Rev Richard Coles on midnight masses Liverpool is one of the greatest centres for working-class Irish Catholic immigration, which gives the mass at St Patrick's a certain style of its own. There is a real sense of a whole community gathered, but best of all is the singing. The sound of the Irish women singing Christmas carols is something very special and distinctive. Park Place, Toxteth, L8 5RA Obviously I'm biased but I think the service at our church is great fun. We get the children making Christingles, then there's singing and the nativity, which last year featured a lightsaber-wielding Darth Vader. Later, people pile in for midnight mass proper; they seem to understand that the best place to celebrate the coming of Christmas is at the heart of your community. There's a very special atmosphere. stmarysfinedon.co.uk St Botolph's Boston, Lincolnshire The congregation here is always vast, which feels great to be a part of, but it's also an excellent example of the diversity in a lot of congregations in England today. There is a big international community and they bring their own customs to midnight mass, which makes for a really interesting service. parish-of-boston.org.uk St Mary's Bourne Street, London This is probably the very highest of the high churches in London and is the one to head to if you're looking for drama. Their midnight mass is spectacular, gorgeous and full of the high theatre of Christmas. If there's a way of adding dramatic value to a liturgy, St Mary's will find it. stmarysbournest.com The Reverend Richard Coles was talking to Hollie Higgins.