6s
9:16
Cheers to 30 Reel
9:16 party reel: a 2x3 grid of black-and-white and colour clips around a CHEERS TO 30 card, then fast full-screen cuts under an italic a new decade begins (6 s).
- 14 video clips
- 5 text lines
18 templates · free in the app
Free christmas & new year reel templates
Every Christmas & New Year template that ships in ExpoCut — pick one, drop in your own footage, and export up to 4K. Each one keeps its animation, grade, transitions and music timing — you only replace the content, then export up to 4K.
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Christmas & New Year reel templates
Christmas & New Year · 18 templates · 3m 60s of finished edits
18 templates
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9:16
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9:16
Christmas Bucket List
9:16 Christmas bucket list story: a polaroid card with a red ribbon bow over a blurred tree clip, title card then five photo items with handwritten captions (30 s).
- 2 video clips
- 8 text lines
- 5 photos
14.6s
16:9
Christmas Celebrations
16:9 festive title card: a night-time holiday clip inside a bold red border with a thin cream frame, and cream script Christmas / celebrations popping on letter by letter (14.6 s).
- 1 video clip
- 2 text lines
5.3s
9:16
Magic of Giving Christmas
9:16 Christmas story: a gift hand-over clip under a script Merry / bold CHRISTMAS title and a white ribbon tagline with gold sparkles (5.3 s).
- 1 video clip
- 3 text lines
- 1 music track
5s
9:16
Christmas Party Invitation
9:16 red party invitation: pine boughs and baubles drop in around typed serif CHRISTMAS, pink neon script Party and a wish line (5 s).
- 5 text lines
4.8s
16:9
Christmas Sale
16:9 Christmas sale banner: red sparkle background with light rays, a pine garland with hanging baubles drops in, ornaments in snow rise along the bottom, CHRISTMAS headline with a gold script Sale, discount line and a SHOP NOW button (4.8 s).
- 6 text lines
- 1 video clip
8.8s
9:16
Happy Thanksgiving Script
9:16 autumn greeting: tracked HAPPY over a cream script Thanksgiving whose letters fade in one by one above warm pumpkin still-life footage (8.8 s).
- 1 video clip
- 3 text lines
9.8s
16:9
Lunar New Year Greeting
16:9 Lunar New Year card on deep red: gold firework bursts, paper flowers in the top corners that shrink and bloom again, red envelopes and gold coins bursting from lucky bags over gold hills and clouds, with HAPPY / CHINESE NEW YEAR, a wish and a handle (9.8 s).
- 4 text lines
20s
9:16
Merry Christmas Gold Bokeh
9:16 holiday greeting: cream condensed MERRY CHRISTMAS inside a gold glitter ring over warm bokeh lights, with twinkling sparkles and a typed holiday quote (20 s).
- 1 video clip
- 4 text lines
- 1 music track
7s
9:16
Merry Christmas Red Type
9:16 holiday greeting: bold red condensed MERRY CHRISTMAS between white tracked lines over a pine branch with ornaments, gold dust and twinkling stars (7 s).
- 1 video clip
- 5 text lines
- 1 music track
10s
9:16
Merry Christmas Tree Lights
9:16 holiday greeting: cream script Merry Christmas with snowflakes and twinkling sparkles over a close-up of a lit Christmas tree (10 s).
- 1 video clip
- 5 text lines
- 1 music track
24s
16:9
New Year Fireworks
16:9 New Year greeting over gold fireworks footage: an arched We Wish You A Happy line, a big glowing white New Year brush script rising in, and a one-line wish (24 s).
- 1 video clip
- 2 text lines
20.6s
9:16
New Year Gold Glitter
9:16 charcoal New Year card: streams of gold glitter pour around a dark disc with script Happy, NEW YEAR, a gold year and a short wish (20.6 s).
- 5 text lines
6.1s
9:16
Minimal Gold New Year
9:16 charcoal New Year card: faint gold firework rings, white Happy, gold script New Year and year, typed wish line (6 s).
- 5 text lines
19.5s
9:16
Golden Fireworks New Year
9:16 charcoal New Year story: gold line-burst fireworks shedding glitter above a fading HAPPY / script New Year! / wish line (19.5 s).
- 3 text lines
13.1s
9:16
Holiday Phone Notification
9:16 holiday greeting: a phone lock screen rises over a soft-focus Christmas tree, a notification pops and grows into a message card (13 s).
- 2 photos
- 6 text lines
23s
16:9
Season Message
16:9 kinetic holiday message on white crumpled paper with falling snow: bold slab sticker words (HELLO!, This is my message about CHRISTMAS, a happy new year...) pop on as a pointing hand taps them, each scene swipes away, ending on a smiley in a Santa hat (23 s).
- 14 text lines
- 1 video clip
- 1 music track
12s
16:9
Snowman Christmas Greeting
16:9 Christmas card: a snowy park photo with a snowman, white haze, fairy lights and falling snow; holly sprig, red serif MERRY CHRISTMAS popping on letter by letter, a typed-on wish and a leafy garland divider (12 s).
- 1 photo
- 3 text lines
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Christmas & New Year reel templates for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
These christmas & new year reel templates are complete ExpoCut projects, not still layouts. The cuts, motion, text animation and music timing are already built, so opening one gives you a finished edit waiting for your own content.
Pick a template, replace its video, photo and text slots with yours, adjust the music if you want a different mood, and export. Everything around your content stays exactly as designed.
This page lists 18 christmas & new year reel templates. Of the 18 christmas & new year templates, 12 are 9:16 Vertical (for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts) and 6 are 16:9 Landscape (for YouTube, website embeds). They run from 4.8s to 30s. Between them you fill in video clips (1–14 per template), photos (1–5), text lines (2–14) and music tracks (1).
How to use a christmas & new year reel template
1. Pick a template
Compare the cards above: shape, screen time and exactly what each one asks you to fill in. Open one to see its full slot list.
2. Use it in ExpoCut
Tap “Use Template”. ExpoCut opens that exact template in the Reels tab on iOS or Android, ready for your clips, photos and words.
3. Make it yours, then export
Replace the slots, change the music if you like, trim or restyle anything on the timeline, and export up to 4K.
Christmas & New Year reel template questions
How many christmas & new year reel templates does ExpoCut have?
ExpoCut has 18 christmas & new year reel templates right now, running from 4.8s to 30s. They are free in the app, and new ones appear here and in the app’s Reels tab as they are published.
What aspect ratio are the christmas & new year reel templates?
Of the 18 christmas & new year templates, 12 are 9:16 Vertical (for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts) and 6 are 16:9 Landscape (for YouTube, website embeds). 9:16 is the vertical shape for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts; 16:9 is for YouTube and website embeds.
What do I need to fill in for a christmas & new year reel?
Across these templates you fill in video clips (1–14 per template), photos (1–5), text lines (2–14) and music tracks (1). Each template’s card lists its own slots, so you can check before you open it.
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