KXVO – The Pumpkin Dance (Christmas Edition!)
The KXVO-TV Omaha Pumpkin Dance is back, spreading some holiday cheer with an original routine
Source: KXVO-TV (CW; Omaha, NE)

Christmas Tweets
A London digital marketing agency has created a fun Twitter-based application called “Christmas Tweets,” which collects live Christmas-related tweets and plots them into one of four categories – Christmas spirit, commercialism, credit crunch and religion
Source: ChristmasTweets.co.uk

PNP – Portable North Pole
The Portable North Pole (PNP) application from UGroupMedia allows users to send a personalized video from Santa to their friends – custom details include name, age, sex, location and photos
Source: PortableNorthPole.tv

Maytag Happy Holidays
Maytag has created a virtual holiday card featuring Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” played using Maytag washer and dryer parts – users have the option of sharing the card via e-mail
Source: Maytagholidays.com

Christmas Light Hero (Original)
Too cool – Wii Guitar Hero is connected to Christmas lights, creating a seasonal musical light show; this 4+ minute video has generated more than 1.7 million views since posting on 12/10
Source: Youtube.com, 12/10/09

Desaturated Santa at San Francisco Santacon
People from all over the country participate in their local Santacons – a parade where people celebrate the bearded do-gooder by dressing in their best St. Nick costumes; this year, a special Santa spotted in the San Francisco Santacon received national online recognition for her black and white version of Mr. Claus
Source: LaughingSquid.com.com, 12/16/09

Labatt Ad Does not Condone Drunken Santa
Labatt Blue has launched a non-alcoholic beer ad campaign that is not sitting well with consumers – the ad shows a bottle of beer and reads, “Leave one out for Santa, he’s driving” – the words “non-alcoholic” are written in small lettering at the bottom; parents are concerned children might get the wrong message about drinking and driving as well as choosing alcoholic beverages over milk
Source: AdFreak.com, 12/17/09

Jack Bauer Interrogates Santa
Jack Bauer of “24” interrogates the wrong man this holiday season and finds himself on “the naughty list” in this viral video holiday card from Rebel
Source: Youtube.com

Obamas Enjoy Eco-Friendly Christmas Season at the White House
The Obama’s are adding a bit of green to the White House Christmas – eco-friendly touches include a recycled cardboard "Wishing Tree," decorative garland made of roots harvested from White House property, energy-efficient LED lights and 800+ ornaments which were redecorated by volunteers from all over the country and sent back to the President
Source: BrandFreak.com, 12/18/09

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