Midnight Mass

Midnight Mass is at Chester Cathedral on Thursday 24 December, starting at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve. It's the first Christmas service of the night, sung by the cathedral's Nave Choir, and it forms part of the Festival of Lessons and Carols that the choir also sings on 23 December. If you can't make it in person, the service is streamed on the cathedral's YouTube channel.

It's one of several Christmas services the cathedral puts on. The programme runs from the Annual Christmas Carol Concert on 12 December, which is billed as its most popular concert of the year, through to the Crib Service at 3pm on Christmas Eve, aimed at young children. The Christmas Day Eucharist follows, sung by the Cathedral Choir and presided over by the Bishop of Birkenhead.

Midnight Mass is free, and there are no tickets or bookings needed. It's first come, first served, with seats opening 15 minutes before the start. The cathedral is at St Werburgh Street, Chester CH1 2DY.