RING is giving away free doorbell cameras worth £180 in a bid to revive a festive tradition.
And your neighbours will receive a Ring doorbell too if you’re selected.
It’s all come about after Scots schoolkids Denny boys went viral with doorbell camera footage of them singing Wham’s Last Christmas.
The heart-warming clip has been watched nearly two million times.
Now Ring has teamed up with the Denny Five to give out free kit if you have a video of carol singers knocking on your door.
The Amazon-owned firm wants people across the UK and Ireland to submit their own Christmas carol singer footage captured from a Ring Video Doorbell.
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Five households will be chosen by the Denny Five to receive a Battery Video Doorbell Pro worth £179.99.
Not only that, your entire street will receive one too if you win.
And you’ll get a £1,000 Amazon Gift Card to share with the carol singer knocking on the door – £500 for you and £500 for them to share.
One of the doorstep performers, Dylan Thomson, said: “I can’t believe we have been able to give five people a great Christmas through RingAndSing! Merry Christmas everyone, bye love you!”
For every entry, Ring will donate £10 to Strathcarron Hospice as well.
The campaign will run from today until Monday 15th December.
It comes as a poll commissioned by Ring reveals that 96 per cent of us have witnessed a decline in carol singing in our area.
The average person says they haven’t seen carollers at their door for four years.
“When we saw the boys’ video and read the enormous amount of comments celebrating their performance, we knew we had to do something special,” said Dave Ward, Ring’s UK & International Managing Director.
“In a world where we’re increasingly disconnected from our neighbours, these five lads reminded us of the simple joy that comes from showing up at someone’s door and sharing a song.
“That’s exactly what #RingAndSing is all about – inviting the entire nation to join them in reviving this beloved tradition, all while raising money for a great cause.”
To enter, you’ll need to share the video link with Ring by emailing it to [email protected].
Tap Share, then Share With Ring.
Or you can post it on TikTok or Instagram, using the hashtag #RingAndSing and tagging @RingUK.
Amazon’s guide to Ring doorbell positioning
Here’s the official advice…
One of the biggest mistakes people make is mounting their Ring Video Doorbell too high in the belief that they need to do this in order to catch people’s faces.
In fact, as illustrated above, viewing faces is not a problem if the Ring Video Doorbell is mounted at the correct height of approximately 1.2 meters above the ground.
The second way your Ring Video Doorbell sees the world is through a network of PIR, or passive infrared, motion sensors. These are heat sensors that detect motion by monitoring heat within the detection area.
Since people are hotter than the surrounding areas, as a person enters the detection area the heat measurements change. The motion sensors register this change as movement and send out an alert.
The motion sensors in your Ring Video Doorbell are designed to detect motion up to 155 degrees horizontally and from 1.5 to 7.5 meters outward from the fixture.
They’re also more sensitive to horizontal movement across the detection area than vertical.
Mount your doorbell too high and you’re more likely to catch the heat of passing cars than the heat of incoming visitors.
Image credit: Ring
