On this submit I share 12 Days of Christmas Photos (and dozens of additional concepts for participating your viewers). Plus you possibly can obtain the entire photographs in Canva and begin creating immediately! Seize your free Canva Christmas Templates now!
BY DONNA MORITZ | UPDATED NOVEMBER 2024
As Christmas approaches, it is vital to have your social media advertising and marketing prepped and able to go. This consists of your visible content material when it comes to Christmas Photos and Vacation Content material. However what do you submit?
To provide you a serving to hand, we have accomplished redesigned and up to date this submit to provide you 12 model spanking new Christmas picture concepts and 12 Canva Templates so you can begin creating with them now for the Holidays! I then taken these templates, and posted them under for you so you possibly can see all of them in motion.
There’s 12 classes of participating picture “varieties” on this submit, with additional concepts for every post-type. You’ll be able to apply these classes to any theme or season after the vacations are over, so you may preserve creating participating photographs!
The way to Entry the Templates
From Nostalgia and “reminiscence” photographs to “This or That” to Cellphone Message Notifications and GIFs – there are 12 various kinds of vacation photographs to create for Christmas, and dozens of different choices.
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Let’s leap in and have enjoyable with the Christmas Photos and the free Christmas templates!
12 Simple Christmas Photos (with 12 Free Canva Christmas Templates)
I am all about serving to you to create and use visible content material efficiently in your advertising and marketing. So it is sensible that these photographs are designed to encourage engagement, questions or interplay together with your viewers. I’ve included the next for every sort of shareable Christmas picture:
- An instance of the Christmas Picture.
- A hyperlink to click on via and begin creating your individual Christmas photographs utilizing our FREE Christmas Templates.
- Extra solutions for various kinds of photographs (utilizing the identical theme) that you could create utilizing the templates.
1. A Enjoyable Cellphone Message Notification Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
Let’s kick this off with a telephone message notification submit for Christmas engagement. A lot of these posts are tremendous enjoyable on Instagram or Fb for encouraging dialog. You’ll be able to edit this template to be something you want – get tremendous artistic with the way you edit the textual content round every notification. Get cheeky with it! After which simply change out the picture.
You’ll be able to change this Christmas picture to be about something enjoyable with regards to the Holidays:
- When you’ve got a web-based retailer or bodily retailer change it to one thing like (1) Making a Record (2) checking it twice (3) heading to X retailer for my Christmas Purchasing.
- When you’ve got a launch or a product reveal arising, make your notifications relate to the factor you’ll be sharing.
- Use it to share sentiment concerning the holidays, like within the instance above. Play with puns, humor or play on phrases like I did with the phrases “presence” and “presents”.
HOT TIP: One other sort of submit you are able to do that’s “telephone enjoyable” is to make use of emojis. If there’s one factor that just about ensures engagement on Instagram and Fb, it is asking for a response utilizing Emojis. I am unsure why we won’t resist it, however for some purpose we discover it laborious to withstand being requested to talk “Emoji” when known as upon to take action. Listed here are a number of concepts for emoji posts:
- Describe Your Christmas Lunch utilizing solely Emojis.
- What would you’re keen on for Christmas this yr? Use Emojis to reply.
- How will you be spending the vacations? Inform me through the use of Emojis.
I’m certain you possibly can provide you with one thing extra artistic than these, however relaxation assured with regards to Christmas photographs, but could be enjoyable utilizing telephone, message and emoji themes to spark engagement!
Simply be aware for these which might be new to Emoji’s, the Poop Emoji just isn’t, in reality, a brown Christmas tree or a Hershey’s Kiss.
2. Vacation Traditions Publish
Vacation traditions are an incredible conversation-starter. We love the vacations and we love speaking about issues we love… so it is sensible to ask your viewers about their enjoyable, household and even quirky Christmas traditions.
This is my Vacation Traditions Publish – this yr I created some Australian-themed templates. We stay in a spot with a heat local weather (Queensland, Australia) so our vacation traditions are very completely different. Therefore the content material of this Christmas Picture:
And sure, it’s so sizzling now we have seafood vs sizzling turkey some holidays… and we regularly go for ice-cream plum pudding vs common pudding. Or typically each!
