Christmas Photobooth Trend: Your Photo Strip, One Pose per Line
Two people, one photo booth and a new pose on every line of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, then a slow shot along the printed strip with the song on. The Christmas photobooth trend is back on TikTok for its second December. No booth nearby? Pick one of nineteen real strips, add a photo of you and one of your bestie, partner or sister, and the AI puts the two of you in every pose, with the captions and the sound of the post.
- Nineteen strips to remix
- Two photos, one per person
- Original sound
- No watermark
Sexually explicit (NSFW) content is strictly prohibited.
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TL;DR
Rising · as ofThe Christmas photobooth trend: two people take photo booth pictures with a new pose on every line of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, then film the strip with the song on and each line as a caption. It began in October 2025, peaked last December with posts past 6M plays, and came back on 7 November 2026 bigger than before. Still rising.
- Original post
- @itsgraycehere’s black-and-white strip, 12 October 2025: the earliest post found with one pose per line of the song · @itsgraycehere
- Sound
- original sound - nodasashi — open it in TikTok and tap “Use this sound”.
- Also called
- christmas photobooth, christmas photo booth, christmas photo booth trend, last christmas photobooth trend, once bitten twice shy photobooth, christmas photobooth ai, christmas photo booth ai, christmas photobooth ideas, christmas photobooth couple, photobooth trend, #photoboothtrend
- Last updated
Christmas Photobooth Trend Videos to Remix
This year’s comeback first: two black-and-white strips of two friends, filmed up close. Then the biggest strips from last December and this month: couples, besties, sisters in penguin hats, a trio, twins in the booth. Pick one with the look you want: black and white or color, a strip on the table or the two of you posing inside the booth.
Two besties, two black-and-white strips
@fromliayoon on TikTokCouple strip, lavender booth
@username252748843 on TikTokStrips on the wall, two friends
@katelym on TikTokCouple strip on a cork board
@1lyvi_ on TikTokHoodies and scarves, blue strip
@phamspammy on TikTokColor prints in a row
@mak.reb on TikTokChristmas photobooth with the boyfriend
@shanellemained on TikTokInside the booth, print in hand
@fromliayoon on TikTokWhite fur hats, two strips
@pyng204 on TikTokCouple, four-photo grid
@lesbianfinalbosses on TikTokSisters in penguin hats
@_vivian_cho_ on TikTokRed curtain booth, two friends
@paige_go on TikTokCouple, color strip on a blanket
@lameloxdd on TikTokTwo friends, Christmas frame
@chris__li on TikTokThe group version, reindeer headbands
@.nikki2swag on TikTokTwins in the booth
@ninandkylie on TikTokMatching cardigans, live in the booth
@dieuanhneeeee on TikTokBlue booth, the whole bench
@erika_alyana on TikTokThe first strip, October 2025
@itsgraycehere on TikTokWhat Is the Christmas Photobooth Trend?
The Christmas photobooth trend is a TikTok format for two: you and your bestie, partner, sister or mom squeeze into a photo booth and strike a new pose on every line of the opening of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. Then you film the printed strip slowly with your phone while the song plays, with each line as a small white caption over its photo.
The joke is how literally the poses act out the words: a fake bite, two faces hidden behind hands, a hand held up to keep away, binocular fingers, a whisper, a puzzled look, a shrug. Some people film the strip pinned to a wall or a cork board; others film the two of them inside the booth with the print popping up on screen.
This page makes the Christmas photobooth trend with AI, no booth needed. Pick a strip, add a photo of each person, and the model puts the two of you in every pose, keeping the captions, the black-and-white or color look, the camera move and the song.
Timeline
@itsgraycehere posts a black-and-white photo booth strip with one pose per line of a sped-up “Last Christmas” clip (original sound - nodasashi).
@.nikki2swag’s “SO READY FOR CHRISTMAS” strip, reindeer headbands and all, makes it a holiday trend (693K plays).
