THE annual carol service at St Nicholas' Church, at the Pier Head, yesterday provided a final stop-off point for one of the region's more bizarre seasonal visitors.
The "Sailors' Church" was the latest place to welcome Callum the camel, who has enjoyed a hectic round of social engagements since his arrival on Merseyside at the end of last week.
On Friday, the Bactrian camel came to Merseyside to perform in a nativity play and has become something of a local celebrity over the weekend with several appearances.
The camel has even been asked to help turn on the Crosby Christmas lights.
Yesterday he took part in a children's party, led a carol concert and even went to church.
Callum arrived in Merseyside to join sheep, a donkey and Antony Gormley's iron statues to make up the supporting cast of a nativity play performed on Crosby beach.
It was the first time the camel, brought up in Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol, had ever stepped on sand.
The audience at the nativity play were entranced to see he could also dance.
Organiser Annie Spiers said: "At the end of the play when the gospel choir started to sing the camel started dancing in time with the music.
"He was moving from one foot to another. He was just a treasure."
On Sunday, Callum visited Liverpool's Frontline Church in Wavertree, but instead of waiting outside went in to join the service.
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