There are quite a few search engines that are offering fun holiday-themed for visitors...here are several that I've found (so far!):

Click on the Yahoo holiday logo, and you'll be taken straight to the Yahoo Holiday Traditions page; resources for every winter-themed holiday you can think of.

Click on the top left hand corner (where it says "Peel back") and you'll see a toolbar with the latest and greatest deals at Ask.

Google's holiday logo takes you straight to this somewhat cryptic page:

I'm guessing that we're going to see more logos for Google, how about you?

More about Google, Ask, and Yahoo

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• Yahoo Answers
• Find Out More About Ask for Kids

Lots of fun stuff happened in the world of Web Search this week, so let's get right to it:

• Making URLs shorter for Google Toolbar and FeedBurner: Yet another link shortener (Five ways to make that link shorter), this time from Google.
• Facebook releases first ever demographic look at users: A study of who really uses Facebook.
• YouTube, Google, Facebook and Sex top kids searches: Symantec has released a list of the top kids searches for 2009, with sex and Twilight topping the list.
• Twitter Hackers Warn: "Do Not Try To Stimulation Iranian Peoples": Twitter was hacked this week, causing the site to go down for several hours.
• New privacy changes concern security advocates: New privacy changes mean that your Facebook status updates might actually be public.
• Amazon.com makes ad links easy on Google's Blogger: If you have a Blogger site, you can now add Amazon affiliate links.
• Google In Discussions To Acquire Yelp For A Half Billion Dollars Or More: Google might be buying the popular local consumer review site.

Did I miss something? Let us know in the comments!

• The Fourth-Most Used Search Term By Toddlers This Year? Porn. Porn! [Wrong] (gizmodo.com)
• Yourl Very Own Branded Link Shortener (ducttapemarketing.com)
• How to Promote Your Work (chrisbrogan.com)
• The Next Web's Weekly Recap: GPhone, URL Trimming and...Twitter. (thenextweb.com)
• Should Twitter be Banned at Conferences? (chris.pirillo.com)
• Remains of the Day: Don't Expect Great iPhone Service Friday Edition [For What It's Worth] (lifehacker.com)
• Local Reviews: Stop Counting Stars and Just Try the Tacos (gigaom.com)

Twitter has released their list of the top trending topics (say that three times fast) of 2009, divided into News, People, Movies, TV Shows, Sports, Technology and Hash Tags (user-created tags for topics). Here are a few picks from each category:

News: Iran election, Swine Flu,Gaza

People: Michael Jackson, Susan Boyle, Adam Lambert

Movies: Harry Potter, New Moon, District 9

TV Shows: American Idol, Glee, Teen Choice Awards

Sports: Super Bowl Lakers, Wimbledon

Technology: Google Wave, Snow Leopard, Tweetdeck

Hash Tags: #musicmonday, #iranelection, #sxsw

More about Twitter

• Bing, Google unveil a Twitter search option
• The best Twitter backgrounds on the Web
• Search beyond Twitter conversations with Topsy
• The Top Five Twitter Search Engines

YouTube has released their statistics for the top viewed videos of 2009, and here they are!

1. Susan Boyle - Britain's Got Talent
2. David After Dentist
3. JK Wedding Entrance Dance
4. New Moon Movie Trailer
5. Evian Roller Babies
6. Pitbull "I Know You Want Me"
7. Miley Cyrus "The Climb"
8. Miley Cyrus "Party in the U.S.A."
9. The Lonely Island "I'm On a Boat"
10. Keri Hilson "Knock You Down

YouTube also compiled the fastest rising search terms per month:

Fastest Rising YouTube search terms by month (Global):
January: inauguration
February: christian bale
March: the climb
April: susan boyle
May: pacquiao vs hatton
June: michael jackson thriller
July: michael jackson
August: usain bolt
September: kanye west
October: paranormal activity
November: bad romance
December: tiger woods

Fastest Rising YouTube search terms by month (U.S.):
January: obama inauguration
February: on a boat
March: watchmen
April: susan boyle
May: pacquiao
June: michael jackson thriller
July: wedding
August: send it on
September: kanye west
October: paranormal activity
November: adam lambert
December: tiger woods

Tell us what your favorite video is on the list....or was there another favorite of yours that didn't make it? Tell us about it!

More about YouTube

• The Top Twenty YouTube Videos of All Time
• How to Download YouTube Videos