Try "peppermint" or "Christmas"

interesting "graphical" display

[Chris_1]

Is this the first time Google has done this? Do you think it is only the equivalent of an "easter egg"?

Chris

[tedster]

Thanks -- never saw them do anything like this before. I'll bet they have and it just slipped by.

[coconutz]

Try candy cane also.....

hanukkah brings up candles....

[texasville]

Second thread about this. Notice it doesn't do it if you put in xmas. lol. Surprised they didn't javascript in snow falling. Not that much christmas spirit I guess.

<second thread spliced in below>

[edited by: tedster at 6:16 am (utc) on Dec. 13, 2005]

[twinsrul]

Just noticed this. Do a google search for Christmas. Haha, nice touch from big G, am I right?

[canucks1980]

haha yeah that is pretty cool.. I will get my kid to email Santa.

[vincevincevince]

Sorry, I'm missing what we are seeing here?

[twinsrul]

If you do a google search for Christmas (no quotes, just Christmas), you'll see the north pole along google's sponsored links. Seems to work for Google UK as well and Google DE. I think thats a pretty nice little search "easter egg". I wonder how many other ones are out there?

[vincevincevince]

Interesting - not seeing it in this part of the UK yet but will try tomorrow.

[jgbmarc]

what i find strange is that they claim to never manipulate any results manually.. obviously that's not true and this proves it..

[decaff]

This doesn't tell me that they have manipulated any listings...just cleverly brought in a vertical line separator ( /images/cane2.gif ) next to the right side vertical Adwords displays when you type in Christmas (without quotes)...and the line separator is a big candy cane....
clever and really dresses up the page a bit for Christmas..

[texasville]

Cute. but notice it doesn't do it if you enter xmas. lol

[coconutz]

"hanukkah" brings up candles....

[twinsrul]

Try searching for Kwanzaa. Ha, nice touch.