Different concepts for Vacation Custom Posts:
- What’s one uncommon household custom you’ve gotten within the holidays?
- What’s one factor you eat/make yearly with out fail for Christmas Lunch?
- What’s a non-negotiable for your loved ones at Christmas Time?
- Who cooks Christmas Lunch in your loved ones and what’s their specialty?
- What’s your post-Lunch custom on Christmas Day (and yep, for many Aussies, it is heading to the seaside or the pool within the sizzling climate, or having a sleep!).
Ask a query about household, about custom, about values…. and you will get nice engagement out of your followers!
3. Sure or No Publish
Folks like to state their opinion so a Sure/No alternative of reply is a simple approach to encourage engagement in your Fb Web page. The opposite profit of easy Sure/No Christmas Photos is that they solely normally require a brief reply of 1 phrase or a phrase, so persons are extra prone to reply. It is fast! Like this sneaky query concerning the Christmas Elf on a Shelf under.
With this submit, I went with just a little controversy, as a result of everyone knows that with regards to vacation content material, the Elf can polarise mother and father! Some mother and father, suppose Elf on a Shelf is a great deal of enjoyable and so they revel within the creativity. For others it isn’t a lot enjoyable, with the problem of considering of one thing day-after-day, not to mention remembering!
This is my tackle a Sure or No Publish. Or on this case, a “Heck Sure”, or a “Hell No” Publish
Different concepts for a Sure or No Publish?
- Christmas Lights – are you in or out with regards to adorning your home?
- Sweet Canes – love them or hate them?
- Christmas Carols – Yesssssssss (hand me the microphone) or Nooooooooo (I am hiding within the cabinet).
And naturally, if you happen to can contact on a subject that fires folks up with ardour, like Mr Elf right here, then it makes the dialog just a little extra attention-grabbing! Go and create a Christmas picture with one in all these concepts and bear in mind to seize the Christmas templates so you are able to do it shortly!
4. Nostalgia Publish
If there’s one factor we love to speak about it is the previous. Again within the Day. Throwback Thursday. Childhood Reminiscences. Any of those subjects are likely to spark engagement with regards to Christmas Photos. And oh sure I’ve a Free Christmas Template to go together with this too.
This is my tackle a Nostalgia Publish. Faucet into our childhood recollections of Christmas:
Different concepts for Nostalgia Posts:
- What’s your finest Christmas current ever?
- What was your favorite a part of Christmas as a child? Favorite decorations?
- You are within the kitchen on Christmas Day as a child. What are you able to odor? Who’s cooking? What’s cooking?
Meals. Household. Holidays – all of these items spark nostalgia in us. Ask your viewers about these items and you may doubtless get responses!
5. GIF Publish
What would Christmas Photos be and not using a few GIFs alongside the way in which? GIFs are in every single place and so they lend themselves to some enjoyable motion and eye catching photographs. You may discover them in social media posts, in messaging, on emails, and in weblog posts. Their animated enjoyable is one thing that can be nice for having conversations round Christmas photographs.
And in spite of everything, typically you possibly can say with a GIF what you simply cannot say in phrases. So do not forget to sometimes use them in your social media posts. Like emoji’s, GIFs are laborious to withstand utilizing when somebody encourages you to answer with them!
This is a enjoyable little GIF I made in Canva (and sure the template is included so that you can obtain).
Enjoyable, proper? You’ll be able to create GIFs very simply in Canva. Simply select or add animated parts to your design like this Christmas tree, after which whenever you go to publish, hit Obtain > GIF as your format. Growth!
Different concepts for a Christmas GIF Picture
If you do not have time to create your individual GIFs, Publish GIF “Questions” to your viewers on social media, encouraging them to reply with a GIF. Listed here are some examples:
- Which TV household would you most wish to spend Christmas Lunch with? Reply with a GIF.
- Share a GIF that expresses your opinion of procuring presently of yr!
- What’s your favorite Christmas Film? Share with a GIF.
- Share Your Favorite Christmas GIF!
If you wish to discover out extra about GIFs, learn this submit.
#6 This or That Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
A bit like Sure or No, This or That may be a alternative of two issues vs a Sure/No reply. There are millions of binary decisions you possibly can select from, lots of which could be switched to a Christmas theme. And we won’t resister responding!
