Animated Christmas Card: You by the Tree From One Photo

This one. Upload one clear photo of yourself, keep Fireside Cheer or pick another scene, and press Make My Christmas Card. In a few minutes your animated Christmas card comes back as a 15-second vertical video: you by the tree, on the porch or in the snow, smiling at the camera. You film nothing, and the price shows on the button before you press it.

Not on this page. A new account can try it free. After that, one 15-second clip costs 60 credits. You can buy credits, pick a monthly plan or pay once for a video pack with nothing to cancel. If a run fails because of a system error, the credits come back automatically.

One 15-second animated Christmas card costs 60 credits. You can also pay once with no subscription: 1 video for $9.99, 3 videos for $19.99 or 5 videos for $29.99. Monthly plans start at $12.99 with 400 credits. See the pricing page for details.

It can make your photo move: you smile, lift a mug, hold out a gift and look into the lens. The clip has no voice, so nobody says the words out loud, and you cannot upload your own song or voice. If you want words in your card, type your wish in the message you send beside it.

Pick a scene, upload one clear photo with your face toward the camera and press Make My Christmas Card. That is the whole job. The video is ready in a few minutes as a vertical MP4, and you send it the way you send any clip.

Yes. A selfie works well if your face is sharp, toward the camera and not covered by sunglasses or a heavy filter. The tool turns your photo into a Christmas video card with you in the scene. It feels personal because the face is yours, not because a name is typed under a cartoon.

Keep the default scene, Fireside Cheer. It puts you waist up in a warm living room with twinkling lights, a fireplace glowing behind you and a mug of hot chocolate in your hand. Add your photo and press the button. The animated Christmas card shows you smiling into the camera for 15 seconds. This animated Christmas card keeps the default Fireside Cheer look.

Fireside Cheer and Gift Unwrap both put you by a lit tree. Cookie Tray feels like home, Snowy Porch suits neighbors and old friends, Santa Hat Toast fits the work chat, and Snowfall Street is the calm card for someone far away. All six use the same photo, so you can make two and send each to the right group.

Use one clear, well-lit photo where your face is toward the camera and nothing covers it. Waist up is best, since most scenes show you from the waist up. The tool keeps your face and hair through the whole clip. Skip group photos, sunglasses and heavy filters.

Every animated Christmas card is 15 seconds, vertical 9:16, at 768p, with no watermark. Download the MP4 and send it by text, email or any messaging app, or post it to your Stories. It plays like any video, with no link to open and no signup for the person who gets it. A shared animated Christmas card needs no app to open.

The photo is used to build your video. Videos made without a subscription can appear in the public Explore feed on Ricebowl AI, so do not upload photos you would not want others to see. Only use photos of yourself or of adults who said yes. A card of someone else needs their okay first.

Yes. For more Christmas scenes try the AI Christmas video generator, for a still card try the AI Christmas card generator, or read the guide to AI video trends for timing and caption tips for your animated Christmas card.