In the UK Times today is an article about "proposals being announced today" in a consultation paper issued by the Home Office "to overhaul the laws on the licencing of house-to-house and street collections for charity. Moves to require carol singers ... and those involved in one-off fundraising in a pub to inform local authorities of their actions are likely to prove controversial."

More licencing needed for carol singers? At this rate, the licence paperwork is going to be heavier to carry around than the songsheets.

(I've made this BS because it is not, primarily, about music)