By Kara Queen

I hope you all had an wonderful holiday and explosive New Year’s celebration! Or a calm, not-so-explosive one- whichever you prefer

Thanks to everybody for sharing your traditions, stories and creativity in our Best Holiday Zap contest. It was really exciting to see holiday celebrations from all over the world. Entries came in from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Taiwan, and many states of the US. We got to look through great images of winter wonderlands, ginger bread cookies, and family dinners, and finally emerged with our winning selections. It was a tough call, believe me.

We had 3 levels of recognition:

• Grand Prize – iPad mini
• Second Prizes (10) – iPod Shuffle
• Third Prizes (50) – $25 iTunes gift card

GRAND PRIZE – iPAD mini

Drum roll please…

“Larek! Santa’s Naughtiest Elf” by Josh Stanley

Josh gave us daily updates of all of Larek the Elf’s hijinks.. it was always hilarious to see what he was up to. Larek went through time travel, alien autopsies, and battling Darth Vader. This collection of photos was creative, detailed, and brought a smile to every one’s face. Thanks for sharing this with us Josh, Larek will be missed

 

SECOND PRIZE WINNERS – iPOD SHUFFLE

1. “Happy Holidays” by Cedric Dhaenens
2. “Vancouver Christmas Market” by Martin
3. “Navidad en mi Guatemala” by Diego
4. “Europe Trip” by Jackson Wong
5. “Christmas is Coming” by The Eclectic Gentleman
6. “Kringle Bay News” by Justin Locke
7. “My Christmas” by Stella
8. “Snow and Ice, Come to Life” by Paul Coombs
9. “God Jul & Gott Nytt Arr 2012″ by Stephanie Rosell
10. “Holidays” by Riri M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIRD PRIZE WINNERS – iTUNES GIFT CARD

1. “Foggy Winter Mornings” by Aditi Mathur
2. “Buone Fest Da Ceva” by Delca
3. “Merry Christmas to All!” by Natalia
4. “Our Arizona Christmas with Family” by Joel Johnson
5. “Best Time of the Year” by Xaliph
6. “The Holidays!” by Amanda Viser
7. “Preparing for Christmas” by Eric Verno
8. “Christmas” by EightbitSpartan
9. “Christmas is Here!” by Daniel Lee
10. “Merry Christmas!” by Jason00oo
11. “My First Christmas with my New Family” by Simon Green
12. “Happy Holidays” by Ben
13. “Peterson Family Traditions” by Jim Peterson
14. “Christmas Memories 2012″ by Traci Hedetniemi
15. “Clam Lights at the Lake” by Sarah
16. “Christmas Memories” by Keith Crawford
17. “Dec 11, 2012″ by AO Graffix
18. “Dec 31, 2012″ by Sanjay
19. “Christmas Cards” by Paul Kobayashi
20. “Holiday 2012″ by Justin
21. “MiPhoneography” by The Kevhat
22. “Christmas 2012″ by Shakira
23. “Holidays in the Pacific Northwest” by Eric Gould
24. “Lost in Tokyo” by Tanner Mclaughlin
25. “Classic Holiday Images” by UAsten
26. “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Yeaaaaaaaaar” by Emily Ramsay
27. “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” by Mike
28. “Christmas” by estela
29. “Christmas Traditions Old and New” by Toastist
30. “Christmas Eve” by Monica Repetto
31. “Europe Trip” by Ruby Muller
32. “Untitled” by Markus Conrad
33. “Happy Holidays 2012″ by Ken McCarthy
34. “The Best Things About Xmas!” by Laura Johnston
35. “A Stylo Christmas” by Ben J. Stylo
36. “The Hands of Our Christmas” by Pete
37. “Holidays” by Josh Fisher
38. “Untitled” by Kevin
39. “The North Pole” by Julia
40. “New York City Christmas Tree” by Ryan Demian
41. “Untitled” by Tara
42. “Untitled” by Tim Hotzelt
43. “Holiday~~~great holiday vacation in Taiwan” by Makebelieve
44. “Christmas TIme is Here Again!” by Gerardo
45. “Holiday Zap” by Antonio Zanzottera
46. “Untitled” by mveltini
47. “Our Family Fishing Trip” by Philip Walls
48. “merry christmas!!!” by topack
49. “Holly Days Zap” by Imp Pulse
50. “Winter Wonderland Berlin” by Oliver

Again, thank you to everyone for creating these awesome holiday Zaps and sharing them with us. Winners will be receiving an email about how to get your prizes, so be sure to check your inbox. We’re so grateful to all of ours users and hope that you continue to use and have fun with Zapd!

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Here’s to a great 2013!

Kara | Zapd team