Run a holiday-themed contest on your blog. A few prize ideas:<\/p>\n For maximum impact, offer multiple giveaways over the course of a few days so that your readers come back again and again to see what the next day’s prize is. See how PopSugar<\/a> does it with their 15-Day Holiday Giveaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n A fresh look to your blog can bring the holiday spirit to your blog. Depending on your theme, you can simply update your header image to one that offers a more festive feel, or you can go the more dramatic route with a fresh theme. Should you choose the later, here are a few themes to keep your eye:<\/p>\n Santa Details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Blue Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n Another option is to freshen up your color palette. Get inspired by winter images to discover your new winter color palette<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are several ways to wrap-up your year of blogging with a year and look ahead at what’s to come for the new year. Do a link round-up of your top posts or reflect on what this past year of blogging has taught you. Round up your favorite products, moments or lessons in a “Top _____ of 2011” post. To generate re-occuring sharing and readership, split up your roundup over the course of several posts so that people visit each day to learn more. See how The Next Web is doing this with their series on the Most Useful Social Media Tools of 2011<\/a>. Finally, 2012 prediction posts are always popular. Try a different spin – predict what won’t<\/em> happen, or look back at old 2011 predictions and offer your take on whether or not they panned out.<\/p>\n How will you celebrate the holidays on your blog? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Make your holiday content easier to share then ever. Try Shareaholic on your blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s officially December, which means it’s holiday season around the world and around the blogosphere. With some holiday-spirited effort, you’ll leverage a current topic of… ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Mashable-Christmas-Facebook1.png\" "\\"Mashable")
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\n<\/a>So how can you get in the holiday spirit on your blog? Here are three ideas:<\/p>\n1. Run a Contest<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n2. Deck the Halls With a Holiday Theme<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.shareaholic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Winter-color-palette-2-300x277.png\" "\\"Winter")
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<\/a><\/p>\n3. Wrap-Up The Year With a Bang!<\/h3>\n
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