The Hallmark Channel, which every Christmas fan will already know for their vast collection of movies, has a directory of high resolution images that are online for free on its website. Using the search term 'Christmas background' we found had the best results. Just follow the link and sort by the term 'seasonal.'Īlternatively, there are several websites offering royalty-free images, with a browse of each showing lots of festive options. The company offers a selection of Christmas backgrounds that will work for free, which are available on its website. Zoom's virtual background feature lets you upload an image or video for your calls and it advises a minimum resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels for pictures and a minimum resolution of 480 by 360 pixels (360p) for footage, to ensure good quality.

Here are the best ways to download some custom Christmas holiday backgrounds-and how to use them. Luckily, there's a lot of free backgrounds for you to choose from.

While far from ideal, using a festive background can help channel that Christmas spirit, transforming your surroundings by using a picture from your favourite holiday movies -be it Die Hard, Elf or Home Alone-or a tribute to Santa himself.

The Christmas holiday season is likely to be different for many families across the world this year as the ongoing COVID pandemic continues to disrupt travel and severely limit how many people can be sitting around the dinner table.įor those who are unable to see their loved ones in person this December, the next best option for many will be a festive video call via Zoom or Microsoft Teams, helping you to open some gifts, chat with relatives and eat dinner together, albeit virtually.

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