December on Shorts is fast, festive, and just a little chaotic. It’s DIY in a Santa hat, AI cracking jokes about democracy, and glitter-fueled goodbyes to 2025. The platform has fully embraced its favorite holiday tradition: do everything, film everything, post everything, before the year ends.
DIY christmas chaos
From gingerbread fails to minimalist ornament hacks, Christmas DIY content is flooding the Shorts feed. But this year’s twist? Honesty over polish. No more perfect Pinterest clones, creators are showing the burnt edges, crooked cookies, and messy kitchens. It’s relatable, funny and oddly heartwarming.
Happy new year energy
The countdown edits have begun, and they’re louder, shinier, and more sentimental than ever. Shorts is full of “2025 in 15 seconds” montages, goodbye letters to the year, and personal glow-up recaps set to orchestral remixes of pop songs.
There’s also a rise in party prep reels: outfit checks, makeup transformations, “what I’m manifesting” lists and recap-style edits.
AI gets political -again-
AI-generated content is shifting tone, it’s less “wow” and more “wait, did it just say that?” Shorts creators are feeding prompts into Gemini or similar tools and getting… surprisingly political answers. Satirical. Sassy. Sometimes unsettling.
