'Tis the Season to be Jolly.

Not to judge (okay, maybe just a wee bit), and say what you will about the world's oldest profession, but I'm still thinking it might be a bit of an oxymoron to be using the term "high-class" and "prostitute" in the same line. Call me old-fashioned, I guess.

But I digress. As the 'odd news' awardee of the day, we have a story of a woman with an unorthodox way of raising funds for a children's fundraiser. Now that's the holiday spirit. Given the context of the article, doesn't anyone else find the terms "deposit slip", "touches me deeply" and "spread her message" slightly disturbing (at least there wasn't a typo, inserting an 'a' for the 'e' in 'message')?

SANTIAGO (AFP) - A high-class Chilean prostitute touched by a charity telethon's bid to raise money for handicapped children has stepped forward with her own contribution: 27 hours of sex.

That's how much paid sex work the escort, Maria Carolina, has said she wants to contribute to the Teleton association. The 5,400 dollars she earns from the marathon session, scheduled for November 30-December 1, will go to the charity, Carolina said, explaining she earns 300 dollars per 90-minute session.

She said she would post a picture of the bank deposit slip on her website afterwards to dispel any doubts. "I am going to contribute with my work to a purpose that touches me deeply," said the prostitute, who has spread her message through several online sites and television programs.

But the administrator of the Teleton foundation, television presenter Mario Kreutzberger, has thrown cold water on the proposition, saying it falls well outside his moral guidelines and he cannot accept it. Carolina, though, said she was determined. "How can someone question a person who wants to put her job at the service of a noble cause?" she asked.