The traditional Christmas Eve celebration of Midnight Mass comes live from the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul, Clifton, Bristol. The Bishop of Clifton, the Rt Revd Declan Lang, will preside and the Mass will be introduced by Canon Bosco MacDonald, Cathedral Dean, who will also preach. Choir members, socially distanced to protect against Coronavirus, will sing well-loved carols including O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. The Mass setting is Missa Universalis, composed by the cathedral’s director of music, Richard Jeffrey-Gray and the organist is Stephen Bryant.
Watch it live on BBC One from 23:45 or on the iPlayer for 12 months.
Producer: Victoria Simpson
Director: Matthew Woodward
Series Producer: Pamela Hossick
Executive Producer: Hugh Faupel