@katelym’s “cutest photobooth trend” reaches 4.9M plays; on 22 November @1lyvi_ (4.4M) and @phamspammy (2.2M, on a sound of its own) follow.
A couple’s strip by @username252748843 becomes the biggest post of the trend: 6.6M plays, 900K likes.
@fromliayoon brings it back with two black-and-white strips of her and a friend: 3.5M plays, 674K likes. The next day @fromliayoon posts a take filmed inside the booth (1.2M) and @lameloxdd a couple’s color strip (882K).
Twins (@ninandkylie), besties in matching cardigans (@dieuanhneeeee) and couples post new strips every day under #photoboothtrend.
Christmas Photobooth Ideas: A Pose for Every Line
The best Christmas photobooth ideas on TikTok are all the same plan: decide the poses before the booth starts flashing. Most strips use seven or eight: one pretends to bite the other’s arm, both hide behind their hands, one holds the other away, both make binoculars over one eye, one whispers, both frame their faces with a question look, a heart or finger count, and a deadpan shrug to end.
A booth gives you four to eight frames, so many pairs take two strips back to back, which is why so many posts show two strips side by side. Dress for the strip: Santa hats, reindeer headbands, fur hats and matching sweaters show up in the biggest posts. On this page the poses come with the clip you pick, so the two photos you add are all you need.
Do You Need a Real Photo Booth?
Not for the AI version. A real Christmas photobooth costs a few dollars a strip at a mall or a self-photo studio, and renting one for a party runs into the hundreds, which is why “How much does a Christmas photobooth cost?” and “How to make a Christmas photobooth” are such common searches.
Long-distance friends, couples in different cities, or anyone without a booth nearby can do the Christmas photobooth trend here from two photos. The video looks like the real strip because it is built on one: you swap the people in a post that went viral.
Christmas Photobooth Trend or Christmas PFP?
Two different holiday trends. The Christmas photobooth trend is two people posing on a printed strip to “Last Christmas”. A Christmas pfp is a profile picture: your face, usually drawn in a Santa hat, made to sit in a circle. The red-sweater, Santa-hat AI portraits from the CapCut “AI CHRISTMAS” template are closer to a pfp than to a photobooth strip.
Want a Santa hat profile picture instead? Make a Christmas pfp →
How to Make the Christmas Photobooth Trend With AI
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Pick a strip
Every clip is a real post. Pick black and white or color, a strip filmed on a table or wall, or a take filmed inside the booth. A couple strip suits a couple; a besties strip suits friends and sisters.
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Add two photos
Photo 1 is the person on the left, photo 2 the person on the right. Use a sharp chest-up photo of each, face to the camera. Your clothes come from your photos, so a cozy sweater or Santa hat shows up on the strip.
- 3
Create it and post with the song
You get the clip’s length with its original “Last Christmas” sound. Post it with #photobooth, #photoboothtrend and #christmas.
Tips for a Better Christmas Photobooth Video
Match the strip to the pair
The poses are acted out by the people in the clip you pick: a couple strip has a cheek kiss and a hug, a besties strip has more goofing around. Pick the one that fits you two.
Faces first
Most strips are black and white and the faces are small, so a clear, well-lit face matters more than the background. No sunglasses, no heavy filters.
Left and right matter
Photo 1 always becomes the person on the left of every photo. If one of you is taller or has a signature pose, pick a strip where that side fits.
Post before December
Last year the trend peaked in the two weeks before Christmas. It is rising again now, so posting in November puts you ahead of the wave.
Pricing
Each Christmas photobooth trend video is one use (700 credits), whether you pick any length from 8 to 15 seconds. The price is on the button before you start, and nothing else is added.
A single use is $9.90; packs of 4 and 8 uses, or a monthly plan that posts trend videos to your accounts for you, cost less per video. A render that fails is refunded automatically.
