Upload a photo of your living room, type the name and press Generate video: Santa shows up by your tree and says it.
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Santa thanking Dana for the cookies and handing Biscuit the puppy a present.
The samples start from AI-made photos of living rooms with nobody in them and no children. Thanks for the cookies, Dana and Merry Christmas, Biscuit were cut from two vertical 10-second clips made with Seedance 2.0 Fast on November 5, 2026 on aiaigenerator.ai: Santa was first placed into the room photo with AI image editing, then animated. Dana and Biscuit are example names.
In the clips Santa speaks English. Nothing was dubbed; the picture carries Spanish subtitles. About 9–10 seconds of each clip were kept for this page, gently reframed, color graded and speed-adjusted, with the ghibliia.com mark at the top left. Nothing was mirrored. By the Tree and By the Fire are image only, made with AI image-to-image from the room photo, the same thing you can do on Image. No credits were spent on these samples. Use this scene →
Santa stands by a small table with cookies and a glass of milk, the tree and the red armchair behind him. He bites a cookie, raises the milk and thanks Dana by name. He speaks English; the clip carries Spanish subtitles on screen and was not dubbed.
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Kneeling on the rug in front of the fireplace, Santa pets a golden retriever puppy, sets a present down beside it and says "Merry Christmas, Biscuit" before getting up. He speaks English; the clip carries Spanish subtitles on screen and was not dubbed.
Remix of a Seedance 2.0 Fast clip Use this photo
Image only The same room, with Santa sitting in the red armchair by the tree, a cookie in his hand.
Still made in Image; this scene has no clip. Use this photo
Image only A room in the same style seen from the lit fireplace, with Santa kneeling on the rug and holding out a present.
Still made in Image; this scene has no clip. Use this photoUpload the room, type the name, pick By the Tree or By the Fire, press Generate video.
An ordinary phone photo with the lights on and nobody in it: the tree, the fireplace or the armchair in view, and some clear floor for Santa to step into. You don't need any photo of the child.
Type it in the Name box the way it sounds: "Dana", "Mateo", "Grandma Carmen" or your dog's name. Santa says it in his line. For siblings, make one video per name.
Press Generate video. Model, duration and credits show on the button before you create. When it's done, press Download. If you want Santa to do something else, like reading the letter in the armchair, you can write your own scene on Video.
He thanks them for the cookies, hands the pet a present or reads the gift tag.
In the Thanks for the cookies, Dana sample: 0–4 s he bites a cookie by the small table; 4.5–9 s he raises the glass of milk and says "Thank you for the cookies, Dana. You made the nice list again" (shown on screen with Spanish subtitles); at the end he goes back to the cookie.
In Merry Christmas, Biscuit: 0–3 s he pets the puppy in front of the fire; 3.8–7.8 s he sets the present on the rug and says "Merry Christmas, Biscuit. This one is all yours" (shown on screen with Spanish subtitles); 8–10 s he gets up.
Another idea the templates use: Santa leaves a present under the tree and reads the name on the tag. It works for grown-ups too: have him thank your partner for the cookies or tell Mom she's on the nice list.
Lights on, nobody in the shot, tree or fireplace in view, no mail or house numbers.
Before December 24, one clip per name.
Christmas is December 25, 2026. Searches climb until around December 20, and template pages advise having it done before the 24th so you can show it on Christmas Eve. If you want a backing track of your own with jingle bells, make it on Music.
One video for each child, cousin or grandchild, each with their name typed the way it sounds. People also search for it as personalized video from santa or santa video message with name. There are more Christmas ideas in all video effects.
A short clip of Santa saying someone's name plus one detail, set inside a photo of your own living room.
No. All you need is the room photo and the name. Nobody has to be in the picture, and it's better if nobody is.
Lights on, nobody in the shot, the tree or fireplace visible and some open floor.
Yes, any name works: have Santa thank your partner for the cookies or give the dog a present, like Biscuit in the sample.
Before December 24, so it's ready for Christmas Eve.
