Dial-A-Carol is back Thursday (December 10) for its 60th season. Dial-A-Carol is a student-run holiday program at the University of Illinois. Each year the students of Snyder Hall, a University Housing residence hall, host Dial-A-Carol, which was started in December 1960 by Betty Gordon, an office secretary, and the residents of Snyder Hall who wanted to spread some holiday cheer around campus. Anyone from anywhere can call and request a holiday tune be sung to them. Dial-A-Carol runs 24 hours a day for seven days. Each year the line logs more than 10,000 calls from all 50 states and dozens of countries. Phone: 217-332-1882.
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