Consider one thing that has two polar opposites and you’ve got an incredible place to begin. Like searching for occasion… some folks like to buy “in” and a few folks like to buy “out”. So…
This is my tackle a This or That Publish. I stated I favored Icecream Plum Pudding already, proper?
Different concepts for a Christmas This or That Publish:
- Egg Nog or Mulled Wine? Insert a drink for cooler climates for these of us within the Southern Hemisphere.
- White Christmas or Seaside Christmas? In case your viewers is scattered world wide, it is a nice query to ask!
- Fruit Mince Pies or Plum Pudding? Meals decisions will typically encourage folks to have interaction and take part!
And bear in mind, the Free Canva Christmas Templates are tremendous simple to adapt to any sort of query and even completely different holidays… do the identical at Thanksgiving, Halloween or Easter!
#7 Christmas Motion pictures Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
I like Christmas Motion pictures – even unhealthy ones. So I am giving it it is personal part on this submit. Relaxation assured, I’ve additionally added an additional sizzling tip for a kind of submit you possibly can create round any theme or matter to go together with it (see under).
This is my enjoyable Christmas Film Publish. Sure, I am a film Buff and love to look at Christmas Motion pictures in December and sure I like espresso and sure I simply mixed the 2 of them into one Christmas Picture.
Bonus Tip: Do a ‘Finest Of’ Publish!
All of us wish to add our two cents about what we expect is the “neatest thing” in any class. Christmas Photos are excellent for this. One of many all time much-debated subjects round Christmas – is the most effective Christmas Film. Everybody has an opinion. And everybody has a favorite. So ask your viewers what their fave Christmas film is (and sure, some folks will pipe as much as say they do not like them, and that is okay).
Different concepts for a Christmas “Finest Ever” Publish
- Finest Christmas Cocktail … Go!
- Finest Christmas Carol (or Finest Christmas Tune).
- Finest Ever Christmas Current (this one combines a Finest Ever Picture with a Nostalgia Picture… Growth!).
8. About You Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
Like all of those Christmas photographs, the dialog works finest for engagement when it revolves round your viewers and your followers.
Asking a straight up query about them is a brilliant transfer. Once more, we simply wish to really feel that we’re observed.. so many individuals will love being requested about themselves. Attempt it!
This is my Dialog-Beginning “About You” Publish. The concept of this submit is that you simply volunteer one thing about your self and ask them to share their very own perspective or expertise. On this case, it is one thing you’ve got achieved nicely this yr – be it self-care/being “type to your self” or being courageous, artistic, productive. Ask your viewers to share what they’d write on a be aware to Santa!
Different concepts in your Christmas “About You” Publish
- Ask about favorite meals/drinks on Christmas Day.
- Share one factor about Christmas that’s distinctive to your a part of the world (that individuals from different international locations could not find out about).
- How do you spend your Christmas afternoon (napping, motion pictures, ???).
9. Christmas Foodie Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
Everybody loves Meals and Drink at Christmas, so we have to embody this in our Christmas Templates! Faucet into that foodie love for engagement in your social media with Christmas Photos that begin a dialog together with your foodie followers!
Mmmm cocktails. Wine. Mulled Wine. All of the issues. This is my Dialog-Beginning “Christmas Foodie” Publish. And who would not wish to speak about cocktails, and meals too?
Different concepts for a Christmas “Foodie” Publish
- Identify Your Favorite Christmas Dessert… Go! … or your favorite deal with that you simply solely have within the Holidays.
- You’ll be able to solely eat 3 Issues at Christmas. What are they?
- Identify one thing uncommon (and engaging) that your loved ones eats at Christmas!
Create your individual Christmas Foodie Publish to attach together with your viewers!
10. Pay it Ahead/Giving Again Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
Christmas and the Holidays are a good time to provide again and assist your fellow human being, particularly when so many individuals are doing it powerful within the colder climates. And with the yr we have had in 2020 – loads of native companies are struggling too.
Sharing some favorite charities or asking folks to buy regionally is a strong gesture on Social Media. Or ask your viewers how they’re giving again or paying it ahead to assist out their favourite charity or native enterprise.
