Dial-A-Carol

Dial-A-Carol is an annual student-run service at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in which students take calls from people asking for a Christmas jingle. It is run out of Snyder Hall, a residence hall in the Ikenberry Commons on campus. Students and staff take calls around the clock for a week straight, starting at 12:01 A.M on December 10, and ending at 11:59 P.M on December 16.[1] As of 2015 Dial-A-Carol entered its 56th season,[2] in which it garnered national attention from sources such as ABC News,[3] and Jimmy Kimmel Live.[4] USA Today College wrote that Dial-A-Carol shattered previous records by receiving over 10,000 calls in 2015 for one-week span.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dial-A-Carol: Volunteers Serenade Callers With Holiday Tunes". ABC News. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  2. ↑ "Dial-a-Carol: Student-run holiday jingle service open 24/7". USA TODAY College. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Dial-A-Carol: Volunteers Serenade Callers With Holiday Tunes". ABC News. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  4. ↑ Jimmy Kimmel Live (2015-12-16), Hanu-kall - the Singing Hanukkah Hotline, retrieved 2016-02-17
  5. ↑ "Dial-a-Carol: Student-run holiday jingle service open 24/7". USA TODAY College. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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