Free Christmas PowerPoint Templates, Backgrounds & Google Slides Themes

A Christmas PowerPoint template is a ready-made slide design with holiday artwork, such as trees, ornaments, snowflakes or Santa’s sleigh, plus editable text areas. You replace the placeholder text with your own message and present or share it in PowerPoint or Google Slides, so a festive greeting, invite or year-end slide takes minutes instead of an afternoon.

Teams use them to open a year-end meeting, thank clients, invite staff to the holiday party, announce a Christmas sale or share a photo slideshow. You may also see them called Christmas slides templates, Xmas PPT templates or Christmas Google Slides themes: they are the same editable designs.

Christmas PowerPoint Templates by Use Case

Christmas Backgrounds for PowerPoint & Google Slides

Need a festive backdrop rather than a full layout? These Christmas backgrounds put the artwork behind your text so the slide stays readable. Choose a photo background for a warm, real-world feel, or an illustrated background for a clean title slide.
Photo backgrounds: Gold & White Baubles Christmas Tree · Red & Gold Christmas Balls on Snow · Christmas Gifts Under the Tree · Gold & Silver Snowflakes · Red Candles & Christmas Tree · Iced Gingerbread Christmas Cookies · Red & White Candy Canes
Illustrated backgrounds: Blue Christmas Background with Santa’s Sleigh · Snowy Pine Tree Christmas Background · Christmas Tree Background with Gold Stars · Red Holiday Background with Christmas Ornaments.

Christmas Greeting and Card Slides

Send a Merry Christmas message to your team, clients or students as a single slide or a digital card. Each greeting slide has an editable message area, so you can sign it from your company or class and share it as a slide, PDF or image.
Cute Christmas Greeting Card · Merry Christmas Slide with Santa & Snowflakes · Blue Merry Christmas & New Year Slide with Snowmen · Christmas Greetings Slide with Red Ribbon & Gold Star · Red Christmas & New Year Greeting with Snowflakes · Green Christmas Poster with Red Ornaments · Blue Merry Christmas Wishes Slide with Santa & Gifts · Red Merry Christmas Slide with Candy Canes · Dark Merry Christmas Poster with Pine & Gifts

Christmas Slideshow and Title Slide Templates

Open your holiday presentation with a Christmas title or welcome slide, then keep the same look across the deck. These designs suit the first slide of a party, a year-end review or a school assembly.
Welcome Christmas Slide in Red & Gold · Christmas Title Slide with Tree & Gifts · Cream & Gold Christmas Slideshow Template · Welcome Christmas Night Sky Template · Pink Christmas Template · Green Christmas Tree Template with Gold Snowflakes · Red Christmas Template with Ornament & Snowflakes

How to Make a Christmas Slide in PowerPoint or Google Slides

Start from one of the Christmas templates above, or build your own slide in seven steps:

• Start with a template or a blank deck: Download a Christmas template from this page and open it in PowerPoint, or upload the .pptx to Google Drive and open it with Google Slides. Starting blank? Pick one of the Christmas backgrounds above first.
• Choose a layout: If you just want a plain layout with the title above your list, the Title and Content layout will be the way to go. If you want to design your page and put that wherever you want it to be, then go with a blank page and create it that way.
• Add a title: Add a big, fun title! Something like “Our Family Christmas Plans” or “2026 Gift Ideas” is all about setting the mood. Also, try out a festive font—a la cursive or chunky—to add a bit of character.
• Insert your list: Now, you are able to write all of the ideas down! You can create a bulleted list easily, keeping track of your ideas. If you want to add a bit more style to your list, check “SmartArt” for a list option that has already been made and looks nice. 
• Add images/icons: You know the saying: an image says a thousand words! Spruce up your list by adding a few tiny images or icons—think small gift emojis, a stocking, or a tree—to make the Xmas PPT template visually friendly and cute.
• Decorate with shapes and colors: Add some festive color! Feel free to play with reds, greens, golds, or winter whites. You can also include shapes such as stars or ornaments to frame your slide or highlight certain items.
• Optional: Add animations: If you plan to share this slideshow with other people, a soft introduction of the images, like each gift idea fading in one at a time, may feel a little more magical and fun.
• Save and share: When you’re happy with it, save your project! You can always come back to adjust it. If you are sending it to family or want to print your project, save it as a PDF to maintain the formatting you created.

What Are Common Design Elements In A Christmas PPT Template?

Here are some common design elements in a Xmas PPT template that you can use:

• Classic holiday colors: You can’t go wrong with a classic. Reds, greens, golds, silvers, and whites truly embody the holidays and help to seamlessly coordinate all of your slides. 
• Holiday fonts: Mix it up! Use a fun, whimsical font for your titles and then keep it simple and straightforward with a plain, simple font for your main text. 
• Holiday graphics: Sprinkle in little visuals like little gifts, snowflakes, or stars. They are great for attracting readers’ attention to important points or adding a little character. 
• Borders and frames: Think about a delicate border of little string lights, or a subtle snowy edge. It is a nice way to finish your content off without being overpowering! 
• Background textures: A PowerPoint background with a light snow pattern or a subtle wintery gradient makes everything feel comfy, warm, and special, while still being completely professional. See our Christmas backgrounds.
• Graphics & clipart: Toss in a jolly reindeer or snowman as a clipart. It adds a fast and easy visual to make your Christmas-themed PowerPoint template warm and humorous.
• Photo placeholders: Leave open spaces for your own photos! Family photos, product photos, it adds a sense of realness and personality to the presentation.
• Shapes and dividers: Use shapes like little stars or ribbon clipart images to divide sections. It organizes your slides and keeps your slides looking tidy.
• Animations & transitions: A soft fade or wipe between Christmas slides feels festive without distracting from your message.

Celebrating more than Christmas? See our Hanukkah template and New Year templates.