Is this a real video of Santa?

It's made with AI from the photo you upload, so it looks like your own camera caught Santa in your room. What you tell your kids is up to you.

What photo should I take?

The room with your tree, shot from a corner so some floor shows, with the lights on and nobody in the picture. Landscape and portrait both work.

Do I need to upload photos of my kids?

No. You only upload the room and type your child's first name.

What if Santa says the name wrong?

For names with tricky spellings, fill in How to say it (Saoirse becomes Seer-sha). If it still sounds wrong, open the video and use its free redo: one per video, within 6 days.

How long does it take?

The free preview takes about a minute. The video is usually ready in 1 to 3 minutes, and we email you when it is.

How do I show it to my kids?

Save it to your phone, cast it to the TV, or open the Santa is calling link so it rings like a video call and plays when they answer.

What exactly do I get?

A 15-second MP4 with sound and no watermark: 1080p for the TV or 768p for a phone. Santa walks in, leaves a present, spots the camera and says your child's name, one good deed and that they're on his Nice List.

Yes. Videos are private unless you share them. Room photos are deleted after 7 days, and videos and Santa photos you unlock after 30 days, so save the ones you want to keep.

What if something goes wrong?

If a video fails, its credits come back automatically. Unused packs can be refunded within 14 days; see the refund policy.

Santa Caught on Camera: Video of Santa in Your Home (2026)

Name: Santa caught on camera saying Olivia's name
Uploaded: 2026-11-01
Duration: 15 s
Description: One photo of your living room becomes a 15-second camera clip: Santa leaves a present and says your child's name.

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He knows their name

Each video was made from one photo of a real room or one doorbell camera screenshot. Turn the sound on and listen for the name. Our web address is on these samples only; your video has no watermark.

Made from this photo — ForOlivia
“You helped Mom and Dad so much this year.”
Helped Mom and Dad

Made from this doorbell camera screenshot — ForAva
“You were such a good friend to everyone this year.”
Front door, from a daytime doorbell screenshot

Three tips for a convincing photo

Shoot from a cornerHold the phone high and wide, like a camera on the wall. Show the tree and some floor.
Leave the lights onTree lights and a lamp are enough. Very dark photos give a blurry Santa.
Keep people out of itAn empty room makes it believable, and nobody else ends up in the picture.

How to show it on Christmas morning

Most parents make it on Christmas Eve, once the kids are asleep.

Dec 24, 9:30 PM
Snap the room
Kids in bed, tree lit. Take one photo from the corner and make the video.
11:58 PM
Santa arrives
That's the time stamped on the footage, so the story holds together.
Dec 25, 7:00 AM
Check the camera together
Play it on the TV and watch their face when Santa says their name.

One price per video. No subscription.

Pay once. Unused videos never expire, and if Santa says the name wrong, the redo is free.

Phone

$9.99

1 phone video

Sized for phones
No HD Santa photo

Santa says their name and a good deed
Santa walks into your own room with a present
Download, share or send to your phone
Free redo if the name sounds wrong

$12.99

1 TV video and the HD photo

1080p, made for the TV
The HD Santa photo, no watermark

Santa says their name and a good deed
Santa walks into your own room with a present
Download, share or send to your phone
Free redo if the name sounds wrong

For siblings

Family

$19.99

3 TV videos, save $18

A video for each child, each with its own HD photo

1080p, made for the TV
Santa says their name and a good deed
Santa walks into your own room with a present
Download, share or send to your phone
Free redo if the name sounds wrong

Big Family

$29.99

6 TV videos, save $47

Enough for cousins and grandkids, each with an HD photo

1080p, made for the TV
Santa says their name and a good deed
Santa walks into your own room with a present
Download, share or send to your phone
Free redo if the name sounds wrong

Just want the photo? $2.99 takes the watermark off. Make a free preview first

Every video is 15 seconds with sound. Bought the photo from your preview first? Its $2.99 counts toward the TV video.

Questions parents ask

Everything to know before you make your first Santa video.

Christmas guides

Ideas for keeping the Santa magic alive, from Christmas Eve to Christmas morning.

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He only comes once a year

Make the video tonight and keep it for Christmas morning.

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Santa came to your house. Your camera caught him.