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The annual Ten with Ken Holiday Special continues its survey of more than 200 college and university holiday greeting videos from around the world, with examples from Austria to Australia, New Zealand to New England!

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This week in Part 2 (of 3), we look at Holiday Shout-Outs, Cute Kids, Parody Carols, Singalongs, Carpool Karaoke, and the talented student choirs and bands that contribute to some beautiful, peaceful greetings. In particular, we acknowledge some "best in class" videos from last Christmas:

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Multicultural Shout-Outs: The University of La Verne (in California) encourages us all to \\u201cCelebrate Together\\u201d despite our superficial differences in a moving message of peace. https://youtu.be/runZqiJrr8I

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Holiday Games: Pueblo Community College (in Colorado) asked pairs of staff to play the \\u201cNaughty or Nice\\u201d game, in which they are surprised by sweet or decidedly sour jelly beans. Part 1 - https://youtu.be/cnUznSZ7F-Q Part 2 - https://youtu.be/gclNjAaxKvw

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\\u2018Twas the Night Before Christmas: Western Kentucky University produced an amusing vignette about its president encountering a mysterious visitor in red. https://youtu.be/51epgzybMo0

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Childlike Spirit: West Virginia University presents \\u201cChaos on the Set!\\u201d thanks to a bunch of little helpers. https://youtu.be/T_a7umQkjEs

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Holiday Singalongs: Elon University (in North Carolina) produced a very polished, uplifting a capella version of several favourite carols, using voices from across campus. https://youtu.be/Bx9b9P1fTes

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Carpool Karaoke: Pennsylvania\\u2019s Juniata College released a series of 7 separate videos of staff and senior administrators carpooling with President Troha, and singing along to holiday classics. https://youtu.be/0TK4oRq3p_g

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Parody Carols: Coastal Carolina University (in South Carolina) produced a slick, well choreographed adaptation of \\u201cDeck the Halls\\u201d. https://youtu.be/66j1LlAMgaQ

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Moving Songs: United World College USA Montezuma (in New Mexico) released a holiday video produced by its international students, and featuring the music of Kaamya Sharma and Iqbaal Ramadhan. https://youtu.be/CkMnMyapGXY

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To find the full list of 2016 Youtube videos reviewed for this episode, check out our playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLodJ8ParJmYW50HvU2lrHm_DURpmz8jqk

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We\'ve also started assembling a list of 2017 videos for next year\'s special, at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLodJ8ParJmYVmGMsmXoJqATfMohQ5cEYb

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This is just part 2 \\u2013 next time we\\u2019ll look at some comic and sentimental storytelling videos, and much more! To be sure you don\\u2019t miss it, subscribe to our channel! www.TenWithKen.com