They were formed at the Vernons football pools company in the 1950s in Liverpool, settling down to a sixteen strong choir and recorded an album of standards.

On that first night 10,000 people gathered at midnight in the Alexandra Gardens to sing carols with a 30 strong choir, two soloists and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Band.

There is not enough room at the church for an orchestra to accompany the 50 strong choir so backing will be by organ and string ensemble, led by George Wood.

The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays.

A 3,500 strong choir was conducted by Oriol Martorell.

It was a 400 strong choir comprising students from 15 different schools.

The numbers expected were about 3,000 people, 300 press, a 200 strong choir, and 48 bishops.

This is a strong male choir of 12, sharply directed by a woman, Tamara Piliptschuk, and anchored by one of those fathomless Russian basses, Yuri Breshnev.

The song appears as the finale to the Eldorado concept which includes a heavy orchestra and a strong choir.

The singer is to perform three times at Bellahouston Park, as well as singing with the 800 strong choir, the Roman Catholic Church said.