Went to midnight Mass this Christmas Eve. It was very nice with the exception of a few problems. Without wanting to be too picky because nothing is perfect. BBC 1 were there to broadcast the service live on air. That would have been a good opportunity to have put up a couple of screens so that the people seated in the nave could see the ceremony at the altar and the choir. We couldn’t see anything! Plus the sound system in the church leaves a lot to be desired, meaning many of us couldn’t hear what some of the speakers were saying. Plus everyone in the congregation were given a candle to hold which was a bit stupid. A few people I saw spilled candle wax by accident on the people’s coats sitting in front! The BBC only filmed one side of the church with a boom arm which meant, only one half of the church could be seen on TV. On our way out I could hear a few of the clergy moaning that not enough people were handing in their money envelopes! That’s because people wanted to leave as soon as possible. They should have charged people a nominal fee on entry. Or at least the priest could have asked everyone to contribute something on their way out! The whole event could have been better organised and managed.