Christingle

"I was first in this building aged five years old at a Christingle service in the early 1970's," he said.

That means midnight Mass, Christmas Day Mass and Christingle services should be able to go ahead, but without the congregation singing.

The Church of England's latest online offering, a video of a Christingle service, is being actively pushed towards new parents logging into Facebook.

Christingle started in Germany in 1747 but didn't reach the UK until 1968.

Over 40 years later, the charity estimates more than 5,000 Christingle events were held last year to fundraise for them.