Holiday video comes in three busy windows: Black Friday weekend, the weeks before Christmas, and New Year's Eve. Each one needs a different kind of video, and none of them leaves much time to build from scratch.
We went through the holiday templates in the catalog and kept the ones that look current, are quick to edit, and fit a real posting moment. Here are 20 picks, grouped by when you will use them, plus a simple calendar to plan around.
When should you post holiday videos?
- Nov 20 to 30: Black Friday (Nov 27) and Cyber Monday (Nov 30) promos. Tease the sale the week before, then post daily through Monday.
- Dec 1 to 24: A Christmas countdown. One short post a day keeps you visible without a big production each time.
- Dec 18 to 25: Greetings, a festive logo sting, and a photo recap of the year for customers, team or family.
- Dec 26 to 31: Year-in-review slideshows, then the countdown on New Year's Eve.
Try to render everything in the second half of November. December fills up fast, and scheduled posts go out whether or not you are at your desk.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday
A sale video has one job: make the offer readable in the first second. These templates lead with big type and clear calls to action, and most are built vertical for Stories and Reels.
1. Black Friday: TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Stories by AnyPixel_Stock
Nine vertical templates in one project, built for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and Stories. Drop in product photos or clips, set your brand colors, and render. No third-party plugins needed.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro · Vertical
2. Black Friday & Cyber Monday Promo by AnyPixel_Stock
One modular promo that covers both sale days. It takes images or video, renders fast, and comes in vertical and horizontal versions, so a single edit can feed your posts, your Stories and the video banner on your site.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro · 4K
3. Torn Paper Black Friday Instagram Stories by dokudokunomi
Torn paper layers and bold type give these Stories a handmade, editorial look that stands apart from the usual neon sale graphics. 1080x1920, quick color changes, and a video tutorial is included.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro (MOGRT) · Vertical
4. Black Friday Promo Stories Pack by studioxois
Kinetic typography and geometric shapes, made with fashion sales in mind. A strong fit if your brand voice is fast and loud. Text and media placeholders are easy to swap, and every scene ends on a clear call to action.
Apps: After Effects
5. Sale Event | Black Friday Promo by xFxDesigns
Built around your products: bold kinetic text, glowing accents and clean product displays. Use it for one hero offer or a run of limited-time deals across the weekend.
Apps: After Effects
Countdown to Christmas
A countdown is the easiest way to post every day in December. Set the template up once, then swap a photo and a number each day.
6. Countdown to Christmas Day by Balalaika
With 23 placeholders and 10 editable text layers in 4K, it can carry a whole run of countdown posts or one longer countdown video for Christmas Eve.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro · 4K
7. Twelve Days of Christmas by Moysher
An animated Christmas calendar that opens to reveal your media. With 12 media placeholders and 25 editable text layers, it is a natural fit for a twelve-days series: one product, tip or offer behind each door.
Apps: After Effects · HD
Christmas posts for social
Story packs give you many short, on-brand posts from one project file.
8. Christmas Stories by AnyPixel_Stock
35 Christmas Story designs in one pack, enough for a full month of Stories without repeating a layout. Works with images or video, with no third-party plugins.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro · Vertical
9. Stories Pack 4: Christmas by Moysher
Six greeting card designs for Stories. Change the text, colors and background, then render. One of the few picks here with a DaVinci Resolve version.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve · Vertical
Greetings, logos and titles
Small touches that make everything you publish in December feel seasonal.
10. Christmas Logo by AnyPixel_Stock
A warm, traditional logo reveal to close your videos and ads in December. 4K and quick to render.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro · 4K
11. Typography Xmas by Premiumilk
Animated titles and lower thirds with crisp sans-serif type and subtle festive graphics. A good fit for company updates and vlogs that want a seasonal touch without snow globes everywhere.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro
Photo slideshows and year-end recaps
The week between Christmas and New Year is when people look back. A slideshow turns a camera roll into something worth sharing.
12. Christmas Slideshow | Magical Story by RGBA Design
Shimmering particles and soft bokeh around your photos, with 3 ready color schemes plus full color control. It suits a family album, a company holiday greeting or a church Christmas video equally well.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro · HD
13. Christmas Slideshow by Balalaika
A stylish 4K slideshow with horizontal and vertical versions, so the same edit works on YouTube and in Stories. Made for year-end recaps, whether that is for family or for colleagues.
Apps: Premiere Pro · 4K
14. Christmas Parallax Slideshow (free) by TranSMaxX
Parallax camera moves and falling snow turn flat holiday photos into a short story. It is free to download and works in both After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Apps: After Effects and Premiere Pro · HD
Backgrounds, overlays, transitions and color
These work with any edit, including footage you shot yourself. Add them to anything above or use them on their own.
15. Magic Christmas Background 4K by MIKO
A 20-second seamless loop of falling golden glitter and bokeh in 4K. Put text over it for a greeting, or run it behind a livestream or event screen.
Apps: Any app · 4K
16. Particles Pack: Snow, Dust by Balalaika
55 snow and dust clips with alpha transparency. Layer them over your own footage to give scenes a winter feel, even if they were shot nowhere near the cold.
Apps: Any app · HD
17. Christmas Transitions by dealex
24 festive transitions for cutting between clips. A quick way to make a plain edit feel seasonal.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve · HD
18. Christmas LUTs by AnyPixel_Stock
18 holiday color grades for Premiere Pro 2019 or newer. Use one across a whole edit so clips from different cameras look like they belong together.
Apps: Premiere Pro · 4K
New Year's Eve
19. New Year Countdown Slideshow | Opener by TranSMaxX
A countdown clock, fireworks, snow and parallax photos in one project. Use it as the countdown at a party, a New Year event promo or a team greeting.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro · HD
20. Countdown Timers by Biofunky
A clean timer, digital clock and number counter in 4K. When you need the real countdown to midnight on a livestream or a venue screen, this is the practical choice.
Apps: After Effects, Premiere Pro (MOGRT), DaVinci Resolve · 4K
Tips for faster holiday edits
- Make vertical and horizontal versions together. Several picks include both. Edit once, render twice.
- Check every date and year. Previews often show last year's date. Look through each text layer before you render.
- Set brand colors first. Most templates have global color controls. Set them before you edit text, so every scene updates at once.
- Add music you are licensed to use. Preview music usually is not included with a template. Pair your edit with a track from the music library.
- Schedule early. Render in November and queue your posts, so December runs without you.
How we picked these templates
We went through every holiday template in the catalog and watched each preview. We kept the ones that look current, are quick to customize, and fit one of the season's real posting moments, and we favored templates that need no third-party plugins. Anything with a dated look or another marketplace's watermark in its preview was left out.
Find more holiday templates
These 20 are a starting point. Browse the full Holidays & Celebrations collection, every Christmas template, or all video templates by app and category. Looking for free options? See our 10 free holiday video templates. Every paid pick on this list is included with a Motionstyles subscription.