Everything you need to create a holiday group video greeting: 25+ prompts for family, friends, remote teams and clients, message examples, mistakes to avoid, and a simple way to collect festive clips from everyone with one link.
A holiday group video brings everyone together across the miles — family, friends, teammates or clients each record a short seasonal greeting that combines into one joyful video. It's a warm alternative to a group card for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, Thanksgiving and beyond.
For families spread across the country and remote teams alike, it captures the feeling of everyone being in one room for the holidays, even when they can't be. This guide covers 25+ holiday video ideas grouped by audience and occasion, plus what to say, examples, mistakes to avoid, and how to organize everyone during a busy season.
A holiday group video recreates the one thing distance steals: everyone in the same place at the same time. Watching family and friends from across the country send greetings back to back is the closest thing to gathering them all in one room.
It's also a keepsake of a specific season. Years later, a holiday video captures exactly how everyone looked and sounded that year — the new babies, the old friends, the traditions — in a way a group text never could.
Share these recording prompts with each participant so everyone knows exactly what to say. Their answers combine into one meaningful group video gift full of heartfelt messages, shared memories, and a personal touch.
Send a warm holiday greeting to the whole family.
Share your favorite family holiday tradition.
Tell the family you're missing them this season.
Raise a glass to the family and the year gone by.
Send your warmest Merry Christmas wishes.
Share a favorite Christmas memory with everyone.
Describe what you love most about the season.
Record a quick greeting by your tree or decorations.
Send your Happy Hanukkah wishes to everyone watching.
Share a favorite Hanukkah or festival memory.
Offer a blessing for the festival season.
Describe a holiday tradition your family cherishes.
Send a joyful Happy New Year message.
Share your biggest hope for the coming year.
Recall a highlight from the year that's ending.
Share a resolution or intention for the new year.
Send festive greetings to your teammates.
Celebrate a team highlight from this year.
Thank the team for a great year of working together.
Share a wish for the team's year ahead.
Thank a client or customer for their partnership this year.
Send warm season's greetings on behalf of the company.
Share what you're excited to build with them next year.
Add a personal note about working with them.
End with a warm, festive sign-off from the whole team.
Keep it warm and seasonal. Share a favorite tradition, a highlight from the past year, or something you're grateful for, then send your wishes for the season ahead. For a family video, a shared memory ties everyone together; for a team or client greeting, a sincere thank-you and a look forward to the new year works beautifully.
"Happy holidays from our house to yours! Our tradition is terrible matching sweaters — attached photo for proof. Miss you all!"
"This year I'm most grateful for this family, scattered as we are. Wishing everyone health and happiness in the new year."
"On behalf of the whole team, thank you for a wonderful year of working together. Here's to an even better one ahead!"
"Happy Hanukkah from our family to yours! Lighting the first candle and thinking of all of you tonight."
"Merry Christmas! My favorite memory this year was all of us squeezed into Nan's tiny kitchen. Let's do it again soon."
"To all our clients — thank you for an incredible year. We can't wait to build even more together in the new one. Happy holidays!"
Keep family greetings warm and personal, not like a corporate memo.
Face a light or window so your festive greeting looks bright and clear.
Tailor the tone — cozy for family, upbeat for teams, gracious for clients.
Collect clips before the holiday rush so no one forgets to record.
A calm 30-second greeting beats a hurried one squeezed between errands.
Send the link a couple of weeks before the holiday so everyone has time.
Drop the link in the family or team chat with a friendly prompt.
Give a simple prompt so no one is stuck on what to say.
Plan to share the finished video on the holiday itself or at the party.
Invite the whole family or team so no one's left out of the greeting.
Start a campaign for your family, team, or client greeting.
Send the link to everyone you want in the video by text, email or group chat.
Each person records a festive message in their browser, from anywhere.
WishLoop combines all the greetings into one joyful video to send or play together.
WishLoop makes it easy to collect video messages from friends, family, classmates, or coworkers and combine them into one beautiful collaborative group video.
Share a favorite tradition, a highlight from the year, or what you're grateful for, then add your wishes for the season. Warm and personal beats formal every time.
Yes. It's a warm, personal way to send seasonal greetings when everyone is distributed — each person records a short message on their own time.
Share one link in the family group chat with a simple prompt. Because recording takes under a minute in any browser, even less tech-savvy relatives can join in.
Two to three weeks ahead is ideal, so contributors aren't rushed during the busy season.
Yes. A compiled team greeting is a warm, personal way to send season's wishes to staff, clients or customers.
Aim for 4–10 minutes. With short clips, that comfortably fits 10–20 festive greetings.