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Around the World: Most Viewed Videos of 2011

Continuing our 2011 retrospective, let's look back at what some of the most viewed videos in other countries were this year. (See the rest at YouTube Rewind.)

JAPAN:

Fun-loving residents celebrate the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen high speed rail line in Japan.



ISRAEL:

"Dip Your Apple" is a Rosh Hashanah-themed song parody of Shakira's "Waka Waka."



FRANCE:

French comedian Max Boublil created this year's hit video with his passionate tribute to "ugly" women.



SOUTH KOREA:

Sister provides a surprise at an elegant wedding:



CZECH REPUBLIC:

The President of the Czech Republic created a stir after allegedly "stealing a pen."



INDIA:

This epic trailer was the #2 most-watched clip.



MEXICO:

Werevertumorro has a big following in Mexico, where this birthday party video was very popular.
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Top 10 Holiday Videos of 2011

Happy Holidays from YouTube Trends!

Today we look back at the past month and the top trends and videos of 2011 holiday season. Perhaps the most popular Trend of the season was that of the ambitious electrician/decorator crowd which produced a seemingly endless array of very impressive synchronized light shows that varied from pure spectacle to working video game! Check out a bunch in this playlist:

(Use the arrows to navigate between videos or watch them all here.)



The most-viewed non-music video of December and top trending video of the holiday season was Jimmy Kimmel's "YouTube Challenge - I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present." The prank, which followed a very successful Halloween version, inspired hundreds of other videos to be posted in which parents played the practical joke on their unhappy children.

There are lots of popular videos and trends that didn't make our top 10 (see: Manta Claus) and we didn't include any of the popular major music videos (see: this).

The full list of the ones that did make it is below or you can watch them in a playlist here.



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See last year's top 10 here!
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The Best of the Rest: Top Videos by Categories

Earlier this week, we announced Rewind 2011 and the most-viewed videos of 2011. We also pulled together top 5 lists of the most-watched videos in some more specific categories.

Watch the #1 videos below and click the category name to see the full top 5:

SPORTS:
Mountain Biker Taken Out by Buck		PETS:
Guilty Dog (This one is actually #2)

BEAUTY:
I'm Sexy & I Know It Inspired Makeup Tutorial		FASHION:
25 Ways to Wear a Scarf in 4.5 Minutes!

SCIENCE:
What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?		TECH REVIEW:
iPhone 5 Concept Features

FOOD:
TurBaconEpic Thanksgiving		WEDDING PROPOSALS:
Greatest Marriage Proposal EVER!!!
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The Stories behind YouTube's Most Viewed Videos of 2011

Over the course of 2011, we at Trends have been tracking popular YouTube phenomenon each and every day. So now that YouTube has released its list of the year's most-viewed videos, we went back to the archives to see how these clips became popular in the first place:


1. "Friday" - Rebecca Black


2. Ultimate Dog Tease


3. Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)


4. Talking Twin Babies


5. Nyan Cat


6. Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes


7. The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj & John Waters)

8. Maria Aragon - "Born This Way"


9. "The Force"


10. Cat Mom Hugs Baby Kitten


And what about everything else?

Want more 2011 nostalgia? Check out YouTube.com/Rewind and the timeline below to dive in to some of the unique and interesting stories that played out on YouTube this year:
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