Participants were asked to tell us what their favorite part of the holidays were, and there were so many great responses, ranging from being together with family, to the music, gifts, and of course, the food!

I’ve drawn a random winner from the entries, and am happy to announce that the winner is:

Heidi Gail!

About her favorite part of the holidays, Heidi said: “My favorite part of the holidays is when family and friends get together to celebrate. I love seeing familiar faces as well as new ones in the crowd. It’s so surprising to see how much the kids have grown and how well the little ones are talking since the last time I saw them.”

Congrats, Heidi!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway. Don’t forget to check out See’s Candies, both online and locally, for some great Christmas and holiday candy ideas!

Winner has been notified as of 11:00 am PDT, November 28th and has 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

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From now until Friday, November 27th, you’ve got a shot to win a $25 gift card from See’s Candies. Use it on yourself, or use it to buy someone else a very tasty holiday treat. It also fits quite nicely in a stocking (I should know, my awesome husband puts a card in mine every year!).

(Don’t forget to check out their great Thanksgiving candies, too!)

To Enter:

To enter this giveaway, leave a comment here telling me what your favorite part of the holiday season is. The music? The gifts (both giving and receiving!)? The family and friends coming together? Or how about the food and yummy treats? There is no wrong answer!

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~ Contest ends Friday, November 27 at 5:00pm PST. One winner will be randomly drawn and notified by email, and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

~ Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.

~ One winner will receive one $25 See’s gift card.

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U.S. residents have until Saturday, October 31, 2009, to register for the 2009 Halloween Million Sweepstakes at halloweenmillion.com by entering the UPC on packages of M&M’S, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Skittles, and Starburst candies. (A full list of candies and sizes can be found here.)

One lucky person will receive the $1 million grand prize, and thousands more will get instant win prizes including one-day tickets and season passes to Six Flags or coupons redeemable for free packages of select Mars products.

In addition to the chance to win $1 million and thousands of instant win prizes, there’s also a virtual “haunted” mansion filled with heaps of creepy, cool fun. Mars has also created a “ghoulish” application featuring all of your favorite M&M’S characters in their Halloween costumes that is available on the M&M’S and Snickers fan pages on Facebook.

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As always, See’s Candies has a nice selection of Mother’s Day gifts that any mom would be happy to receive!

Packaged in pretty pastel boxes or a standard classic white box, I can tell you there are few other things I’d rather get from my kids Sunday morning (of course, handmade cards are on that short list!).

For that reason I’ve got a $25 gift card to See’s Candies to give away to one lucky winner!

To Enter:

Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite See’s is — whether it’s a certain piece of chocolate, a chocolate bar, a lollipop, etc, there is no wrong answer!

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~ Contest ends Thursday, April 30 at 5:00pm PDT. One winner will be randomly drawn and notified by email, and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

~ Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.

~ One winner will win one $25 See’s gift card.

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The decadent duo of Dove’s new chocolate and peanut butter will be going to three lucky winners!

To Enter:

Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite Dove chocolate product is. That’s it!

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~ Contest ends Friday, May 1 at 5:00pm PDT. Three winners will be randomly drawn and notified by email, and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

~ Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.

~ Three winners will win one 8.5 oz bags of peanut butter Dove chocolates.

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Congratulations to Anita T, who says “I never met an M&M I didn’t like,” and to Debbie, who commented “I’m a dark chocolate fan & was thrilled when M&M’s started making the dark variety. I’m the only one in the house that likes the dark chocolate ones so I don’t have to hide the bag to make sure I get a few!”

Emails have been sent to both winners, who have 24 hours to reply before a new winner is chosen.

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The pretty colors of the pastel M&M’s are the perfect addition to any spring craft or Easter basket and are available in all the standard M&M’s flavors — plain, peanut, almond and dark!

I’ve got four bags of Limited Edition seasonal M&M’s to giveaway to two winners (two bags each)!

To Enter:

Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite M&M’s are. Plain? Peanut? Dark? Almond? All of them?

That’s it — and there are no wrong answers!

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~ Contest ends Monday, March 30 at 5:00pm PDT. Two winners will be randomly drawn and notified by email, and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

~ Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.

~ Two winners will win two 12.6 oz bags of seasonal M&M’s each.

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I’ve picked the two winners for the dolls, so without further ado, congratulations to:

Cathleen Nash, who wrote

“Yummy! I must admit I love this Hershey Barbie She embodies the chocolate perfectly! I LOVE plain ol’ Hershey Milk Chocolate bars.. they’re classic and I hope they never change. My earliest photo is me with a happy, over-indulged look and holding a Hershey bar the size of my head! My sister got me hooked on them RECENTLY, so I’d like to give her this delectable Barbie if I were to win. Thanks for the entry!”

and Jan, who wrote:

“I have collected many Barbies and I love every one of them. But my favorite is a recent purchase of “Top Model.” She has waist-length red hair and the most beautiful blue eyes. A real knock-out!!!”

An email has been sent to both winners, who have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. Emails have been sent out as of 8:00am PDT, March 24.

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Dianne F’s most romantic moment:
A “Romantic Moment” is – as is beauty – in the eye of the beholder. Mine was the minute I met my husband – I hit him with a grape while he was sleeping on the beach . (I was actually aiming at someone else for a friend.) He looked up, smiled and went right back to sleep. Apparently, he liked what he saw, because he “called me”. That was 49 years ago.

Carla Spence’s most romantic moment:
Several romantic memories come to mind. One in particular was the anniversary of when my fiance and I first became a couple. We got Panera soup and brought it home and ate it while sitting on the floor by the fireplace. Then we cuddled and watched movies. It was fabulous!

AmandaK’s most romantic moment:
I was very sick with the flu and my boyfriend at the time was in a different state. He knew I loved flowers, so he ordered a red rose after we had hung up the phone. When I got the rose, on the card, he had said “I hope this makes you feel better.” I thought it was just very sweet of him!

Angela J’s most romantic moment:
It started our romantic, after complaining about yet another fishing trip my husband said, “Honey, there’s nothing better I would like than to have you beside me—” and before my heart even began to flutter he ended with, “–in a trout stream.”

Kasey Proctor’s most romantic moment:
Mine would have to be getting a note from my hubby to meet him at the boat dock where we keep out boat. When I got there he had some takeout from my favorite local restaurant, some wine, some chocolates and also a message from my boss saying that it’s see me late the next day. We took the boat up river, anchored for the night and had a wonderful evening alone with no interruptions.

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Congrats to all!

Winners have been notified by email as of 8:30 a.m. PST February 11 and have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

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I always look forward to Valentine’s Day, especially with kids of my own who will be getting the usual goodie boxes just like my moms gave us! I also like to put yummy little hearts in their lunch boxes each day leading up to the 14th.

See’s is offering a $25 Gift Card for one very lucky Chocolate Bytes reader!

To Enter:

Leave a comment here telling me what you want for Valentine’s Day. That’s it!

* Contest closes at 5:00pm PST on Thursday, January 29. Winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond with mailing information before a new winner is chosen.

* Open to U.S. residents only.

* One entry per household. Multiple entries will all be discarded.

* One winner will win one $25 gift card.

* All current Bloggy Giveaways at Chocolate Bytes may be entered one time each. Good luck!

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