Clone Cut template · TikTok trend
Christmas Dance AI for the two of you
Christmas Dance AI drops you and one other person into the straight-faced TikTok routine of November 2026: a handshake, a turn to the camera, hips, knees, hands over your faces and a spin, in a living room with a lit tree. Add one photo of each of you and press the button once. Your first 2-second preview is free; the full 15-second video is 24 credits at 480p.
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15 sChristmas Dance.mp4
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0 / 2Two photos, one of each of you, facing the camera, full-body if you have them. Photo 1 dances on the left, photo 2 on the right, in your own clothes; the song comes with it.
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Wan 3.0
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What Christmas Dance AI is
Christmas Dance AI is an AI video of two people doing the Christmas dance that spread on TikTok in early November 2026. The routine is short and danced deadpan: a handshake, a turn to the camera, a sway of the hips, a knee lift each, both hands over the face and a quick spin, side by side, to a Deck the Halls mashup. Couples and friends post it, often in pajama pants. The take this Christmas dance AI template follows, a couple by a lit tree, was posted on 8 November and had 4 million plays by the 9th.
On Capafy AI, Christmas Dance AI is a Clone Cut template. It keeps that take's 15 seconds, its still camera, its living room and every beat of the routine, and draws the two of you in place of the original pair: your faces, hair, build and the clothes you wear in your photos. The song goes back on the finished MP4. It is not an elf dance, where one face sits on a cartoon body: in this Christmas dance you dance as yourselves.
Capafy AI is an independent AI video studio, unrelated to TikTok, CapCut, DJ Izzy Duzzit and the creators whose takes appear on this page.
How to make a Christmas Dance AI video
Keep Christmas Dance selected
The studio above opens on the Christmas Dance template: 15 seconds in 9:16 on Wan 3.0, made for exactly two people.
Add one photo of each of you
Photo 1 dances on the left, photo 2 on the right. Clear, front-facing, full-body photos work best, since your legs and feet are in every frame.
Press the button once
Sign in with Google when asked. A free 2-second preview of the two of you side by side comes first; unlock the full video if you like it. The full Christmas dance takes about 6 minutes and waits in My videos with the song on.
The Christmas dance AI routine, second by second
One still, wide shot from start to finish. Here is what the two of you do, and what each moment shows of your photos:
| Seconds | The move | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 2 | Face each other side-on, shake hands, turn to the lens | You begin in profile, so side angles get drawn from your front photo |
| 2 to 4.5 | Side by side, straight-faced, a small bounce | Both faces square to the camera: the free preview’s two seconds |
| 4.5 to 6.5 | Hands at the waist, hips swinging left and right | Everything you wear below the waist |
| 6.5 to 8.5 | One knee lift each, hands on the hips | Your shoes or socks |
| 8.5 to 10.5 | Both hands over your faces, laughing, a little hop | Faces half hidden for two seconds |
| 10.5 to 13 | Fists up, arms rolling, a quick spin each | The back of your hair and clothes |
| 13 to 15 | Facing the camera again, dancing out | The song runs to the last frame |
Who dances where in your Christmas dance
Two photos, two places, in the order you add them:
| Photo | Place | Who it replaces in the take | What comes from your photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Left | The shorter dancer, long blonde waves | Face, hair, build, clothes, shoes |
| 2 | Right | The taller dancer, curly hair | Face, hair, build, clothes, shoes |
Nobody from the take stays in the video, not even their red plaid pajamas: each of you dances in what you wear in your photo. Each of you takes the original dancer’s place and size in the frame; to match the take, put the taller of you second. One photo or three will not start this template.
Christmas dance takes from TikTok
Credited posts from other creators. Hover to play; tap the sound button to hear the song.
- TikTok
A couple in matching plaid pajama pants does the Christmas dance by a lit tree: the take the Christmas Dance template followsby @notnataliereynoldss - TikTok
Two friends in white pants dance the Christmas routine outside at night, string lights behind themby @lidspamm - TikTok
A couple dressed for a wedding does the Christmas dance under the street lampsby @just.some.dude.online
Made by the creator named, not by Capafy AI.
Christmas Dance AI at a glance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Photos | Exactly two, one person each |
| Length and shape | 15 seconds, 9:16 vertical, one still wide shot |
| Model | Wan 3.0 |
| Price | 24 credits at 480p, 48 at 720p, 96 at 1080p |
| Free preview | One 2 s preview per Google account (the two of you side by side, 480p, sound on), watched on the page |
| Credit packs | From $14.99 for 32 credits, paid once, no subscription |
| Time | About 6 minutes for the full video, the provider’s estimate |
| Sound | The Deck the Halls mashup the take dances to, on the MP4 |
| Watermark | None on the MP4 you download |
| If it fails | The credits come back on their own |
| Your photos | Deleted 7 days after upload; the finished video stays until you delete it |
Who to make a Christmas Dance AI video with
Your partner
The take that started this template is a couple. Matching pajamas in both photos give you the matching look.
Your best friend
Two photos from the group chat are enough; nobody has to learn the moves.
A sibling home for the holidays
Grown-up siblings, a photo each, for the family chat on the 25th.
