Stratford Town started the day as leaders but ended in third place as Atherstone Town claimed the Christmas No 1 spot.
Stratford fell 2-0 to fellow title-chasers Loughborough Dynamo, with Craig Noble and Kris Nurse on target, while the Adders hammered basement side Cradley Town 6-0.
Luke Barlone fired a hat-trick, with Jae Martin marking his home debut with a goal and Matt Brown grabbing two further goals.
Nicky Campbell and Dave Bate were the goalscorers in Tipton Town's 2-0 win against Racing Club Warwick while Gary Barton and Andre Calder bagged the Boldmere St Michaels goals in a 2-0 win against Coventry Sphinx.
Sean Pugh's double could not prevent Old-bury United from losing 3-2 at Oadby Town while Alvechurch lost 1-0 at home to Friar Lane. A frozen pitch meant Studley's match at Biddulph Victoria was called off.
Midland Combination side Coleshill Town finally beat the weather to stage their twice-postponed FA Vase tie but they must have wished they had not bothered.
Carl Adams's side suffered the most cruel of finales as a last-minute goal sent them to a 2-1 third-round defeat to United Counties League visitors Blackstones at Pack Meadow.
The Stamford-based visitors had the ideal start through Dan Cotton's penalty on 15 minutes but Josh McPherson, collecting Brian Gray's pass, levelled matters.
There was another twist, however, when Coleshill were reduced to ten men through Ryan Scott's red card on 77 minutes, and Cotton slotted home another penalty in the dying seconds.