This is an instance of a submit that encourages your group to buy native this yr and begin a dialog. Publish it to your social media and ask them within the feedback the place they are going to be “procuring native” this yr.
Different concepts for a Christmas “Giving Again” Publish:
- Inform us how you might be giving again this yr? Encourage the sharing of easy concepts for serving to others.
- Publish behind the scenes of any charitable work your staff is doing and encourage your followers to share their pictures too.
- Share your favorite charity’s web site.
Create your individual Christmas Charity Publish to attach together with your viewers!
11. Picture Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
Everybody likes to share an excellent picture – it is what social media is constructed on. Asking your viewers to share a photograph round a selected matter could be a great deal of enjoyable. Particularly whenever you throw a photograph competitors into the combo. And Christmas photographs!
You’ll be able to both ask your followers to share a photograph within the feedback underneath a Fb Publish or maybe share a photograph in an Instagram story with a hashtag and tagging you – so yow will discover their posts.
This is my Picture submit about Ugly Christmas Sweaters with a twist to incorporate the Southern Hemisphere and our T-shirt sporting methods:
Different concepts for a Christmas “Picture” Posts:
- Publish a photograph of your snowman!
- Share a foodie submit of your meals/Christmas cocktails/treats.
- Publish a photograph to point out how completely different Christmas is in your a part of the world (ie snow, seaside).
Create your individual Christmas Picture Publish (or Picture Contest) to attach together with your viewers. Click on right here to discover a template and create a picture in minutes.
12. Quote Publish – 12 Days of Christmas Photos
Quotes Quotes Quotes. You’ll be able to’t go previous an incredible quote at Christmas time, so after all we have included a quote template for you.
I created this submit with my all-time favorite quote about Christmas:
Different concepts for a Quote Christmas Picture:
- Share a quote and ask your followers to share their very own favorite quote beneath your submit.
- Share a bit of a Christmas Carol and ask your viewers to share their favorite.
- Share quotes out of your favorite Christmas motion pictures and ask your followers to guess what film you might be quoting from.
Create your individual Christmas Quote Photos!
Closing Scorching Suggestions
- Click on via on any of the hyperlinks under the photographs above to begin creating your individual utilizing the templates! Use my concepts and last designs as inspiration. Swap out your textual content, font and picture to create a brand new design.
- Do not simply create one picture – create an entire sequence of photographs like I did – 12 days of Christmas Photos in reality! It is faster, extra enjoyable and you will be set for Christmas posts for the following couple of weeks if you happen to batch them!
- In the event you ask your viewers a query, do not be afraid to reply it your self. YOU set the tone by beginning the dialog. Even when it appears a bit odd to reply your individual query, you might be setting the instance and displaying you wish to interact. It is like being the primary individual to bounce… as soon as someone dances, everybody does. A bit like this man:
The way to Use the Templates:
- Use the unique template as it’s. Publish and submit to your profile and also you’re good to go… or:
- Change it up – that is what I’ve achieved with most of the photographs above. Simply click on on the background picture and alter it to your individual picture or select a brand new picture in Canva. Then change the textual content and/or font to create a very customized set of Christmas Photos. Add your individual model to it and have enjoyable.
- Use one of many further concepts I’ve listed for every picture sort or template. Once more, you possibly can simply change out the textual content and picture to create a very customized design.
With the free Canva Christmas templates above, and the handfuls of further concepts on this submit, you possibly can create Christmas Photos for days!
Oh and be happy to steal my concepts. That is the entire level of the Christmas templates and this submit.
Over to You
That is a wrap. Now you’ve gotten the concepts AND the instruments, you possibly can unfold just a little Christmas Spirit in your Fb Web page and social media.
What Christmas Photos will you create utilizing these solutions and templates?
Donna is a Visible Content material Strategist and founding father of Socially Sorted, listed by Forbes as a “Prime 5 Social Media Weblog You Have to Know About”. Donna helps manufacturers leverage the facility of visible storytelling and content material technique of their enterprise. Her content material has been featured in publications reminiscent of Forbes, Inc. & Entrepreneur and he or she is a speaker and coach on visible content material for the advertising and marketing and tourism industries internationally.
