Christmas Promo Video for Your Shop With AI (2026)
Make a Christmas promo video for your shop, restaurant, hotel or listing with AI from one photo. Formats, steps and credit costs, from 7 credits a clip.
You can make a Christmas promo video for a small business with AI from one photo of your product, dish, room or shopfront. On VdoBloom a 4-second 480p clip on Seedance 2 Mini costs 7 credits, new accounts get 10 free credits with no card, and there is no subscription: one-time credit packs never expire. Free-tier videos carry a watermark. The AI clips themselves have no on-screen text, so you add your price, dates and logo after, or use the AI Ad Maker, which builds captions, voiceover and an end card for you.
To animate it, use VdoBloom's AI Christmas video maker: 42 templates for 1, 2 or 3 photos, with 10 free credits at sign-up.
Updated 31 October 2026.
Quick facts
- Input: one or more photos you already have (product, plate of food, hotel room, listing exterior) plus one line describing the offer.
- Cost: from 7 credits for a 4-second 480p clip on Seedance 2 Mini; 17 credits for 5 seconds at 720p. The exact price shows on the button before anything runs.
- Free start: 10 credits on sign-up, plus 2 to 5 credits a day from the daily check-in.
- Formats: 9:16 for Reels, TikTok, Shorts and WhatsApp Status; 1:1 for the feed; 16:9 for YouTube and websites.
- Length: 4 to 15 seconds per clip on the Seedance 2 family.
- Failed renders: credits go back to your balance automatically.
Which tool fits which kind of business?
Pick the tool by what you sell, not by the word "Christmas". Each of these tabs takes your own photo, so the video shows your real product or place.
| Business | Tool | What you get | Starting cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop, boutique, cafe, salon | Promo Video Maker | One photo plus one line becomes a short promo clip; templates such as Limited Offer, Event / Night and WhatsApp Status | 7 credits (Seedance 2 Mini, 4 s, 480p) |
| Online store with a product page | AI Ad Maker | Storyboarded ad with voiceover, captions, music, logo and end card in 9:16, 4:5 or 16:9 | Charged per step; each step shows its price first |
| Product sellers | 360 Product Video | A turntable spin from one photo, 18 styles | 7 credits (Seedance 2 Mini, 4 s) |
| Restaurant, bakery, bar | AI Food Video Maker | Up to 4 dish photos become a cinematic food clip with steam and macro moves | 7 to 8 credits (Seedance 2 Mini, 480p) |
| Hotel, resort, holiday let | Hotel Video Maker | 4 to 12 property photos become a captioned tour of about 30 seconds in 9:16 or 16:9 | Price shown before you render |
| Real estate agent | Real Estate Video Maker | Up to 9 listing photos become a walkthrough with drone-style moves | From 8 credits for 5 seconds |
| Any business greeting customers | Festival Greeting Video Maker | A Christmas or New Year greeting clip with "Merry Christmas" and your name typeset on | 7 credits |
For still images to go with the videos, AI Product Photography includes a Seasonal Variant pack at 5 credits a shot, and the Ad Resizer lays out one poster again for 1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 1.91:1 and 16:9 at 5 credits per size.
How do I make a Christmas sale ad for my shop?
- Write the offer in one true sentence. For example "20% off all knitwear until 24 December" or "Free gift wrap on every order". Everything else depends on this line being accurate.
- Take one clean photo. Good light, the product in focus, no clutter. A phone photo is enough.
- Open the Promo Video Maker and pick the Limited Offer template. Type your line, and describe the festive setting you want: "warm fairy lights, a small decorated tree, soft snow outside the window".
- Choose the model and size. Test on Seedance 2 Mini at 480p for 7 credits. When the framing is right, render the final at 720p or on a stronger model.
- Add the text. Put the discount, the end date and your logo on the clip in your usual editor or in the Instagram text tool. Keep the end date visible; it is the part shoppers act on.
- Post and repeat. Change the line, not the whole video, for each new deal.
If you sell online and want a finished ad with a script, voiceover and captions in one go, paste your product page or upload photos into the AI Ad Maker. It writes three angles, lets you approve the stills before the video render, and exports 9:16 with optional 4:5 and 16:9 versions.
