![So it became in my mind a nine-carol service; an oratorio and orchestral concert all in one, but with narration. That's something I've learned about, because it's the story that keeps you in there. I wrote a libretto and I gave it to John [Du Prez, Idle's co-writer of many years]. We normally don't work in this fashion but I said off you go, and he went off for about three months. He brought me back this demo which blew my mind.](/assets/img/quote-photos/so-it-became-in-my-mind-a-nine-carol-service-an-oratorio-and-orchestral-concert.jpg)
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