Sunday Times 30/12/01 (news review page 16)
Carol singers are classified as live musicians and therefore must have a licence.
Westminster City Council

Sunday Telegraph 23/12/01

Brian Flynn, the landlord of the Cove House Inn, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, has accused council officials of being "heavy-handed" after they told him that he needs a public entertainment licence for carol singalongs in his pub.

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