Christmas Eve The Church of Scotland no longer holds Hogmanay services on New Year's Eve, however. The Christmas Eve Services are still very popular. On Christmas Eve, the Christ Candle in the center of the Advent wreath is traditionally lit in many church services. In candlelight services, while singing "Silent Night", each member of the congregation receives a candle and passes along their flame which is first received from the Christ Candle. Lutherans traditionally practice Christmas Eve Eucharistic traditions typical of Germany and Scandinavia. "Krippenspiele" (Nativity plays), special festive music for organ, vocal and brass choirs and candlelight services make Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve of the year. The 1992 edition was presented as a one-off special, but served as a pilot for a regular Air Farce series that premiered the following year, and ran until 2008. "Year of the Farce" episodes continued to air annually as part of the series, while the 2008 edition doubled as the program's series finale. One-off "Year of the Farce" specials have continued to air on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day since, featuring members of the original cast. Similarly, the CBC's French language network Ici Radio-Canada Télé airs its own yearly New Year's Eve comedy special, "Bye