Did you know that 45% of all greeting cards sent are Christmas cards? But sadly, since there’s not much use for them after Christmas is over, most of them are sent to the landfill because they cannot really be recycled. Just in the UK, 1 billion of all Christmas cards are sent to the landfill every year! Just imagine the waste that creates. Not very Christmas-y, is it?
A much more eco-friendly solution is to go digital – instead of sending traditional paper cards, send ecards to family, friends, and colleagues to wish them a Merry Christmas! And you don’t have to stick to boring Whatsapp messages either. You can get creative by making and sending animated Christmas wishes.
So, in this article, we’ve compiled this list of animated Christmas video card ideas that will help you create e-cards using InVideo’s customizable templates to share during the holiday season.
Here are the ideas we’ll be covering:
#1: Send a digital postcard
#2: Use Christmas puns to send some Christmas cheer
#3: Send your creator friends a Christmas greeting
#4: Keep things professional with this minimalistic Christmas card
#5: Tell someone how much you miss them with a cute e-card
#6: Send out a Christmas greeting emailer
#7: Make your friends chuckle with an honest postcard
#8: Create a video collage greeting
#9: Send out family greetings
#10: Send out an elegant Christmas greeting
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #1: Send a digital postcard
Click here to use this template
Sending Christmas postcards is a wonderful way to tell people you are thinking of them or show them what you’ve been up to in your life and this Christmas wishes postcard can help you achieve just that without the hassle of sending out physical letters.
This quirky and punny template works well for personal greetings for family members and friends. Although you could always change the text to make it slightly more professional if you want to send it out to colleagues.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #2: Use Christmas puns to send some Christmas cheer
Click here to use this template
If you’re looking for fun ways to greet your loved ones this Christmas, using our quirky and punny templates is a great idea. This one makes for an engaging animated Christmas wish with its festive colours and fonts, and peppy music. The best part about this template is that it allows you to weave in your own sense of humor into the mix and personalize the greeting to put a smile on anyone’s face who reads it.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #3: Send your creator friends a Christmas greeting
Click here to use this template
Wish your network of social media enthusiasts by using this animated Merry Christmas greeting which hits the nail on the head with messaging that appeals to their specific interests. Everything from the stickers to the text makes it personalized.
Of course, this works best for sending to colleagues or people in your professional circle who are in the social media space, but you can also customize this template using the InVideo editor for other professions and specializations.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #4: Keep things professional with this minimalistic Christmas card
Click here to use this template
Need something minimalistic and elegant this Christmas to wish your clients, employees, and professional acquaintances? Try this template that’s designed to be a corporate greeting video for Christmas and the New Year. You can definitely make this card longer by changing the duration of elements in this template or by adding new elements. But if you like it short and simple, all you need to do is upload your logo, add your website and you’re good to go.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #5: Tell someone how much you miss them with a cute e-card
Click here to use this template
Want to reach out to loved ones who are far away, but with a meaningful Christmas greeting? Use this InVideo template which will warm your heart with its sweet message, cute animated elements, and pastel colours.
You can send this as a personalized e-card to friends and family you couldn’t meet during the holidays. You can even change the message to share it with people close to home.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #6: Send out a Christmas greeting emailer
Click here to use this template
This template is great for those with an email list. Send a short but sweet Christmas greeting to people on your email list with this bright and cheerful template. You can even turn this into an animated Merry Christmas video and share it on all your social media platforms.
Since you already have the Christmas-y elements and the music here, all you need to do is add your logo and your social media handles and then simply share.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #7: Make your friends chuckle with an honest postcard
Click here to use this template
Use this template to send a funny animated Christmas greeting postcard full of honest quips to your close friends! It’s full of (brutally) honest comments that will give all your friends a good laugh. Of course, before you send, don’t forget to replace the stock images with your own to personalize it. You can even change the font of the text as well as add in additional elements to fit your style.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #8: Create a video collage greeting
Click here to use this template
Video collages are a great way of sharing special moments with your loved ones. You can use this template to share all your special Christmas and New Year moments while wishing your close ones for the holidays. The festive background, the polaroid photo frames, and the cheerful music make this template unmissable.
You’ll have to change some elements there to make it an animated Merry Christmas wish. Replace all the images with the photographs you want to display and edit the text to write your Merry Christmas greeting.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #9: Send out family greetings
Click here to use this template
Send a Christmas greetings video on behalf of your entire family with just a few edits to this great template! Christmas is a time for togetherness, and you can send this animated Merry Christmas greeting video to your loved ones. You can even edit this template with your professional team and send out this kind of Christmas greeting in a professional capacity. To edit the template, you will need to replace all the stock videos and photos with your own and tweak the messaging a little to make it more personalized.
Animated Merry Christmas Wishes Idea #10: Send out an elegant Christmas greeting
Click here to use this template
Keep things classy by sending out Christmas wishes using this elegant template. This works best for more professional settings such as with colleagues, acquaintances, and clients. Although you could add personal photos and videos in case you want to share it with friends and family.
You will need to change the text to make it more Christmas-specific, but you can do that in under 5 minutes using the InVideo editor.
Wrapping Up
With Christmas right around the corner, these ideas should help you create personalised animated greeting cards in just a few minutes. If you are a brand or business you must check out our video calendar where you can access ready-to-use templates for various trending days all year round.
And if you prefer learning via videos, you definitely should check out our YouTube channel where we share daily video creation tips and tricks, the latest video trends and ideas, and help you make more money as a video creator.
This post was written by Yashvi and edited by Adete from Team InVideo
