dioscureantwins for taking on this project as beta readers, delivering each and every chapter on time, and improving the story in countless ways. Thank you also to the members of the sh_britglish community for pertinent advice on British culture and institutions. And finally, thank you to tryslora and her tireless cheerleading efforts during the Word Wars on hd_writers over the course of several months. This would truly never have seen the light of day without her.

Link to the entire fic on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/961859

Links to individual chapters on LiveJournal:

Chapter 1 - The Baker Street School
Chapter 2 - The Classroom Assistant
Chapter 3 - The Evening Stroll
Chapter 4 - The Christmas Tree Lot
Chapter 5 - The Big Announcement
Chapter 6 - The Italian Place
Chapter 7 - The Mayor's Invitation
Chapter 8 - The First Rehearsal
Chapter 9 - The Field Trip
Chapter 10 - The Christmas Bazaar
Chapter 11 - The Third Date
Chapter 12 - The Casting Call
Chapter 13 - The Unwelcome Visitors
Chapter 14 - The Mayor's Reception
Chapter 15 - The Parents' Meeting
Chapter 16 - The Next Step
Chapter 17 - The Studio Head
Chapter 18 - The Week After
Chapter 19 - The Blackwood Nativity
Chapter 20 - The Final Preparations
Chapter 21 - The Baker Street Nativity
Chapter 22 - The Final Act
Chapter 23 - The Game Is On

DVD Extras (End notes and credits)

Title: The Baker Street Nativity (On AO3)
Author: swissmarg
Beta readers: ruth0007 and dioscureantwins
Rating: NC-17
Word count: This chapter: 9,635 words
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?
Chapter note: This gets pretty explicit following the section break. If you'd rather not have a play-by-play of two grown men going at it, you can skip to chapter 23 at that point without losing any much of the plot.

See chapter 1 for more extended notes, disclaimers, and acknowledgments.

( Chapter Twenty-Two - The Final Act )

Title: The Baker Street Nativity (On AO3)
Author: swissmarg
Beta readers: ruth0007 and dioscureantwins
Rating: NC-17
Word count: This chapter: 5,306 words
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?

See chapter 1 for more extended notes, disclaimers, and acknowledgments.

( Chapter Twenty - The Final Preparations )

I posted this gif set of Martin Freeman dancing in Nativity! on my tumblr (yes, I have a tumblr but I basically never use it) because every time I try to link to someone else's post it gets deleted. So, I've updated the link in chapter 13 of The Baker Street Nativity with this, which will remain under my control. Enjoy.

( Gifs in here... )

Imagine my utter surprise and delight when I saw this pop up in my notifications this morning (posted here with permission of the artist):



It's by labellecreation and it makes me happy. :D

It was originally posted on her journal, so if you'd like to comment squee please do so over there so that she will see it.

P.S. Those of you who have read chapter 17 of The Baker Street Nativity will understand what inspired this. :)

Title: The Baker Street Nativity (On AO3)
Author: swissmarg
Beta readers: ruth0007 and dioscureantwins
Rating: NC-17
Word count: This chapter: 3,184 words
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?

See chapter 1 for more extended notes, disclaimers, and acknowledgments.

( Chapter Fifteen - The Parents' Meeting )

Title: The Baker Street Nativity (On AO3)
Author: swissmarg
Beta reader: ruth0007
Rating: NC-17
Word count: This chapter: 3,750 words
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?

See chapter 1 for more extended notes, disclaimers, and acknowledgments.

( Chapter Thirteen - The Unwelcome Visitors )

Title: The Baker Street Nativity (On AO3)
Author: swissmarg
Beta reader: ruth0007
Rating: NC-17
Word count: This chapter: 4,627 words
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?

See chapter 1 for more extended notes, disclaimers, and acknowledgments.

( Chapter Eleven - The Third Date )

Title: The Baker Street Nativity (On AO3)
Author: swissmarg
Beta reader: ruth0007
Rating: NC-17
Word count: This chapter: 3,608
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Fusion with Nativity! (2009 movie starring Martin Freeman). Sherlock is a primary school teacher and John is assigned to be his classroom assistant. Together, they are charged with putting on the school's Nativity play. What could possibly go wrong?

See chapter 1 for more extended notes, disclaimers, and acknowledgments.

( Chapter Nine - The Field Trip )