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The article discusses the challenge of maintaining a sense of Advent amidst the abundance of Christmas music. The author, Sarah MacDonald, shares her love for Advent and expresses sadness at missing out on certain hymns and traditions due to her commitments. She suggests finding personal ways to keep Advent alive, such as listening to Advent recordings in the car or attending sparsely attended services. MacDonald also emphasizes the importance of remembering that for some people in the congregation, the carol service may be their only experience of the nativity, regardless of how many times the musicians have performed the songs. [Extracted from the article]

The article previews the concert tour titled ''One Equal Light: A Celebration of European Choral Music'' to be organized by the group Chapel Choir of Selwyn College in July 2017 in California, which will feature music of composers including Tomas Luis de Victoria, Anton Bruckner and Gustav Holst.

The article offers information on the second annual Choristers' Festival, held at Metropolitan United Church in London, Ontario which features vocal performance and organists.