Holiday promo ideas by business type
Restaurants and cafes
Shoot the Christmas menu dishes one at a time and run each through the food video maker: a roast with steam, a dessert with a slow macro glide, mulled wine with a rack focus. Post one dish a day through December. For a booking push, use the Event / Night template in the Promo Video Maker with a line like "Christmas Eve set menu, booking now".
Hotels and holiday lets
Upload the exterior, lobby, a dressed room and the restaurant to the Hotel Video Maker. It orders the photos into a tour (exterior, lobby, room, bathroom and so on), adds real motion to the hero shots, and burns in captions. Make one 9:16 cut for Reels and one 16:9 cut for your booking page.
Real estate agents
A December listing video can carry a seasonal greeting at the end. Build the tour from listing photos in the Real Estate Video Maker and send clients a short Christmas greeting clip with your name on it. Keep the property itself accurate: describe decorations as styling, and do not add features the home does not have.
Product sellers
A 360 spin on a festive backdrop works as a product-page video and a gift-guide post. Generate the backdrop scene in AI Product Photography with the Seasonal Variant pack, then animate the best still in the 360 tool or Image to Video.
What sizes should a Christmas promo be?
| Where it goes | Aspect ratio | Length that works |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts | 9:16 | 5 to 15 seconds |
| WhatsApp Status | 9:16 | Under 30 seconds |
| Instagram and Facebook feed | 1:1 or 4:5 | 5 to 10 seconds |
| YouTube, website banner, booking page | 16:9 | 10 to 30 seconds |
Make the 9:16 version first. Most small businesses get most of their video views on vertical feeds, and the AI Ad Maker can derive 4:5 and 16:9 from the 9:16 master.
How much does a December of promo videos cost?
Worked examples at the listed prices. You pay only for what you render.
| Plan | Clips | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Try it free | 1 test clip, 4 s 480p on Seedance 2 Mini | 7 |
| One promo a week for December | 4 clips, 5 s 720p on Seedance 2 Mini | 68 |
| A restaurant posting one dish a day for 3 weeks | 21 clips, 5 s 480p on Seedance 2 Mini | 168 |
| A greeting clip for customers | 1 clip on the default greeting setting | 7 |
One-time packs start at $10.39 for 200 credits (₹299 for 75 credits in India), and the Lite pack is 300 credits for $19.50. Pack credits never expire, so whatever is left in January carries into next season. See pricing for every option.
What AI promo videos cannot do
- No text in the generated clip. Promo, food and real estate clips are rendered without lettering. Add prices and dates yourself, or use the AI Ad Maker for captions. The greeting maker typesets the greeting for you.
- Short clips. Each render is 4 to 15 seconds. For a longer video, join several clips.
- Details can drift. Small labels and fine print can soften as the camera moves. Check the middle frame before you post, and render again if a label is unreadable.
- Watermark on free credits. Free-tier videos carry a watermark.
Running a Black Friday sale too? See the Black Friday video ad plan and the 4-week holiday video plan.
FAQ
Can AI make a Christmas promo video for my small business?
Yes. Upload a photo of your product, dish or space to the Promo Video Maker, type the offer and describe a festive scene. A 4-second 480p test clip costs 7 credits, covered by the 10 free sign-up credits.
Is there a free AI Christmas video maker for business?
You can start free: new accounts get 10 credits with no card, and the daily check-in adds 2 to 5 credits a day. Free-tier videos carry a watermark.
How do I make a Christmas restaurant menu video with AI?
Photograph each dish and run it through the AI Food Video Maker, which supports up to 4 photos of the same dish. Clips are text-free so you can add dish names and prices afterwards.
Can I make a Christmas hotel promo video?
Yes. The Hotel Video Maker takes 4 to 12 property photos and returns a captioned tour in 9:16 or 16:9. The price shows before you render.
Can I make a Christmas video for real estate clients?
Use the Real Estate Video Maker for listing tours and the Festival Greeting Video Maker for a "Merry Christmas from" clip with your name typed on.
Do I need a subscription?
No. You can buy one-time credit packs that never expire and pay per video.
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