Vivian Gray, 7, holds a candle during a lighting ceremony on Christmas Eve at Eastpoint Christian Church on City Line Drive in Portland. (Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)

Adeline Maurais, 5, leads a procession of angels at the start of a Christmas pageant at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception on Christmas Eve. (Photos by Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)

Altar boy Joey Lancia leads the recessional after a Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception. (Photo by Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)

Singer Kailyn Bowie gets into the spirit at Eastpoint Christian Church. (Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)

Ten-year-old triplets, from left, Hannah, Julia and Bella Napolitano sing with the congregation at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception on Christmas Eve after participating in a Christmas pageant. (Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)

The Rev. Richard Rasner checks in with 9-month-old Rosemary and her mother, Amanda McKrell, during a Christmas Eve service at St. Luke's Cathedral. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)

David Pride holds a candle during a lighting ceremony on Christmas Eve at Eastpoint Christian Church. (Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)

Ellie MacEwan hugs the Rev. Richard Rasner during a Christmas Eve service at St. Luke's Cathedral. (Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)