Joining the Carols for Christmas! Choir 2008 You will need a copy of 100 Carols for Choirs, published by Oxford University Press. The cost of a full subscription this year is 30€, and the book is 30€ (You can get your own if you like, but it will be more expensive!) Special terms and loaned music for retired, unemployed, students, refugees and asylum seekers. Any additional music required has been be purchased by Carols for Christmas! and will be loaned to choir members until the end of the concert performance, at which point it should be returned undamaged. It is unfortunately necessary to charge for music belonging to or hired by the a.s.b.l. which is lost or damaged while in your care. You are asked to make any marks lightly and in pencil or use removable tape and highlighter pencils. Both pencils are available to buy or use at rehearsals. Special rates are available at the discretion of the a.s.b.l. for students, refugees and asylum seekers and the retired or unemployed. A small number of music books are available second hand or on loan for one season. It is illegal to sing from anything other than copyrighted originals of the music or legally approved photocopies. The a.s.b.l. will not accept responsibility if choir members use illegal copies and will not allow them onto the stage.

There is a dress code for the concert. Men and women singing tenor and baritone parts wear black dinner jackets and trousers, white shirts and black bow ties, dark socks and black shoes. Women wear a white, long-sleeved shirt–style blouse tucked IN to a floor- length black skirt. Trousers are an acceptable alternative, but consult Alice Perry - the stage manager - who needs to consider your position on stage. Shoes should be black and comfortable. You will be provided with “flowers” to pin on your blouse or jacket. Nimble fingers are again needed to help prepare them.

We recommend that you wear minimal underclothing as things get hot under the lights with so many people crowded together. NO thermal vests! Avoid strong perfumes too – the mixture can be quite overpowering.