Congratulations to our winners!

Congratulations to the winners of our 2012 Holiday Decorations contest!

First Place: Robyn Charmel, Hamden:

Second place: Christopher Donnells, Milford:

Third place: Claudia Ferraiolo, Wallingford:

Fourth place: Carmine Durazzo, Guilford:

Voting is now open!

Voting for the holiday decorations contest is now open!

At the bottom of each photo's blog post, you'll see a box that says "Vote for this photo!" Click the box for each photo you wish to vote for.

You can vote for more than one photo, but you can only submit one vote per each individual photo.

Voting will close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.

Email kyeager@newhavenregister.com with any questions.

Carin Giordano

Submitted by Carin Giordano.

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Brian Noonan, New Haven

Submitted by Brian Noonan, New Haven.

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Stephanie Motta

Submitted by Stephanie Motta.

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Al Mirto, Branford

Submitted by Al Mirto, Branford.

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Bob Buenger, Hamden

Submitted by Bob Buenger, Hamden.

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Morrotti family, East Haven

Submitted by the Morrotti family, East Haven.

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Alphonse Gambardella, Branford

Submitted by Alphonse Gambardella, Branford.

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Change in voting period

In light of the tragic events in Newtown today, we will not be holding voting on this contest until Tuesday, Dec. 18.

Lori, West Haven

Submitted by Lori, West Haven.

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Pamela Carfora, New Haven

Submitted by Pamela Carfora, New Haven.

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Marcey Jones-Teague, Hamden

Submitted by Marcey Jones-Teague, Hamden.

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Ej Sandy

Submitted by Ej Sandy.

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Carmine Durazzo, Guilford

Submitted by Carmine Durazzo, Guilford.

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Joe DeGrand, Hamden

Submitted by Joe DeGrand, Hamden.

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Abbagnaro family, New Haven

Submitted by the Abbagnaro family, New Haven.

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Al DeSantis, Wallingford

Submitted by Al DeSantis, Wallingford.

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Jackie Barbiero, North Haven

Submitted by Jackie Barbiero, North Haven.

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Ed Parauka, Hamden

Submitted by Ed Parauka, Hamden.

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Tracy Brereton-Pizzola

Submitted by Tracy Brereton-Pizzola via Facebook.

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Tresa Candelmo and Michael Pavin Jr., Old Greenwich

Submitted by Tresa Candelmo and Michael Pavin Jr., Old Greenwich.

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Christopher Donnells, Milford

Submitted by Christopher Donnells, Milford.

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Leshea Wilson, Hamden

Submitted by Leshea Wilson, Hamden.

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Eric King, East Haven

My new reindeer friend!

Submitted by Eric King, East Haven.

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Jason Geddes, North Haven

Submitted by Jason Geddes, North Haven.

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Tony Iazzetta, Hamden

Submitted by Tony Iazzetta, Hamden.

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Karen Martin

Submitted by Karen Martin, @oscarmom355 on Twitter.

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Jaclyn Ann

Submitted by Jaclyn Ann via Facebook.

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Robert Rak, New Haven

Submitted by Robert Rak, New Haven.

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Jamie Taylor, New Haven

Submitted via Twitter by Jamie Taylor, @CandyStiletto.

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Gail Cerrone, East Haven

Submitted by Gail Cerrone, East Haven.

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Robyn, Hamden

Submitted by Robyn in Hamden.

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Patricia W. Massey, Woodbridge

Submitted by Patricia W. Massey, Woodbridge

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Claudia Ferraiolo, Wallingford

Weeee got a hippopotamus for Christmas! ♫

Submitted by Claudia Ferraiolo, Wallingford, via twitter @claudzilla14

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Jillian Woychowski, West Haven

This a day shot of our Christmas tree and decorations, and a night shot of the tree lit.

Submitted by Jillian Woychowski, West Haven

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2012 New Haven Register Holiday Decorations Photo Contest

Ella Cazory, 8, checks out the lights during the 2011 tree lighting festivities on the New Haven Green.   Melanie Stengel/Register

Are you decking the halls, walls, and yard this year? Send us your photos and you could win one of five great prizes!

The New Haven Register's Holiday Decorations Photo Contest is open to any winter-themed home decorations.

The contest will be open for submissions from Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, through Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Photos will be displayed here on our photo contest blog, and readers will be able to vote for their favorites on the blog from Dec. 15, 2012 through Dec. 21, 2012.

Photos can be submitted by posting them here on our Facebook page, Tweeting them @nhregister, or emailing them to kyeager@newhavenregister.com. Please include your name and town with your submission.

For complete contest rules, as well as a list of prizes, visit the contest rules page here.