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10 video ideas to celebrate New Years' on social media

Updated October 30, 2024
Written by Kieron Byatt

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Want to give thanks, spread positivity, and showcase your 2024 highlights as you welcome in the new year?

Create your very own celebratory New Year videos in just a few clicks using beginner-friendly video templates and unique stock assets like stickers, music, and special effects.

From yearly wrap-ups to the ins and outs TikTok trend, here are ten video ideas for celebrating New Year’s 2025 in style with Clipchamp.

1. Yearly wrap up video

Turn memorable moments caught on video throughout the year into a nostalgic highlights video in under 60 seconds. Take a scroll back through your social media timeline and smartphone image library and select all your favorite adventures and memories.

Use text overlays to spotlight specific milestones and make your yearly wrap video a scroll-stopping post on social media. Start creating today from scratch or use this helpful yearly wrap up video template.

2. New Year party invite video

Create anticipation for your New Year's party with an epic virtual party invitation. Fun visuals can add an extra pinch of excitement and emotion to the festivities. Get creative while sharing all the important party details like date, time, location, dress code, and RSVP requirements.

Start off with an animated video background, then add motion titles and royalty-free music to get the party mood started. You can then easily share your party invite online through social media, group chats, and email. Edit your New Year's party invite using this ready-to-use video template, or start creating today from scratch.

3. Reflections and goals video

Any timely wisdom to share for 365 new days? Make a sit-down video for YouTube reflecting on what you learnt in 2024 and share any advice for the new year. Go with an informal conversational style or make a list to break down all the wins and losses of the past 12 months.

Just record yourself using the webcam recorder, then add titles and autocaptions to make your video more accessible on mute. If you have a photo or video you want to reference, you can use the picture-in-picture effect to share two visuals at the same time. Create an inspirational New Year video to share with your followers using this video template.

4. New Year thank you video

Spread your happy New Year wishes and give thanks to friends, family, and colleagues in a heartfelt slideshow video. Share your appreciation and gratitude for the support you’ve received, and opportunities you've experienced throughout the past year.

Create memorable slideshows in minutes using a mixture of animated stock videos, personal footage and photos. Express your personality by adding GIFs to evoke emotions and enhance your video's mood. Say thank you with style and get started with this video template.

5. Happy New Year greeting GIF

Do you like to keep it short and sweet? Say Happy New Year 2025 a little differently with a creative and humorous GIF. Just explore the GIPHY overlay options inside the content library tab using keywords to search, or import your own funny video.

Drag and drop your animated video onto the timeline, trim to 15-seconds, customize with GIPHY stickers then save as a GIF. This style of video is easy to share because it’s short with a small file size, so it’s perfect as a Happy New Year post for social media and group chat platforms like WhatsApp and Messenger.

Animated GIF of Snoopy from Peanuts clapping in front of a television screen displaying a New Year's celebration.

6. Ins and outs 2025 TikTok trend video

New me in, old me out. Why stop at just one resolution? Join in on the TikTok seasonal New Year trend of celebrating what’s staying and what’s going in 2025. Share a list of all the good habits you want to perfect and all the bad habits you want to say goodbye to.

It’s simple to create. Just type down the things you want to include in your 2025 and the things you want to cut out. Feel free to get creative and use animated text for your list. Then pair your list with a trending TikTok sound to increase your chances of going viral. Keep up to date with the current TikTok trends with this helpful guide.

7. Corporate New Year party invite

Kickstart the new year with colleagues and clients by hosting a stylish corporate New Year’s party. Set an elegant suit and tie dress code, go smart-casual, or even have a decade themed costume party.

Build anticipation for the big night by including photos of the venue in your video. Use the Clipchamp free online video enhancer to make the photos look like a dream. Use this quick and easy party invite template below to get started.

8. New Year’s Eve get ready with me video

Count down to the New Year’s ball by sharing your pre-party makeup, hair, and outfit routine in a New Year’s Eve get ready with me montage. Share with your followers on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts how you get glamorous for the big night of confetti and champagne.

Use energetic fonts to showcase each step of your process so your followers catch all your expert tips and favorite brand names. You can share directly to TikTok using the Clipchamp integration and use the template below so you have a framework to work with.

9. New Year’s motivational quote

The beginning of the new year is the turning of a new page in your life story. Inspire your followers and friends by sharing your favorite inspirational saying in a New Year’s themed motivational quote video.

Use the OneDrive integration to customize the template by uploading personal uplifting visuals or use the stock-library for peaceful landscape shots. Use the below helpful template for a head start on your inspirational New Year’s quote video.

10. 2025 fitness goals video

Embrace the new year by investing in a new exercise routine. A fresh set of 12 months is the perfect start for health and fitness goals. Share your diet and training objectives with a 2025 fitness goal video.

Use animated text to create an engaging listicle style video. Take daily progress photos and videos then check back in with your followers at the half year mark with a timelapse video to document your progress. Get started with this motivational video template.

For more video editing tips, check out how to overlay text, and how to add filters. Then get started on a Lunar New Year video for your next festive season creation.

Edit your videos today and in the new year with Clipchamp for free or download the Clipchamp Windows app.

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