Your roommate
Same flat or not, the template puts you both in one living room by the tree.
A long-distance pair
Two photos taken in two cities end up dancing side by side.
A coworker who said yes
For the team chat or the holiday party slideshow.
How Christmas Dance AI is made, and why it is not an elf dance
Many AI Christmas dance videos are elf dances: a face cut out and set on a drawn elf, the same body for everyone. Christmas Dance AI works the other way round. It starts from a real take of the TikTok routine and redraws each dancer from your photos, the whole person, so your own hair swings in the spin and your own sweater or pajamas move with you.
Each photo is first drawn as a clean, head-to-toe studio portrait, so the model sees all of you even if your photo is a selfie. Then Wan 3.0 takes the take, the two portraits, your two photos and the song together and renders 15 seconds. Because the AI draws people rather than pasting faces, two renders of the same photos are never identical.
There is no app to install and no timeline to edit. The template already says who stands where and what every beat is, so the button is the only step after the photos.
| Elf dance video | Christmas Dance AI here | |
|---|---|---|
| Who dances | A drawn elf with your face | You, as in your photo |
| What is replaced | The face only | The whole person |
| The dance | The animation the maker drew | The TikTok duo routine, beat for beat |
| The clothes | The elf costume | Whatever you wear in your photo |
Tips for a better Christmas dance AI video
- Full-body photos, standing, face to the camera.
- Good light on both faces: the shot stays wide, so faces are small.
- Wear in the photo what you want to dance in: pajamas, a red sweater, a Santa hat.
- Photos with similar light, so the two of you look like you share the room.
- The taller of you in photo 2, if you want the take’s look.
- Photos cut off at the chest: your legs and shoes get guessed.
- Sunglasses, masks or a hand over the face.
- Heavy beauty filters: the model copies them.
- Photos of children, public figures or anyone who did not say yes.
What can go wrong with Christmas Dance AI
- The template is made for exactly two people: one photo or three will not start it.
- Faces are small in the wide shot and half hidden in the hands-over-faces moment, so a face can come out softer there.
- The fast moves (the spin, the arm rolls) can blur a hand or a sleeve.
- The model can add or drop a small detail, such as a necklace, that is not in your photo.
- A safety check looks at every finished video. If it refuses one, or a render fails, the credits come back.
- The clip is fixed: 15 seconds, 9:16, the take's living room. For another clip, upload your own on Clone Cut AI.
Whose photos, and the song
Cast yourself and someone who agreed to be in it. No children, no public figures, and never pass the video off as a real recording; turn on the AI label where the platform has one. The MP4 carries the Deck the Halls mashup the take dances to; the music belongs to its rights holders, so a platform may mute or claim the sound. Photos are deleted after 7 days, and anyone can ask for a clip to come down on the takedown page.
More about the Christmas dance
What the trend is, who started it and which song it uses: what the Christmas dance trend is. The moves in order, to dance it for real: Deck the Halls dance steps. Another scene for two: I Love the Smiths AI. Up to five people: Tiny Desk AI. Every template, and your own clips: Clone Cut AI.
FAQ
Questions and answers
What is Christmas Dance AI?
An AI video of two people doing the TikTok Christmas dance of November 2026, made from one photo of each. On Capafy AI it is a 15-second Clone Cut template with the song on it.
Which site makes a Christmas dance AI video from two photos?
Capafy AI, on this page: one photo of you and one of a friend give a 15-second 9:16 MP4 of the TikTok duo routine with its Deck the Halls mashup, made in the browser on a phone or a computer.
Is there a free Christmas Dance AI video?
Each Google account can watch one free 2-second preview at 480p before paying. The full 15-second video is 24 credits at 480p. There are no free credits on sign-up. Packs start at $14.99 for 32 credits, paid once with no subscription, and a video that fails gives its credits back.
Can I make the Christmas dance AI video alone or with three people?
Not with this template: it takes exactly two photos. For a bigger group, Tiny Desk AI takes up to five people, and Clone Cut AI works with a clip of your own.
Do we need matching Christmas pajamas?
No. Each of you dances in the clothes from your own photo. Matching pajamas in both photos give the classic look; jeans and sweaters work as well.
What song is in the Christmas Dance AI video?
The sound the take dances to: DJ Izzy Duzzit's mashup, which he posted on TikTok on 3 December 2025 as "Deck the Halls x Blow the Whistle". It blends the carol with Too Short's 2006 song "Blow the Whistle".
Does the AI copy the pajamas from the TikTok take?
No. The AI is told to leave behind everything the original pair wears, so each of you dances in the clothes from your own photo. For matching pajamas, wear them in both photos.
Can I post my Christmas Dance AI video on TikTok?
Yes. Download the MP4, which has no watermark, and post it like any video. Turn on the platform’s AI-generated label, since both dancers are drawn by AI.
Is Christmas Dance AI an elf dance?
No. An elf dance sets a face on a drawn elf. Christmas Dance AI redraws both of you as yourselves, in your own clothes, doing the TikTok routine.
How long does Christmas Dance AI take?
About 6 minutes by the provider’s estimate, and the 2-second preview is quicker. You can close the page: the video waits in My videos.