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The holiday card has evolved

First came paper. Then photo cards. Now video — and not the awkward "everyone wave at the camera" kind. An AI Santa video says each recipient's name and a detail about them, no camera crew required.

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How holiday cards changed — in three steps

Each shift took about five years. The jump from photo cards to AI video is the biggest yet.

  1. 2015: The holiday photo card era

    Families hired photographers, posed in matching outfits, and mailed 100 copies. The photo was personal (it was you!) but the message was generic — "Happy Holidays from the Smiths."

  2. 2020: The first video greetings

    Smartphone videos replaced some cards. More personal, but awkward to record. Someone always looked at the wrong camera. The dog barked. You sent it anyway.

  3. 2026: AI-generated holiday videos

    No camera and no re-shoots because someone blinked. You describe your family, the AI drafts a script for Santa to read, and once you approve it, a video is ready in under 15 minutes.

Why families are switching to video

No one frames an e-card. Paper cards get recycled by January 5th. E-cards get scrolled past in an inbox of 50 "Happy Holidays" messages. A personalised video gets saved to the camera roll, rewatched, and forwarded to Grandma.

You do not have to be on camera. Not everyone wants to record themselves, and with an AI video the one on screen is Santa, not you. You write the message; he delivers it.

It scales without losing the personal touch. Sending the same paper card to 30 families is efficient but impersonal. Writing 30 personal messages by hand takes hours. Every AI video costs one flat, one-time price, whether you send one or several — see the full price breakdown — and each one gets its own script in about the time it takes to address an envelope.

Questions about video holiday cards

What is a video holiday card?

A video holiday card is a short personalised video you send instead of, or alongside, a paper card. Ours features one fixed Santa look and voice speaking a script written for the recipient — there is no character picker or voice choice. The script uses their name and whatever details you give it, so the video is different for every recipient.

Can a holiday video card work for non-Christmas celebrations?

Sort of. The character on screen is always the same Santa — there is no neutral host or winter-figure option to swap in. What you can change is the script: skip the Christmas-specific lines and write a general "happy holidays" or New Year message instead. If a holiday genuinely does not fit a Santa figure, a plain phone video works better than forcing him into it.

How is a holiday video card different from a family video recorded on a phone?

A phone video is authentic but limited — someone has to hold the camera, the lighting is whatever the living room has, and the script is improvised. An AI video is scripted, features Santa with lip-synced audio and burned-in subtitles, and does not need anyone on camera. There is no background music added. Plenty of families do both: a casual phone video for close friends, and an AI Santa video for the kids.

What should a family holiday video card include?

Name each family member individually — children especially — and mention one shared moment from the year: a holiday, a move, a new pet. Keep the tone warm and skip inside jokes that only two people will get if the video is going to extended family. Keep the whole message under about a minute; that is roughly what one video can hold before it starts to drag.

How much does a personalised holiday video card cost?

A holiday video from aisanta.fun costs one flat, one-time price — no tiers and no upsells; see current pricing on our site. You write or edit the script and see the exact text before you pay, and the price does not change based on length, voice, or anything else. The video is ready in under 15 minutes once you approve it.

Describe your family. Read the script. If it sounds like you, turn it into a video. The whole process takes less time than addressing envelopes.

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Also see: Christmas video cards · Video greeting cards · Family Christmas videos

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