It's been a longtime custom to send out holiday greeting cards to relatives and friends this time of year, but creative individuals have increasingly been turning to online video sites to share unique sentimental missives.

Take Teri Smith and Rob Maurin, a Toronto couple, who posted this charming Christmas greeting video on YouTube last week. The pair is shown dancing and lip-synching to the holiday classic Baby, It's Cold Outside, in several different places they've visited together, from Chicago to sun-drenched Mexico.

Instead of mailing out family photos this year, the Teesdale family created a slideshow on YouTube to accompany their holiday message.

And check out this neat stop-motion animated video featuring toy animals (and a "Christmas cucumber") by YouTube user Eiksmusic.

How do you prefer to send your holiday greetings: online or by snail mail? We're on the lookout for creative, humorous or touching holiday greeting videos. Share your videos, or links to great ones you've seen, in our comments section below or email us at yournews@cbc.ca.