Here at YouTube Trends HQ, when we weren't logging "Ice Bucket" views, watching PSY smash records, and fastidiously cataloguing trending videos, we were watching a nauseating amount of web video.

In a departure from our usual trends- and data-backed hustle, we thought we'd wrap up the year with our personal picks of the year:

Bonnie Gleicher
Christine Huang
Claire Stapleton
Justin Juul
Kevin Allocca
Marc Hertz
Robert Weeks

Happy holidays!
-The YouTube Trends Team