At the end of the service during the singing of Silent Night, I have the ushers turn the lights down except on the chancel. As the congregation sings, a couple with a little baby walks slowly forward, (they are in costume) and when they reach the front of the church, turn and face the congregation for a moment then walk out a side door. The lights come up, the final blessing is said, and Joy to the World, ends the service. You just have to get lucky with the timing if there are not a lot of babies in your congregation. (from Bob)
Another idea is to do "Silent Night" with guitar rather than organ - since it was originally written for guitar! I know of one minister who invited anyone who played guitar to bring their instrument to the service. When "Silent Night" was sung at the end with candlelight, the guitarists spread out around the congregation and played. It was really nice to be literally surrounded by the music as it was originally meant to be played. (from Nancy)
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