Light a Candle for All Children Who Have Died Every year, since 1997, on the second Sunday in December The Compassionate Friends (TCF) hold a Worldwide Candle Lighting in memory of all children who have died too soon. On this day people around the world are encouraged to light a candle to so that...Their Light May Always Shine. This year the fourteenth Worldwide Candle Lighting will be held on December 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in all time zones around the globe. Dus aanstaande zondag!!