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CHRISTMAS · MADE PERSONAL

A Personalized Christmas Song for Your Husband

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Personalized Christmas songs start at US$24.99.

Every purchase includes a private gift page and MP3 downloads.

Most songs are ready within minutes of payment confirmation, though some take longer.

Within 7 days of the original delivery, you can request one free redo or a full refund under our refund policy. You do not have to request a redo before asking for a refund.

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Every year you ask what he wants, and every year the answer is some version of nothing. He isn't being difficult. He genuinely doesn't want another object to find a place for.

That's not actually a hard problem to solve. It just rules out most of what shows up when you search for gift ideas.

A song works here for a practical reason: it doesn't need shelf space, it doesn't need maintenance, and it isn't one more thing he has to have an opinion about.

It also lets you say something you probably don't say out loud very often, without either of you having to make it into a moment.

The details that work are the unglamorous ones. The lights that tangle every year. The thing he always says when the food comes out. The little bow he takes when you finally untangle the lights. Specific beats meaningful — the meaning comes from the specificity.

THE DETAILS MAKE IT PERSONAL

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He wrote "nothing" on his Christmas list and underlined it twice. He spent ages wrapping my present, with more tape than paper. Every Christmas we untangle the tree lights together. We end up laughing, then work through one knot at a time until every bulb is shining.
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Nothing on Your List — illustrative Christmas sample cover

Illustrative sample

Nothing on Your List

A lighter one — tangled tree lights, badly wrapped presents, and a husband who wrote 'nothing' when he was asked what he wanted.

Nothing on Your List

Lyrics excerpt

Nothing on your listBut I've got something hereA little song about the thingsThat made me love this yearYou don't have to make a speechJust come and listen next to me

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Before the House Wakes Up

Before the House Wakes Up

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Our Old December Joke

Our Old December Joke

FROM A MEMORY TO A GIFT

A few details. A song to keep.

  1. Tell us the story.

    A few specific details work better than a long essay — a nickname, a running joke, the thing that always goes wrong.

  2. Hear a free preview.

    Before you pay anything.

  3. Purchase to unlock the complete song.

    Receive your private gift page with MP3 downloads, ready to share whenever you like.

A GIFT, READY TO SHARE

What's included

what's included at each price

Standard

US$24.99

  • One complete song (about 3 minutes)
  • A private gift page to share with the recipient
  • MP3 downloads to keep

Gift Pack

US$34.99

  • Two complete songs (two interpretations of the same lyrics)
  • A private gift page to share with the recipient
  • MP3 downloads to keep

A FEW THINGS YOU MIGHT WONDER

Before you begin

He says he doesn't want a gift. Will this put pressure on him?

It doesn't have to. You can send the private gift page link and let him listen on his own, with no audience and nothing to react to in the moment.

Can it be funny rather than emotional?

Yes. Say so in your brief — tempo, instruments and tone are all things you can ask for, and you'll hear the result in the free preview before paying anything.

Can I keep it private instead of playing it in front of people?

Yes. The gift page is a private link. You decide who gets it and when.

What if the style comes out wrong?

Within 7 days of the original delivery you can request one free redo, or a full refund under our refund policy. You don't have to try a redo first.

How much do I need to write?

Four or five concrete details are plenty. A long description of how you feel about him is less useful than one thing he always says.

FOR SOMEONE WHO MATTERS

Give the small moments a song.

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