December is a month for being with family and friends, giving gifts, and eating your favorite seasonal dishes. While we don’t know what 2012 is going to hold, we do know that you can start earning gifts (and cash) for yourself by winning some video contests! Check out the newest, bestest contests we’ve collected this week and find something that’s right for you!

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $15,000 in the McDonald’s Bite-Sized Video Project, brought to you by Tongal. Great cash awards for the runners-up too - don’t miss it!

Best non-cash prize: A Canon EOS 5D Mark II (body only) in the B&H Unboxing Video Contest. If you’re planning to give someone a gift from B&H this holiday season, don’t forget to catch it on tape!

Best trip: A trip to LA for the 2012 GRAMMY Awards in the 2012 E! Rock the Red Carpet Video Contest. Show off your red carpet style and you could live it up like a celeb at next year’s GRAMMY Awards.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the Patch ‘Deck the House’ Contest. This is a fun, seasonally appropriate contest that invites you to show your holiday spirit by decorating the house. If you are the top winner, Patch will get you into the giving spirit of the season by handing out $100,000 to schools in your community (And pay for your Dec. electric bill to boot)!

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?