carol services due to be held sunday, december the 18th. the day of the world cup final to help avoid a potential clash between three lions and the three kingsgland is advising its clergy to hold their carol services on saturday the 17th instead despite final sunday before christmas being the traditional day for hosting them to give his thoughts on. this story is father daniel french, anglican vicar and host of the irreverent podcast and somewhat a mentor of mine. father daniel, thank you very much for us. on a sunday on the busiest day of week. could you start off by telling us exactly what the church of england's guidance is on this, what and many what they're saying and many vicars planning vicars are planning to follow it? i think summarised it? i think you've summarised well. i know how many are well. i don't know how many are going to follow it in terms of guidance. calvin it seems like at the moment, particularly since covid, we've been getting up alongside stream of guidance which to say, you know , the which to say, you know, the obvious really . which to say, you know, the obvious really. planning which to say, you know, the obviou