Christmas Zoom Backgrounds: Make Your Holiday Video Chat Feel Festive

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Zoomland. We’ve had a summer of warm weather and new travels – whether your Zoom background is a picture of palm trees you took yourself or something you just stumbled across the internet, it’s time to give it a winter to give updates. Many of us will be celebrating the holidays with loved ones and attending many personal happy hours, but for some, in-person parties just aren’t realistic. If you’re staying at home (or just want to bring some festive spirit to the meeting that could have been an email), these Christmas themed zoom backgrounds are the go-to for all virtual celebrations.

A good Zoom background is the gift that keeps on giving—and it’s gift-giving time, isn’t it? Whether you choose a classically decorated home or a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, your backdrop can convince loved ones that you have your life together this holiday season (despite the fact that literally nobody just got their life together). Or you can get creative and use a fun background for laughs, like Santa in a face mask. The possibilities are endless!

If you haven’t delved into the world of Zoom backgrounds yet, setting it up is beyond easy. Just save a photo you like on your computer desktop and then open your zoom. Click the Settings button and then click Virtual Background. Choose your photo and boom! Leave it on all night long or change it up every now and then to keep things interesting.

No picture in mind? This is where we come in. While my top pick is always a vintage photo of you crying on Santa’s lap at the mall (ask your mom to send it to you ahead of time!), there are plenty of great options you can also check out online can . Below are some of our favorites to ensure your Zoom Christmas session is merry and bright.

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candy canes

Can’t come to your family celebration? Zoom with them live from the candy cane forest!

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This festive village

I’m a fan of Christmas lights – but if I try to zoom out from my front yard to show off mine, my WiFi would be awful. This background does the job instead!

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Under the mistletoe

Zoom out from under the mistletoe? Only bold moves. Save this background for all holiday zoom dates and thank me later. Alexa, play Soulja Boy’s Kiss Me Thru The Phone!

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With Santa’s elves

This is the perfect background for a zoom that you need to keep short and sweet. “I have to go, Santa and the elves need my help!”

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Frosty snowflakes

Sometimes I don’t want a full setting for a background. This aesthetically pleasing snowflake situation will work well.

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

If your family always plans a trip to the city to see the tree, use this background of the tree yourself! But not this year’s tree. She just didn’t cut it.

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A real gingerbread house

Why zoom from your house when you can zoom from a gingerbread house instead?

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Santa’s sleigh sighting

When your little cousins ​​ask what that’s behind you, act nonchalant like you have no idea Santa and his reindeer are on the way!

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This decorated living room

Who doesn’t want to pretend their house looks this awesome? With the trimmed tree and roaring fire, this is the ultimate Home for the Holidays wallpaper.

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Among the evergreens

If you didn’t get a real tree this year, use this background to pretend you’re at the Christmas tree farm! Bonus points if you light a pine-scented candle for full effect (you can’t smell it, but you can).

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The North Pole

If you can’t be with your family this year, this is probably the next best place.

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Festive Christmas cookies

Be honest, the ones you took don’t look nearly as good (but you can pretend you took this picture yourself!).

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A white Christmas

If you didn’t get a real white Christmas, you can totally fake one via Zoom! Digital snow doesn’t leave you cold either, so it’s a win-win situation.

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Masked Santa Claus

This one is guaranteed to get some laughs. Props to Santa for putting a mask over his big white beard!

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That stack of presents

Not good at diapering? The people you zoom with never need to know…

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ornaments and vibrations

This background makes it seem like you are sitting right under the Christmas tree – after all, you are the best gift.

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Blizzard Background

You will have no problem taking a snowy day if this is your background.

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Big green

It turns out it is just be green.