Have some fun with your photos this holiday season! Smilebox is a service that lets you create free animated Christmas cards, slideshows and scrapbooks that you personalize with your own photos, text and choice of music. They have hundreds of designs for all occasions, including 95 different Christmas designs, and they’re all free – as long as you don’t mind a few ads on the side.

Don’t like ads? Then sign up for the 14-day free trial. You’ll get all the premium features – such as full-screen, ad-free versions of your creations – at no cost for two weeks. If you want to continue the premium service, you can upgrade any single card for just $2.99 or $5.99 for unlimited cards during the month. They also have an annual membership.

Smilebox greetings are so easy to creat, anyone can do it. You simply drag and drop your photos into their templates, add your text, and select the music. That’s it. You’ll have a great, personalized greeting in just minutes.

Here are three examples of the types of free animated Christmas cards you can create at Smilebox.

Let it Snow!
Personalize with 5 – 10 photos

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Animated Nativity Card
Personalize with 1 – 5 photos

Make a Smilebox greeting

Animated Dancing Snowmen Card
Personalize with one photo

Make a Smilebox greeting

See more free animated Christmas cards.