Your favorite gifts

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December 26, 2011

Lyndsey Eagan, 11, passes an accessory to her sister, Megan, 9, left, while playing with Megan’s Christmas gift – a Barbie Dream Townhouse — at their Codorus Township home on Christmas Day. The Friendship Elementary School students opened gifts Sunday morning with their parents Greg and Cathy.

So what was your favorite gift this year? You can tell us in a comment below, a video message, with a photo or drawing.
We’d love to hear from you!
Email your photos, videos or drawings to jsimcoe@yorkdispatch.com!

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JD’s Christmas video collection

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December 23, 2011

Santa Claus reads "A Visit from St. Nick" in a video posted below.


Updated on 12/23/2011!

One of our favorite parts about working on the Junior Dispatch website is the daily videos we add on the right side of the page. We spend probably too much time looking for the best of the best for you, but it’s so much fun searching through the wide world of YouTube to find fun and interesting stories.

In the last month or so, we’ve featured a lot of Christmas videos, and now we want to offer you a done-in-one post that contains them all — plus plenty of bonus videos!

This videos celebrate all that is funny, touching and maybe even a little aggravating about the Christmas season.

If you have a favorite we should add to the mix, please offer us a link in the comments below!
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Take a look at the history of the Santa Claus legend. http://youtu.be/RbUVKXdu4lQ

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The Glee cast asks us “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” http://www.youtube.com/v/KXuY9GjOSO4

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Fred is a little worried about Christmas. http://youtu.be/WPVNvJoljD0


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MaryDoodles gets in the Christmas spirit. http://youtu.be/lqegIDL8yuo


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The life of a bell ringer in York County.
http://youtu.be/7lq4RwXkbf8

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Learn the story of “Olive, the Other Reindeer!”
http://youtu.be/i69D5InPKCI

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York Little Theatre’s Christmas card project. http://youtu.be/19YGuAQWZVM

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This train layout from Germany will blow you away.

http://youtu.be/ACkmg3Y64_s


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The world-famous poem of Santa’s visit.
http://youtu.be/t4FxiWSV4Yo

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A Disney-fied look at the same poem.
http://youtu.be/kmwNQi2VYx0

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Fans of the Calvin & Hobbes cartoon strips will vividly remember Calvin’s snow creations, which are recreated in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq8iyhMFLYE

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Darth Vader gets into the Christmas spirit.
http://youtu.be/jiDTufRNL10

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An ogre recounts his troubles with a snow-bully.
http://youtu.be/1mBCt6Dvb2A

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The Monkey Mafia tries a Christmas heist. (You’ll need to turn up your volume!)
http://youtu.be/JAZPtb3n-qM


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Rocketboom explores the history of Christmas lights … on the Internet.
http://youtu.be/7NmrSRa_m_o

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A look at a Live Nativity earlier this month in York.
http://youtu.be/lLuuK_ni1Wo

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Celebrate the most-famous reindeer around!
http://youtu.be/UIY6ZIfEsRo

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Celebrate Christmas in the Far East. http://youtu.be/lmCrIZeob4w

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Frosty may have met his match! http://youtu.be/yb96OH5T0dQ

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Here’s a unique version of the “12 Days of Christmas.” http://youtu.be/FTjUkCPHzYg

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Here’s a warm-hearted Christmas prank. http://youtu.be/fOX82zcROL8


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An amazing song from a Marine in Afghanistan. http://www.youtube.com/v/FCAJCVait8o


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Spend Christmas with Garfield. http://youtu.be/DHPG1OLzqaM

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