In 1997 , the naming rights sponsor was RAMS Home Loans . In 2004 , the event was called " The Good Guys Good Kid Carols in the Domain " . In 2005 , the naming rights were assumed to be The Good Guys again , but Woolworths acquired the naming rights and renamed the event to " Woolworths Carols in the Domain " , and has retained the name since . As a mark of respect , organisers of the 2014 Carols in the Domain considered cancelling the event because of the Martin Place siege which took place in Sydney earlier that week , but instead decided to hold it , on Saturday 20 December . The 2014 Carols attracted approximately 80,000 people , and also included a tribute to those killed during the siege . Mark Vincent opened the evening by singing You Raise Me Up in honour of the victims , and a minute silence was held
Martin Place siege
2014 Sydney hostage crisis
Carols in the Domain