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Accidental Santa Phone Lines Start Ringing
Originally printed at http://www.keyt.com/news/local/Accidental-Santa-Phone-Lines-Start-Ringing-135968243.html
By KEYT Reporter
December 20, 2011
What started as a wrong number has turned into what’s been called the busiest hotline to Santa Claus in America. Goleta resident John Dickson bought the phone number 1-800-Santa Barbara in 2006 and found out it’s one digit off from 1-800- Santa Claus. The phone began ringing around Christmas and little kids were on the other end with long lists of gifts. They apparently dialed his number by mistake since the numbers were so close.
So he named it the “Accidental Santa” line. The now famous hotline has been featured on many network shows including CNN, and the story has been published on the front page of the Santa Barbara News-Press and the Los Angeles Times.
Now, Dickson and many volunteers have a bank of phones ringing between noon and eight daily this week with calls from kids looking for Santa.
If you want your child to dial up the Accidental Santa, the number is: 1-800-726-8222

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SB News Press Article-Roadside Santa w mug 12-19-10SB News-Press Roadside Santa Article December 19, 2010
Check out this great article about “Roadside Santa” from the Santa Barbara News Press, December 19th, 2010.

Winners of the SB Arts Collaborative Direct to Artist Grants were announced

at the County Arts Commission’s 5th Annual Symposium for the Arts. Among

those presenting and receiving awards were from left to right: Rick Villa,

Elyse Gonzales, Councilmember Frank Hotchkiss, Jane Callister, David

Starkey, Rod Hare, Nell Campbell, Clay Bodine, Heather Jeno Silva, Jody

Nelson, Ginny Brush and Mayor Helene Schneider. (Photo by Kate Connell)

Jody Nelson

Roadside Santa  30 minute documentary on history of Santa Barbara folk art icon