Custom Santa Video Message: Santa Says Your Words

Updated 2026-11-09 · Turnly

Take a photo of your living room with nobody in it and upload it below: a line where Santa sits down and says "Merry Christmas, Emma! I know you have been very kind this year." is already typed in on "Come alive". Change the name and the words, and the AI makes a 10-second video of Santa walking into your room and saying them to the camera, ⁠$9.99⁠, no sign-in. In our test he said the line word for word.

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The photo — **Santa says Emma's name**Pro · 10s · 720p · 9:16

In brief

What it is: Take a photo of your living room, type what Santa should say with the name in it, and the AI makes a 10-second video of Santa walking in, sitting down and saying it to the camera.
Best for: A personal Christmas message from Santa for Christmas Eve or morning, filmed in your own home, without booking a Santa or sending a photo of your child.
Words: Up to about 20 words in English, inside the 200-character box. Letters, numbers and simple punctuation only (no question marks, quotes or colons).
Price: ⁠$9.99⁠ for 10 seconds in 720p, from ⁠$4.99⁠ for 10 seconds in 720p. One payment, no subscription, no sign-in.
Ready: 2 to 5 minutes after you pay. Pick 16:9 for the TV or 9:16 for a phone.
Card: "Make it a card to send" adds Merry Christmas, their name and your message, and gives you a link for the family chat.
If it fails: Failed videos give their credits back automatically. A video that comes out clearly broken gets its cost back.

Step by step

Take a photo of the room with your tree, from the doorway at chest height, lights on and nobody in it. A chair or sofa in view gives Santa somewhere to sit.
Upload it above (no sign-in needed). In the line, change Emma to their name and write what Santa says after "says,". Keep it to one or two short sentences.
Pick 16:9 wide to play it on the TV, or 9:16 for a phone.
Pay once: a 10-second 720p video on Seedance 2.0 Fast is ⁠$9.99⁠ on its own (one payment, no subscription), or 40 credits; credits from ⁠$9.99⁠ for 40.
Wait 2 to 5 minutes, watch it once with sound on, and download the MP4.

Santa messages to try

"Santa Claus walks in, sits in the red armchair, smiles into the camera and says, Merry Christmas, Emma! I know you have been very kind this year." (the sample above; say "the armchair" or "the sofa" to match your room).
"Santa Claus sits by the tree, waves and says, Hello Leo! I saw you learned to ride your bike. Ho ho ho!"
"Santa Claus puts a present under the tree, turns to the camera and says, This one is for Mia. Be good and go to sleep early!"
"Santa Claus warms his hands by the fireplace and says, Merry Christmas to the whole Garcia family!"

How to write the words so Santa says them clearly

Put what he says after the word "says," and keep the action before it short: walking in, sitting down, a wave.
One or two short sentences, about 20 words. A longer speech gets cut or rushed in 10 seconds.
Write names the way they sound if they are unusual ("Aoife" as "Eefa"), since the AI reads the word aloud.
No question marks, quotes or colons: the box takes letters, numbers, spaces and ' & ! . , - only. "Have you been good" works without the question mark.
English gives the clearest speech. We haven't tested Santa speaking other languages.

Which photo works best?

Your own living room, so it's clearly your house: your tree, your fireplace, your armchair.
Empty, taken from the doorway, with floor space for Santa to walk in and a seat for him.
Lights on and the tree lit; a dark photo makes a dark video.
No people in it: photos of anyone under 18 aren't allowed here, and the message works without them.

Does Santa really say the name?

In our test, yes: Santa walked in, sat in the armchair and said "Merry Christmas, Emma! I know you have been very kind this year" word for word, with his mouth moving to the words. AI voices can still slur a rare name or skip a word now and then, so watch it once with sound on before you show it. The sample above is that test, shown as it came out.

Can I write the name on the video too?

The video itself has no text. Press "Make it a card to send" when it's ready: pick Merry Christmas, add their name, your message and who it's from, and you get a link that plays the video with your words, marked as AI-made. Or add a caption in your phone's editor.

What it can't do

Use a photo of your child, or put anyone from another photo into the room: it's your room and a generated Santa.
Make Santa look like a particular person or use a voice you upload.
Speak a long letter: about 20 words fit in one video. Make two videos for a longer message.

What's the last day to make it?

There's nothing to ship: the video is ready 2 to 5 minutes after you pay, so Christmas Eve works. Make it a few days early anyway, so you have time to change a word and make it again.

How much does it cost?

From ⁠$4.99⁠ for a 10-second 720p clip on Seedance 2.0 Mini; a 10-second 720p video on Seedance 2.0 Fast is ⁠$9.99⁠. You see the price before you pay, there's no subscription, and a video that comes out clearly broken gets its cost back.

Rules

Photos of yourself, of adults who agreed, of your own pets, or of places and things.
Never anyone under 18, and no public figures or celebrities.