Going on now through December 19th (at 11:59PM), you can dial up a live Christmas carol.  24 hours a day.  Sung by college students, possibly running only on insomnia, caffeine, self-doubt — and possibly delicious pizza.

The University of Illinois Dial-A-Carol program has been going on for decades.  The idea is to bring a little stress relief during finals week — which in turn brings joy to the world, so to speak.  Call 217-332-1882.  Request whatever holiday tune you want.  Even if they don’t know it, they will look it up and give it a go.  And if you request Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” — you put another notch on the Mariah Meter.  They sing that song literally HUNDREDS of times a year.  Which just sounds….awful.  — [eric]

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