Autopilot plans
Every month we turn the newest trends into meme videos and post them to your accounts. Each post is one of the plan’s videos, and any you make yourself come out of the same count. Cancel any time.
One-time video packs
Pay once and use them on any trend template, at any length. The credits never expire, and the other video tools can spend them too.
Use it responsibly
- Only upload photos of yourself, of people who said yes, or of your own pets.
- Do not use it to make someone look like they did something they did not.
- Label the result as AI when you post it; TikTok and Instagram both have an AI-generated tag.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Christmas photobooth trend?
A TikTok trend where two people take photo booth pictures with a new pose on every line of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, then film the printed strip with the song playing and each line as a caption. It started in October 2025 and came back on 7 November 2026.
What song is the Christmas photobooth trend?
A sped-up clip of the opening lines of “Last Christmas” by Wham!. The most used versions on TikTok are “original sound - nodasashi” and “original sound - stagkss”; this year’s comeback post by @fromliayoon uses an upload of the same clip.
What are the poses?
One per line, in order: a fake bite on the arm, both faces hidden behind hands, a hand held up to keep away, binocular fingers over one eye, a whisper, hands framing a puzzled face, a heart or a finger count, and a deadpan shrug. The clip you pick here already has them.
Can I do the Christmas photobooth trend without a photo booth?
Yes. Add a photo of you and a photo of your friend or partner, pick a strip, and the AI puts the two of you in every pose of a real post, with its captions and song. Nothing to rent and no booth to find.
Is there a couple version?
Yes, it is one of the biggest: the top post of the trend is a couple’s strip with 6.6M plays. Pick a couple clip like the lavender booth or the cork board strip and add a photo of each of you.
Can I do it with my mom, sister or my dog?
Yes. Sisters in penguin hats and twins in the booth are among the clips, and any strip works with a family member: photo 1 is the person on the left. For a dog, add it as photo 2; the AI gives it the poses, with paws.
Is this the AI Christmas photo or Santa hat portrait trend?
No. The AI Christmas portrait (a red sweater, a Santa hat, hands on the cheeks in front of a tree) comes from CapCut templates like “AI CHRISTMAS”. It is one picture of one person. The Christmas photobooth trend is two people and a strip of poses on “Last Christmas”. For a Santa hat look, see Christmas PFP on this site.
How long is the video?
As long as the clip you pick, eight to fifteen seconds, with its original sound. The price is one use whichever clip you pick.
What is the Christmas Photobooth Trend AI prompt?
The besties, black and white prompt is in the AI Prompts section below. It starts: "Image 1 and Image 2 are two best friends doing the Christmas photobooth trend." Paste the rest into any AI video tool that accepts your photos.
Your Christmas Photobooth Strip, No Booth Needed
Two photos, eight poses and “Last Christmas”: the Christmas photobooth trend with you two in every frame.
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The prompts behind the versions on this page: besties in black and white, a couple’s color strip, the take filmed inside the booth, a family version and you with your dog. Each works in any image-to-video model that takes two reference photos.
Besties, black and white
Image 1 and Image 2 are two best friends doing the Christmas photobooth trend. Two black-and-white photo booth strips of the two of them lie on a table, filmed slowly up close with a phone, the camera moving from photo to photo. One new pose on every line of the song, in this order: one pretends to bite the other’s arm; both hide their faces behind their hands, peeking through the fingers; one holds a hand up to keep the other away while looking off; both make circles with their fingers over one eye like binoculars; one whispers into the other’s ear; both frame their faces with their hands, eyebrows up, as if asking a question; one counts on their fingers or they make a heart together; both shrug with a straight face. A short white lyric caption sits over each photo. Keep the faces, hair, skin tones and clothes from the photos, the same two people in every frame. Close and natural, like real friends in a booth. Vertical phone video, no logos, no watermark. Audio: a sped-up clip of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”.
Other versions: Couple, color strip · Filmed inside the booth · Mom and daughter or sisters · You and your dog