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A Christmas Carol Is A Phone Call Away

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A Christmas Carol Is A Phone Call Away

Starting today, Thursday, December 10th, have your choice of 9 Christmas Carols sung to you!

For the 60th holiday season, Dial-A-Carol, a student-run holiday program at the University of Illinois, has been providing this service.    24 hours a day for seven days, through December 17th, simply call 217-332-1882.

The call line averages more than 10,000 calls from all 50 states and dozens of countries each Christmas.

Click to discover more about Dial-A-Carol.

 

 

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