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You don't need to read this explanation. If you'd like you can just go ahead and visit:

As we rip the page off the calendar and see the beginnings of Advent, we at Sinden.org know to expect a lot more inquiries about the Sinden.org carol spreadsheets. In fact, we are already beginning to field some questions about them this year!

Last year we at Sinden.org took the unusual step of writing an even more unusual FAQ about the documents

If you don't know what we're talking about, allow us to explain.

Many years ago (back in 2008 if this entry is to be believed!) we got tired of flipping back and forth between HTML pages and PDF files of past years' service booklets for the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge -- all of which are still available here: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/chapel-services/nine-lessons.html.

So, we took a few minutes and just compiled all the information into a single spreadsheet.

In the years that have followed, it's only taken a few seconds to input each year's service to the same document to keep it current. And this lives as a Google document so that anyone who bookmarks it will always see the current, most up-to-date version.

A few years ago we did the same thing with all the available data for the Advent Carol Service at St. John's College, Cambridge, another notable service that is widely imitated.

We are always glad to hear from church musicians and others who find these projects useful or interesting. We hope that this new, easy-to-remember address will help even more online carol service aficionados find this information easily.

sinden.org/carols